PM Modi renames Punjab's Adampur airport after Guru Ravidas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled the new name of the Adampur airport in Amritsar as Sri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Ji Airport, and also virtually inaugurated the terminal building at the Halwara airport in Ludhiana. Addressing the gathering in Jalandhar, PM Modi said,the country is working to fulfil the dream of Sant Ravidas. The prime minister said he is confident that India will become 'viksit' (developed), with the blessings of Sant Ravidas. "A Viksit Bharat will be a place where there is no poor, where everyone is equal and has opportunities," he said. PM Modi also lauded the Union Budget 2026 and said it will strengthen the women and the youth. It will also increase the income of the farmers and will help India become 'atmanirbhar' (self-reliant), he said, while recounting the steps taken by his government to further develop the country.

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Developed at the Indian Air Force base in Halwara in the Raikot subdivision, the civil terminal is expected to significantly enhance air connectivity and boost industrial and economic growth in the region. The airport's terminal building project is a Rs 54.67-crore joint venture between the Punjab government and the Airports Authority of India. On the occasion, Union Civil Aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu and other dignitaries were present at the Halwara airport in Ludhiana. The air connectivity from Ludhiana has been one of the major demands of the city-based industrialists who either have to take flights from Delhi, Chandigarh or Amritsar.