PM Modi’s Kolkata projects worth ₹18,700 crore: exam facts on infrastructure and connectivity

Direct fact

In March 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development works worth ₹18,700 crore in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Key specifics

• The total project value announced was ₹18,700 crore.
• The event took place in Kolkata, West Bengal.
• The Kharagpur–Moregram Expressway was highlighted as a key connectivity project.
• The announcement combined both inauguration and foundation-stone laying for development works.
• The focus was on infrastructure and economic connectivity in eastern India.

Exam lens

Infrastructure and governance question, ₹18,700 crore, Kolkata, West Bengal, Kharagpur–Moregram Expressway; TNPSC may frame it as a match-the-following on place, amount and project name.