Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated “a developed Kerala is crucial for realising the dream of a developed India”, with the Union authorities standing firmly alongside the folks of Kerala.
Addressing the gathering in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday (January 23, 2026), Mr. Modi stated: “Kerala’s rail connectivity has been strengthened with the flagging-off of Amrit Bharat Specific trains, which can improve ease of journey and profit the tourism sector. The brand new passenger prepare between Guruvayur and Thrissur will make journeys simpler for pilgrims.”
Earlier, Mr. Modi flagged off three new Amrit Bharat Specific trains and one passenger prepare allotted for Kerala, together with launching numerous developmental tasks in numerous sectors.
Underlining that new tasks will speed up Kerala’s growth, Mr. Modi stated rail connectivity in Kerala has been additional strengthened, and new initiatives have been undertaken to remodel Thiruvananthapuram into a significant start-up hub.
Stating {that a} important nationwide initiative for the welfare of the poor has additionally begun from Kerala with the launch of the PM SVANidhi Credit score Card on the event, Mr. Modi stated it will profit avenue distributors, hawkers, and people engaged on footpaths throughout the nation.
The Union authorities has additionally undertaken intensive work for poor households dwelling in cities throughout the nation. Underneath the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, greater than 4 crore homes have been constructed and offered to the poor throughout the nation, together with over 1 crore everlasting homes for the city poor, he stated. In Kerala alone, practically 1.25 lakh city poor households have obtained their everlasting homes, he added.
Declaring that previously 11 years, a large effort has been made to attach crores of residents to the banking system, the Prime Minister stated now the poor, SC, ST, OBC communities, girls, and fishermen are capable of entry financial institution loans simply, with the Union authorities itself appearing as their guarantor after they lack collateral.
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Mr. Modi additional remarked that the situation of avenue distributors, “who earlier struggled to borrow even just a few hundred rupees at excessive rates of interest”, has been reworked by way of the PM SVANidhi Scheme.
PM SVANidhi bank cards have been distributed on the event, together with to 10,000 beneficiaries in Kerala and greater than 600 in Thiruvananthapuram.
The Prime Minister famous that “earlier, solely the rich had entry to bank cards, however now avenue distributors too” possess SVANidhi bank card.
The inauguration of a brand new CSIR Innovation Hub in Kerala and the launch of a Radio Surgical procedure Centre on the medical school hospital on the event will assist set up Kerala as a hub of science, innovation, and healthcare, he stated.
Pinarayi expresses gratitude
Expressing gratitude to the Prime Minister for having cleared these tasks, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated he hopes that the “real calls for of Keralam” relating to varied different fields additionally will probably be met in the end. “The Prime Minister will see to it that every one these will probably be carried out in a time-bound method”, he stated.
The newly flagged off Thiruvananthapuram-Tambaram Amrit Bharat Specific (from Thiruvananthapuram Central station), the Nagercoil-Mangaluru Amrit Bharat Specific (from Thiruvananthapuram Central station), the Thiruvananthapuram-Charlappalli Amrit Bharat Specific (from Thiruvananthapuram North station) and the Thrissur-Guruvayur Passenger Prepare (from Thrissur station) departed for his or her locations from the respective stations quickly after the ceremony.
Earlier, the Prime Minister landed on the Thiruvananthapuram worldwide airport round 10.24 a.m. the place Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar, Mr. Vijayan and others obtained him.
Waving BJP flags, placards and saffron festoons, folks in massive numbers gathered on both aspect of the street from the airport premises to Overbridge close to Thampanoor to greet the Prime Minister, who was additionally seen waving on the folks from contained in the automotive. From Overbridge premises, he stood on the working board of his car, from the place he waved on the cheering crowd.
The trains can be accorded receptions at numerous railway stations throughout the State throughout their inaugural journey.
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