Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha on January 8 to participate in the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, set to take place in Bhubaneswar.
According to the official itinerary, PM Modi will arrive at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar at 8 pm on January 8 via a special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The Prime Minister will then stay overnight at Raj Bhawan in the state capital.
On January 9, PM Modi is set to proceed to Janata Maidan, the venue for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention. He is expected to reach the venue at 9:55 am, ahead of the 10 am commencement of the event.
Following a 90-minute engagement at the convention, the Prime Minister will leave for the airport at 11:35 am.
His return flight is scheduled to depart Bhubaneswar at 11:55 am, with an expected arrival in Delhi at 2:20 pm.