Modi govt unleashes fortnight of project blitz with polls round the corner

In a race against the clock, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated over 50 projects worth at least Rs 2 trillion (excluding the Rs 75,000 crore per annum PM Kisan Scheme) and his Cabinet has cleared 94 proposals in 16 days — all to beat the model code of conduct, to be announced any time now by the Election Commission.

Once the code comes into effect, the government will not be able to announce programmes or welfare measures. Modi has been busy laying stones, cutting ribbons, and unveiling plaques across the country. He has inaugurated projects such as a Kalashnikov