Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 29, 2020 laid foundation stone for the foundation stone for the 296-kilometres long Bundelkhand Expressway at Chitrakoot and launched the Har Ghar Jal Scheme to provide piped water to the households in Bundelkhand region.
To be built at a cost of Rs 14,849 crore, the Expressway is expected to benefit Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah districts.
The event also marked the launch of 10,000 Farmers Producer Organisations all over the country at Chitrakoot. He also launched a saturation drive for distribution of Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) to all the beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN Scheme.
o increase the income of the farmers of the country and empower them, Prime Minister launched a scheme to create 10,000 FPOs i.e. Farmer Producer Organizations.
