US EditionPM Modi Virtually on the 50th Statehood Day: Sikkim Can Become a Global Tourism Hub
- On May 29, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually participated in the Sikkim@50 program celebrating 50 years of Sikkim's statehood from Paljor Stadium in Gangtok.
- The event commemorates Sikkim's accession to India in 1975, with PM Modi referring to the 97% voter referendum and the state's democratic integration into India.
- Modi released commemorative items, inaugurated infrastructure projects including a ₹750 crore 500-bed hospital and a passenger ropeway, and highlighted tourism, healthcare, culture, and sports initiatives.
- Over 400 police personnel secured the venue divided into four zones, with a strict no mobile phone zone around Modi’s dais, and the prime minister’s address lasted one hour.
- The celebrations underscore Sikkim's transformation into a sustainable and biodiverse state, envisioned as a global tourism hub and organic fishery cluster, promising new development opportunities.
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