27 April,2026 09:18 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
PM Modi set to visit Sikkim on April 27. (File pic)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after campaigning for the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, will embark on a two-day visit to Sikkim starting Monday, April 27. During his visit to the North-Eastern state, he is scheduled to attend the closing ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the state's formation.
As per IANS, PM Modi will also unveil a series of development projects valued at over Rs 4,000 crore. As per the official schedule, the Prime Minister will arrive in Gangtok on Monday at around 3:00 pm.
Later, on April 28, PM Modi is scheduled to visit the Orchidarium in Gangtok, which has been developed as a world-class Orchid Experience Centre to showcase the state's rich ecological and floral heritage.
Also on Monday, at 10 am, PM Modi will attend the concluding ceremony of the Golden Jubilee celebrations at Paljor Stadium. As per IANS, PM Modi will inaugurate, launch, and lay the foundation stone of projects spanning sectors such as infrastructure, connectivity, healthcare, education, power, urban development, environment, tourism, and agriculture. He will also address the gathering.
In the healthcare sector, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for a 100-bedded Ayurveda hospital at Yangang in Namchi district and inaugurate a 30-bedded Integrated Sowa Rigpa Hospital at NIT Deorali.
PM Modi will also inaugurate the permanent campus of Sikkim University at Yangang, the administrative block of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University of Excellence at Chakung, Helen Lepcha Medical College at Socheygang, and Dentam Professional College in Gyalshing district.
Model residential schools at Hee Gyathang, a new Model Degree College at Mangshila, and a monastic hostel-cum-classroom at Boomtar Gumpa will also be inaugurated.
Additionally, IT-enabled infrastructure projects across 160 schools will also be launched, as per IANS.
To boost connectivity, PM Modi will ALSO lay the foundation stone for two double-lane steel arch bridges over the Teesta River at Sirwani and Lower Samdong and inaugurate the upgraded road from Birdhang to Namchi via Kitchudumra.
In the power sector, he will inaugurate the revamping of the transmission and distribution network in Gangtok.
Under urban development, projects to be inaugurated include the Jan Seva Sachivalaya at Lumsey, the Civil Service Officers Institute in Gangtok, housing initiatives under the Sikkim Urban Garib Awas Yojana, and quarters for police personnel.
As per the official schedule, PM will also lay the foundation stone for a Sadhbhav Mandap at MG Marg.
(With inputs from IANS)
