Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to the state of West Bengal, beginning Sunday, to inaugurate a combined commanders' three-day conference of the armed forces in Kolkata the next day, informed the officials on Sunday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, and several other dignitaries will also be there at the conference, which will be held from September 15 to 17.
PM Modi will land in Kolkata on Sunday evening from Jorhat in Assam and stay the night at the Raj Bhavan. Following day, September 15, the prime minister will inaugurate the combined commanders' conference in the morning at the Indian Army's Eastern Command headquarters, Vijay Durg, the erstwhile Fort William.
The top brilliant civil and military minds will be present at the combined commanders' conference — the apex brainstorming forum of the armed forces. The top leadership will share, exchange, and provide views at the conceptual and strategic levels. Primarily, it will focus on reforms, transformation, and operational preparedness of the armed forces.
On Monday afternoon, the PM will depart from Kolkata, West Bengal, for Purnea in Bihar. Prime Minister Modi, during his last visit to Kolkata on August 22, laid the foundation stones and inaugurated multiple development projects worth over Rs 5,200 crore.
This will be the PM's second visit to Kolkata in less than a month.
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