PM Modi to Visit Gujarat, Maharashtra on Sept 8
Projects worth over ₹35,000 crore to be launched in Vadodara; Global Fintech Fest 2026 to open in Mumbai
- PM to dedicate 326-km Western DFC sections worth over ₹20,700 crore
- Foundation stones to be laid for three railway and three highway projects
- Freight and passenger train services to be flagged off in Vadodara
- PM to inaugurate Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 7th Sept: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat and Maharashtra on September 8, where he will launch and dedicate development projects worth more than ₹35,000 crore in Vadodara and inaugurate the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 in Mumbai.
In Vadodara, the Prime Minister will dedicate three key sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC), covering 326 route kilometres and developed at a cost of more than ₹20,700 crore. The sections include Sanand (N)-Makarpura, New Umbergaon-New Saphale and New Saphale-JNPT.
The completion of these sections will make the Dedicated Freight Corridor network fully operational across its entire length. Direct connectivity to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority is expected to facilitate faster movement of EXIM cargo, reduce logistics costs and help decongest Mumbai’s railway network.
Modi will also flag off freight train services from New Sanand (North), New Makarpura, New Umbergaon and New JNPT, Mumbai, along with a new passenger train service between Tanda Road and Vadodara (Pratapnagar).
He will dedicate the Jobat-Tanda Road new rail line, developed under the Chhota Udepur-Dhar project, to the nation. The line will connect remote and tribal areas of Alirajpur with the national rail network.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for three railway projects covering 329 kilometres at a cost of more than ₹9,700 crore. These include the Vadodara-Ratlam third and fourth lines, Miyagam Karjan-Choranda-Malsar gauge conversion and the Vishwamitri-Dabhoi doubling project.
Three National Highway projects costing around ₹1,780 crore will also be launched. These include six-laning of the Kamrej-Chalthan section of NH-48, additional structures and major bridges over the Tapi and Narmada on the Vadodara-Surat section of NH-48, and grade-separated structures at Abhava, Mindhola and Khajod junctions on NH-53.
Modi will also lay foundation stones for and inaugurate Gujarat Government projects worth around ₹2,600 crore, including Vadodara Urban Development Authority Ring Road Phase II and a 110 MW floating solar project at Kadana Dam. Housing projects under PMAY and a water-supply project for 11 villages in eastern Vadodara are among the projects to be inaugurated.
In Mumbai, Modi will inaugurate the seventh edition of the Global Fintech Fest 2026, being held from September 8 to 11.
The theme of GFF 2026 is “Potential to Impact: Agentic AI, Tokenisation, Quantum – Trusted, Connected, Global Systems for Inclusive Finance.” The event will bring together policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, fintech companies, technology firms, investors and other global stakeholders to discuss the future of finance.
