Overview of PM Narendra Modi's Visit to Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab on July 17, 2026

Overview of PM Narendra Modi's Visit to Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab on July 17, 2026

• Date: 17 July 2026.
• Total Projects: Worth Rs 26,800 Cr - Haryana Rs 14,700 Cr, Chandigarh UT over Rs 4,700 Cr, Punjab over Rs 5,470 Cr.
• Visit to Haryana - Jind:
  • Flagged off India's first hydrogen-powered train between Jind and Sonipat at Jind Railway Station.
  • NH Projects worth over Rs 12,470 Cr at Eklavya Stadium, Jind:
    • 157.92 km four-lane Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway [Rs 9,680 Cr].
    • 33.81 km four-lane partially access-controlled Ambala-Kala Amb NH on NH-7 & NH-344 [~Rs 1,184 Cr].
    • 40.60 km Jind-Gohana Greenfield Highway on NH-352A.
    • 24.27 km Hansi-Barwala Brownfield Highway.
    • 5.9 km elevated railway track [Rs 447 Cr].
  • Medical Infra: Dedicated Pandit Neki Ram Sharma GMC Bhiwani, Maharishi Chyawan Medical College & Rao Tula Ram Hospital, Koriawas, Narnaul.
  • Cultural Infra: Foundation stone of Sikh Museum at Kurukshetra, Umri village, Rs 170 Cr.
• Visit to Chandigarh - PEC:
  • Projects over Rs 4,700 Cr - healthcare, education, road.
  • Healthcare: Inaugurated Advanced Mother and Child Centre and Advanced Neurosciences Centre at PGIMER Chandigarh.
  • Education: Inaugurated Kurukshetra Boys Hostel & Mess at PEC, Hostel Block Govt College Sector 46, foundation stone Research Scholars' Hostel at PEC.
  • Road: 6-lane Greenfield Highway linking IT City and Kurali in Mohali, foundation stone Zirakpur Greenfield Bypass and PR-7 Spur of Ambala-Chandigarh Greenfield Highway.[Punjab]
• Visit to Punjab - Jalandhar Cantonment:
  • Rail & Road projects over Rs 5,470 Cr.
  • Railway: Inauguration of 75 redeveloped railway stations [Rs 1,570 Cr] in 20 states under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme; Daulatpur Chowk-Kartoli new rail line [~Rs 830 Cr]; flagged off Amritsar -Varanasi Sant Ravidas Express and Kartoli-Ambala train.[Chheharta]
• UPSC Relevance: GS3 - Infrastructure, Green Hydrogen, Railways, National Highways, GS2 - Federalism, Health infra.
• Prelims: India's first hydrogen train - Jind-Sonipat, Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.