PM Modi Stops For Tea At Home Of 10th Crore Beneficiary Of Ujjwala Scheme

A large crowd gathered and greeted PM Modi as he walked the narrow streets of the temple town. He also met two children in Ayodhya and took selfies with them while also obliging their requests for autographs. The Prime Minister also signed a painting that a boy showed him.

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was started in May 2016 to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households across the country. Under PMUY, a deposit-free LPG connection is provided to adult women from poor households.

Ahead of the Ram Mandir's grand opening on January 22, PM Modi inaugurated several projects at Ayodhya as part of a conscious bid to bring about a transformation and a public infrastructure overhaul in the ancient city, which is believed to be the birthplace of Ram Lalla.

He also visited the Lata Mangeshkar Chowk in Ayodhya. Earlier in the day, PM Modi inaugurated the redeveloped Ayodhya Dham Railway Station and flagged off new Amrit Bharat trains and Vande Bharat trains

The six Vande Bharat trains were inaugurated virtually by PM Modi from Ayodhya Dham Railway Station. He then proceeded to inaugurate the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport at Ayodhya Dham.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, MoS Civil Aviation General VK Singh (Retd) were present at the inauguration event at the Ayodhya airport. Peaking on his visit to the temple town, BJP MP Lallu Singh said earlier in the day that the people of Ayodhya were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the most popular world leader.