<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to undertake tomorrow his first visit to his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi after assuming charge.<br /><br />Preparations are in full swing and tight security is in place in the ancient temple town where Modi is expected to lay the foundation stone of a trade facilitation centre for weavers and also adopt a village under his "Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana" (MPs' model village scheme).<br /><br />According to Inspector General of Police (Public Grievances) Ashok Jain, 12 SP rank police officials of Uttar Pradesh, 18 Additional SPs, 20 Deputy SPs, 135 sub-inspectors, besides more than 1000 personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary have been deployed.<br /><br />The Special Protection Group (SPG) which is responsible for the Prime Minister's security would be assisted by officials and personnel of the Uttar Pradesh police.<br /><br />Although there has been no official communication so far as to who would be coming along with the PM, I G (Law and Order) A Satish Ganesh said arrangements have been made keeping mind the possibility of "five to six Union Ministers" accompanying Modi.<br /><br />The Prime Minister's visit, which is likely to last a little over 24 hours, has sent soaring the hope of a better future among residents of the temple town, which has been attracting people from far and wide since times immemorial.<br /><br />Among the oldest cities in the world, Varanasi has been constantly in the spotlight ever since Modi chose to retain the constituency he had won by a huge margin of 3.7 lakh votes, vacating Vadodara in his home state of Gujarat where his victory (by 5.7 lakh votes) was even bigger.<br /><br />Soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Modi had visited the city and offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Mandir and taken part in Ganga Aarti.<br />During his tour, the Prime Minister is likely to lay the foundation stone of a trade facilitation centre and a crafts museum, announcement for which was made in the first general budget presented by his government in June this year.<br /><br />The project is aimed at the uplift of the weavers, whose plight had been repeatedly highlighted in election speeches by Modi who had vowed to take steps for their betterment.<br /><br />The Prime Minister is also likely to "adopt" a village under the "Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana", announced by him in his Independence Day address as an attempt to "empower villagers".</p>.<p>The Prime Minister, who had expressed his intention to transform the country "from scam India to skill India" - alluding to the numerous corruption allegations which the previous UPA government found itself mired in and pointing towards the need to encourage entrepreneurship - is also likely to inaugurate a skill development centre based on the Public Private Partnership model.<br /><br />Local BJP leaders are upbeat over the first visit of the Prime Minister, who won the Lok Sabha seat by the highest margin ever recorded for this constituency. </p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to undertake tomorrow his first visit to his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi after assuming charge.<br /><br />Preparations are in full swing and tight security is in place in the ancient temple town where Modi is expected to lay the foundation stone of a trade facilitation centre for weavers and also adopt a village under his "Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana" (MPs' model village scheme).<br /><br />According to Inspector General of Police (Public Grievances) Ashok Jain, 12 SP rank police officials of Uttar Pradesh, 18 Additional SPs, 20 Deputy SPs, 135 sub-inspectors, besides more than 1000 personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary have been deployed.<br /><br />The Special Protection Group (SPG) which is responsible for the Prime Minister's security would be assisted by officials and personnel of the Uttar Pradesh police.<br /><br />Although there has been no official communication so far as to who would be coming along with the PM, I G (Law and Order) A Satish Ganesh said arrangements have been made keeping mind the possibility of "five to six Union Ministers" accompanying Modi.<br /><br />The Prime Minister's visit, which is likely to last a little over 24 hours, has sent soaring the hope of a better future among residents of the temple town, which has been attracting people from far and wide since times immemorial.<br /><br />Among the oldest cities in the world, Varanasi has been constantly in the spotlight ever since Modi chose to retain the constituency he had won by a huge margin of 3.7 lakh votes, vacating Vadodara in his home state of Gujarat where his victory (by 5.7 lakh votes) was even bigger.<br /><br />Soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Modi had visited the city and offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Mandir and taken part in Ganga Aarti.<br />During his tour, the Prime Minister is likely to lay the foundation stone of a trade facilitation centre and a crafts museum, announcement for which was made in the first general budget presented by his government in June this year.<br /><br />The project is aimed at the uplift of the weavers, whose plight had been repeatedly highlighted in election speeches by Modi who had vowed to take steps for their betterment.<br /><br />The Prime Minister is also likely to "adopt" a village under the "Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana", announced by him in his Independence Day address as an attempt to "empower villagers".</p>.<p>The Prime Minister, who had expressed his intention to transform the country "from scam India to skill India" - alluding to the numerous corruption allegations which the previous UPA government found itself mired in and pointing towards the need to encourage entrepreneurship - is also likely to inaugurate a skill development centre based on the Public Private Partnership model.<br /><br />Local BJP leaders are upbeat over the first visit of the Prime Minister, who won the Lok Sabha seat by the highest margin ever recorded for this constituency. </p>