Vadodara: While addressing the youth in Vadodara on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked well-nigh many issues ranging from strained intelligence to railways and Defended Freight Corridor. In the programme attended by well-nigh 6 thousand young professionals, the PM said that the coming era is full of new possibilities for the youth of India. During this time, he moreover targeted the opposition and made a taunt by saying 'echoes of lies' in the context of Rahul Gandhi's programmes. Minutiae projects worth increasingly than Rs 35 thousand crore were moreover inaugurated, and foundation stones were laid in the programme.
What did PM Modi say to the youth regarding AI?
The Prime Minister said that strained intelligence can bring big changes in areas like farming, health, manufacturing and robotics in the coming times. He said that youth can use AI not only for jobs but moreover to create new solutions and startups.
The PM mentioned the possibilities of creating new AI-based solutions for farming, using technology in the health sector and increasing the productivity of manufacturing. He moreover enumerated the possibilities for youth to start startups in robotics. He said that the government is starting a big wayfarers regarding AI and it is necessary to connect the youth with this technology.
Why the 'echo of lies' taunt on Rahul Gandhi?
While addressing the youth in Vadodara, PM Modi targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Students' Echo' programmes without naming him. He said that 'echoes of lies' are stuff spread to mislead people.
The PM said that India is a young country and the youth here can understand the difference between misinformation and truth. He told the youth that the country is now moving forward with the voice of truth. This scuttlebutt came at a time when the political tussle between BJP and Congress regarding youth is moreover intensifying.
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 8, 2026How to target the previous government with railway data?
Referring to the modernisation of railways, the Prime Minister moreover attacked the previous government. He said that in the last decade, India has significantly expanded its topics to manufacture rail coaches, metro coaches and rail engines. In his speech, the PM said that without 2014, well-nigh 50 thousand modern trains were made. Through this comparison, he questioned the functioning of the previous government and said that during its 10 year tenure, it was personal to build 50 thousand toilets.
Why were the critics of the freight corridor tabbed 'Naraj Fufa'?
Referring to the Defended Freight Corridor, the Prime Minister moreover took a dig at those who are raising questions well-nigh its impact on the trucking business. He used the term ‘Naraj Fufa’ for such critics.
The PM said that some people ask what will happen to truck drivers and truck owners if goods trains run faster. According to him, instead of eliminating the work of trucks from the freight corridor, the unshortened system of freight transportation will be increasingly efficient.
How much time and fuel will the freight corridor save?
The Prime Minister said that the speed of goods trains has increased on the defended freight corridor. According to him, older goods trains used to take well-nigh six and a half hours to imbricate a loftiness of 100 kilometers, whereas now this time has been reduced to less than half.
He moreover said that the loftiness which used to take well-nigh 30 hours to imbricate by truck can be covered in 10 to 12 hours through the freight corridor. This was personal to reduce both transportation forfeit and time withal with saving fuel.
What did PM say on the freight corridor stuck since 2004?
The Prime Minister said that the idea of a defended freight corridor came up in 2004 and a separate visitor was worked for it in 2006, but for a long time the work could not progress on the ground. According to him, the files kept rotating from one table to flipside till 2014.
The PM said that this project was given momentum without his government came to power. The country's unshortened defended freight corridor network became operational with the commissioning of three important stretches of the Western Defended Freight Corridor on Tuesday. The length of these three stretches is 326 kilometers and increasingly than Rs 20,700 crore has been spent on them.
Which big projects were started in Vadodara?
The Vadodara programme includes works worth increasingly than Rs 35 thousand crore, including railways, highways and state government projects. The foundation stone of three railway projects spanning 329 km besides three sections of the Western Defended Freight Corridor was laid. Their forfeit is increasingly than Rs 9,700 crore.
Apart from this, National Highway projects worth well-nigh Rs 1,780 crore and Gujarat Government projects worth well-nigh Rs 2,600 crore are moreover included in the programme.
Why was Vadodara's programme special for the youth?
More than 6 thousand young professionals participated in this programme held at the Pavilion Ground of Maharaja Sayajirao University. Free registration for the event was launched on BookMyShow and the initial seats were filled within an hour. Well-nigh 42 thousand people had reached the waiting list.
A large part of PM Modi's speech was related to youth, technology and development. From AI and robotics to high-speed rail and freight corridors, he stressed the role of youth in the waffly economy in the coming years.
