PM Narendra Modi on 3-day visit to Gujarat, Rajasthan from October 30

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day visit to Gujarat and Rajasthan from October 30 during which he will lay foundation stone of a C-295 aircraft manufacturing facility and pay tributes to India's first home minister Vallabhbhai Patel.

Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said Modi will launch aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara on Sunday and pay hom to Patel at Statue of Unity on his birth anniversary on Monday in poll-bound state.

He will also participate in National Unity Day celebrations to mark Patel's birth anniversary and address officer trainees at culmination of 97th common foundation course, 'Aarambh 4.0'.

"Digital Governance: Foundation & Frontiers" was chosen as me for fourth edition of 'Aarambh' with a view to help officer trainees learn how to lever techlogical solutions to strengn public service delivery and make last-mile delivery transparent, effective and efficient, according to PMO.

On vember 1, PMO said, Modi will reach Rajasthan's Banswara district where he will attend a public programme to pay hom to "unsung" tribal heroes of freedom struggle.

He will n launch various development projects at Jambughoda in Panchmahal district of Gujarat before returning to national capital, it said.

PMO said C-295 aircraft manufacturing facility, first such private sector facility in country, will be utilised for manufacturing 40 such transport planes for Indian Air Force through a collaboration between Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Airbus Defence and , Spain.

facility will be a key step towards achieving self-reliance in defence sector and will also help unlock potential of private players in sector, it said.