PM Modi gets warm welcome in J&K, his 1st visit since Article 370 scrapped

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday kicked off his visit to Jammu and Kashmir, his first since Article 370 was scrapped by the centre in 2019. He recieved a warm welcome in Palli where he is set to address an event to mark the National Panchayati Raj Day. “PM Modi has given a new industrial scheme in J&K. Since independence till now there was just ₹15,000 cr investment, now we've proposal of ₹52,000 cr while projects of ₹38,000 cr will be inaugurated by the PM. We expect investment to cross ₹70,000 crore,” Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, said.

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