Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Surat and Daman on 5th June 2026 to inaugurate, dedicate to the nation, and lay the foundation stone for development projects totaling approximately ₹21,800 crore. The visit is part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
In Surat, projects worth around ₹18,800 crore span the road, power, and industrial sectors. The Prime Minister will dedicate Packages VI and VII of the 8-lane, access-controlled Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway to the nation, a project aimed at enhancing high-speed transportation, logistics efficiency, and economic connectivity between Gujarat and Maharashtra. He will also lay the foundation stone for the four-laning of critical sections on NH-56, which is intended to improve connectivity across tribal regions and provide better access to the Statue of Unity. In healthcare, a 220-bed ESIC Hospital in Surat will be inaugurated, offering modern secondary healthcare across key specialties, a central laboratory, ancillary services, and 24/7 emergency and trauma care for occupational injuries. Other industrial infrastructure projects to be inaugurated include a Transmission Network Expansion in Gujarat to enhance power evacuation capacity under the Inter-State Transmission System, modern power distribution upgrades in Valsad under the Revamped Reforms-Based Distribution Sector Scheme, advanced effluent disposal and treatment infrastructure at Dahej Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) and Sarigam Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), and essential layout utilities at the Jambusar Bulk Drug Park.
In Daman, projects worth approximately ₹2,970 crore cover healthcare, civil aviation, tourism, infrastructure, and public welfare. The Prime Minister will inaugurate and dedicate projects worth ₹1,340 crore, including the New Terminal Building of NAMO Airport, designed to significantly enhance regional air connectivity and facilitate economic growth, and NAMO Hospital, a district hospital developed to cater to nearly 1,500 OPD patients per day. He will also lay the foundation stone for projects worth ₹1,630 crore, which include an Iconic Bridge, the Daman Convention Centre, and an NIFT Campus, all expected to strengthen modern infrastructure, boost tourism, promote investment, and generate employment.
Additionally, for the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for port development projects worth ₹885 crore. These projects involve the development of port facilities on the eastern and western sides of both Kalpeni Island and Kadmat Island. The new multipurpose jetties will facilitate the year-round berthing of large passenger vessels, including cruise ships of up to 300 meters in length. The initiatives are designed to enable safe and efficient passenger and cargo handling while providing integrated facilities for fish handling, fuel distribution, ice supply, and boat repair. This development is expected to strengthen maritime connectivity, support the livelihoods of local fishermen, promote tourism, and contribute to the socio-economic development of the islands.