New Delhi, Mar 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth around Rs 33,500 crore in the national capital on March 8, according to an official government release issued on Friday.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to begin the programme at around noon, during which he will also address a public gathering. Before the main event, Modi will visit the General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Type-5 quarters at Sarojini Nagar and hand over keys of newly constructed flats to women allottees.
A significant portion of the projects relates to the expansion of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation network, with metro initiatives worth about Rs 18,300 crore set to be inaugurated or launched.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate two new corridors: the 12.3-km Majlis Park–Maujpur Babarpur stretch of the Pink Line and the 9.9-km Deepali Chowk–Majlis Park stretch of the Magenta Line.
Officials said the new corridors are expected to improve urban connectivity across several parts of the capital, including Burari, Jagatpur-Wazirabad, Khajuri Khas, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar, Madhuban Chowk, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Bhalaswa and Majlis Park.
In addition, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for three new corridors under Phase V-A of the Delhi Metro expansion. These include the routes from R K Ashram Marg to Indraprastha, Aerocity to Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 1, and Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj, covering a combined length of around 16.10 km. Government officials said these corridors would provide direct connectivity to key areas of the city and improve travel between Noida, South Delhi and the airport.
Alongside the metro expansion, projects worth about Rs 15,200 crore under the GPRA Redevelopment Plan will also be inaugurated or have their foundation stones laid. The redevelopment works are being carried out at major government residential clusters such as Netaji Nagar, Kasturba Nagar and Sriniwaspuri, apart from Sarojini Nagar.
According to the government, the initiative forms part of an ambitious plan to modernise housing and infrastructure for central government employees and administrative offices. “The projects have been redeveloped through an innovative self-sustaining financial model that ensures the redevelopment is carried out without burdening the public exchequer,” the official statement said.
Under this model, a limited portion of the project area is being monetised through commercial and residential development to fund the entire redevelopment programme. The revenue generated will be used to construct modern government housing, along with supporting infrastructure and public facilities.
Officials said the redevelopment plan will provide more than 9,350 modern flats for government employees and create nearly 48 lakh square feet of office space. The government said this is expected to enhance administrative efficiency while also generating long-term monetisation potential for public assets in the capital.
