New Delhi, July 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi his Lok Sabha constituency today to launch the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) aimed at providing affordable, reliable and round the clock power supply to urban areas. During his day-long visit, Narendra Modi will also address a rally and inaugurate trauma centre at the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. Also Read - Farm Bills Need of 21st Century, Says PM Modi; Assures Farmers on MSP

Narendra Modi is scheduled to reach the Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport at Babatpur in a special plane on today afternoon. Uttar Prdaesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav along with Governor Ram Naik will receive the Prime Minister at the airport. Also Read - PM Modi Hails Passage of Farm Bills in Parliament, Calls it 'Watershed Moment in History of Indian Agriculture'

IPDS is an ambitious scheme aims at ensuring 24 x 7 power supply to all people across the country, for which the Centre will be providing a budgetary support of close to Rs 46,000 crore. Under the IPDS, Varanasi will get about 572 crore rupees to strengthen city’s power infrastructure. (Read also: National Skill Development Mission: ‘Mechanism to fight poverty’, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi) Also Read - PM Modi Likely to Hold COVID-19 Review Meeting With Chief Ministers of 7 Worst-hit States Next Week

On his previous two visits to his Lok Sabha constituency – on November 7-8 and December 25 – Modi has gifted Varanasi a number of projects like trade facilitation centre for weavers, adopted a village “Jayapur” for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, and inaugurated an Inter-University Teachers’ Training Centre at BHU.

A large number of central police forces along with state police forces have been deployed and senior administrative and police officials here are regularly visiting the venues where Modi’s engagements are scheduled. (With PTI inputs)