Mumbai, Sep 18

The ruling Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party-Nationalist Congress Party (AP) has dedicated â€˜NaMo 11â€™ schemes covering various sections of society to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modiâ€™s 73rd birthday.

The state government made a media splash with full-page advertisements to highlight the different initiatives in the PMâ€™s name and his age (73) over the coming months.

The schemes comprise: Women â€“ 73-lakh women to benefit under the â€˜NaMoâ€™ Women Empowerment campaign, 73,000 construction workers to get safety kits through â€˜NaMo Kamgar Kalyanâ€™ initiative, 73,000 farms to be developed vide â€˜NaMo Shetaliâ€™ schemes.

73 villages to be made self-reliant through â€˜NaMo self-sufficient and solar energy village campaign, 73 Gram Panchayat offices to be established in each district through the â€˜NaMo Gram Sachivalayaâ€™ initiative, 73 cities to come under â€˜NaMo City Beautificationâ€™ scheme, and 73 religious and historical places shall be upgraded vide â€˜NaMo Pilgrimage Places Protectionâ€™ programme.

The other initiatives shall be comprehensive development through the â€˜NaMo Garib and Backward Class Dignityâ€™ drive, SmartSchools to be built under the â€˜NaMo Adivasi Smart Schoolsâ€™, rehab centres for the disabled vide the â€˜NaMo Divyang Shaktiâ€™ mission, and building well-equipped sports facilities and parks through â€˜NaMo Sports grounds and udyanâ€™ initiative in the state.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde along with Deputy CM Ajit Pawar made the mega-announcements on â€˜NaMoâ€™ schemes on Sunday in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to mark the PMâ€™s 73rd birthday celebrations.

Maha dedicates â€˜NaMo 11â€™ public schemes to mark PMâ€™s 73rd birthday