Narendra Modi in Gujarat live updates: PM flags off Antyodaya Express through video link from Bharuch

Here are the LIVE UPDATES:

03.32 pm: Government of India is taking steps towards the empowerment of fishermen. We do not want our fishermen to live in poverty, says PM

03.30 pm: Gujarat’s strides in animal husbandry have helped farmers. I told Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to send a team to Gujarat and study the Pashu Arogya Melas. They did that and organised a similar one in Varanasi, which I had the opportunity to visit and see how it helped farmers, says PM

03.25 pm: We have a very important activity in animal husbandry in Gujarat. Gujarat’s farmer has got a new force from animal husbandry, says PM Modi

03.23 pm: Honesty will win despite some people corrupting and looting our country, says PM

PM Narendra Modi flags addresses a public meeting at Bharuch. (Source: Twitter/ @PIB_India )

03.20 pm: Gujarat knows how to protect animals. Gujarat only state to work towards animal welfare, says PM

03.15 pm: Narmada is an integral part of Gujarat. Our political will lead to Sardar Sarovar Dam, says PM

03.13 pm: Neem coating of urea helped farmers and stopped corruption as well as theft, says PM

03.10 pm: We decided that 100 per cent neem coating of urea has to be done so that it can only be used in farming and not in chemical factories, says Modi

03.05 pm: 

PM @narendramodi inaugurates various plants of Gujarat Narmada Fertilizers Corporation Ltd at Bharuch, Gujarat pic.twitter.com/ET4IgZH865

— PIB India (@PIB_India) October 8, 2017

03.03 pm: Antyodaya Express makes it easier for people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to go home for Chhath Puja, says PM

03.00 pm: The Antyodaya Express is a commendable initiative by the the Rail Ministry. It connects people and particularly helps those who are from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and work away from their home, says PM

02.53 pm: PM Modi takes the stage as he addresses the public in Bharuch

02.47 pm: PM Modi flags off the the Antyodaya Express through video link from Bharuch. It started from Udhna in Surat and its journey ends at Jaynagar in Bihar. This is the second Antyodaya Express that has been flagged of today. The first was the Antyodaya Express from Mumbai to Gorakhpur

02.43 pm: PM Modi lays the foundation stone of barrage over the Narmada river

02.35 pm: PM Modi reaches the venue at Bharuch where he will address the public meeting. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani is addressing the meeting now

02.00 pm: PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone of barrage over the Narmada river

1.30 pm: Udhna-Jaynagar Antyodaya Express set to be flagged off by PM Modi through video link from Bharuch

1.00 pm: I’ve simplified the name from “ImTeCHO” to  “TeCHO”, says PM

12.45 pm: We brought prices of stents down. Work is constantly being done to make healthcare affordable for the poor. Doctors and good food may or may not guarantee good health, but cleanliness does, says PM

12.30 pm: The previous government had no interest in bringing about changes in the healthcare programmes. It was during former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee’s term that healthcare programmes were introduced and after 10 years we have started again, says PM

12.20 pm: I am happy that I have got to inaugurate projects relating to the health sector, particularly Intensified Mission Indradhanush, says PM

12.16 pm: We have done vaccination work to create mass movement, make the country’s rainbow program its own, says PM

12.11 pm: When Hiuen Tsang came to India his stay was in Vadnagar, which was then called Anandapur

12.08 pm: I go back with your blessings and assure you that I will work even harder for the nation, says PM

12.03 pm: PM Modi addresses a public rally after launching several projects in Vadnagar. The happiness to be the amongst my own people can’t be expressed. You have showered me with your love. I’m really touched. I am what I am today because of the values on this soil, says PM

11.58 am: Intensified Mission Indradhanush drive will run for seven days starting the seventh of every month from October 2017 for four consecutive months.

11.55 am: The Prime Minister distributed e-tablets to health workers to mark the launch of ImTeCHO

11.50 am: PM Modi launches the ImTeCHO app. ImTeCHO is an innovative mobile phone application to improve performance of ASHAs through better supervision, support and motivation for increasing coverage of proven maternal, newborn and child health interventions among resource-poor settings in India. ImTeCHO stands for “Innovative mobile-phone Technology for Community Health Operations”. “TeCHO” in Gujarati means “support”; therefore, “ImTeCHO” means “I am support.”

11.30 am: PM launches Mission Intensified Indradhanush at Vadnagar. The areas and districts with the highest number of under or partially vaccinated children will be in high focus under this programme

11.15 am: PM Modi to launch Mission Intensified Indra Dhanush, an immunization program, in Vadnagar

11.00 am: PM Modi interacts with students at Vadnagar’s GMERS Medical College. Wishes them ‘All the best’ before leaving

10.45 am: PM Modi dedicates Vadnagar’s GMERS Medical College to the nation. He is accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and Union Minister JP Nadda

Today I met youngsters from a medical college. We as a society require more doctors who can serve people: PM Shri @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/L4dSZN4gDZ

— BJP (@BJP4India) October 8, 2017

10.30 am: After his roadshow, PM Modi reaches Hatkeshwar Temple and offers prayer

10.15 am: Crowd cheers as PM Modi reaches his school, B N High School

#WATCH: #Visuals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he reached his school in #Vadnagar, #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/hIl6DRgI25

— ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2017

09.50 am: Thousands gather at PM Modi’s roadshow, shower him with flowers. The police has been deployed to manage the crowd.

09.40 am: PM Narendra Modi embarks on a roadshow in his hometown Vadnagar, amid loud cheers by the crowd. The crowd chants ‘Modi Modi’

9.30 am: PM Modi arrives in Vadnagar. He is expected to embark on a road show.

#Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in his hometown #Vadnagar, waves to the crowd pic.twitter.com/BuMMMSLwsy

— ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2017

9.15 am: Ahead of PM’s visit in Vadnagar the entire town was decorated for a rousing reception of him

Vibrant atmosphere in Vadnagar in the run-up to the Prime Minister’s visit. pic.twitter.com/z4y7aI5DFb

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 8, 2017

9.00 am: The PM will launch the Intensified Mission Indradhanush, to accelerate progress towards the goal of full immunization coverage. It will provide greater focus on urban areas and other pockets of low immunization coverage. The Prime Minister will distribute e-tablets to health workers to mark the launch of ImTeCHO. ImTeCHO is an innovative mobile phone application to improve performance of ASHAs through better supervision, support and motivation for increasing coverage of proven maternal, newborn and child health interventions among resource-poor settings in India.

Pictures from Vadnagar, the hometown of the Prime Minister, on the eve of his visit. pic.twitter.com/PegYt5aYLp

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 7, 2017

08.30 am: Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi will visit his hometown Vadnagar in Mehsana district. The visit will be his first since he assumed the office of the PM in 2014. He will also visit the Hatkeshwar Temple there.