India, March 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth about Rs.33,500 crore in Delhi on March 8, according to an official statement. The programme, scheduled around noon, will include the launch of new Delhi Metro corridors and redevelopment projects under the General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) plan.

Before the event, the Prime Minister is scheduled to visit newly constructed Type-5 government residential quarters in Sarojini Nagar and hand over keys to female allottees.

A major component of the programme relates to the expansion of the Delhi Metro network. Projects worth around Rs.18,300 crore will be inaugurated or launched during the event. These...