PM gifts cows to villagers at Rweru Model Village, as part of the Rwandan Government’s Girinka Programme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gifted 200 cows to villagers who do not yet own a cow, under the Rwandan Government’s Girinka Programme. The function to mark the handing over of cows was held at Rweru Model Village, in the presence of Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

 

Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister appreciated the Girinka Programme, and President Paul Kagame’s initiative in this regard. He said people in India too would be pleasantly surprised to see the cow being given such importance as a means of economic empowerment in villages, in faraway Rwanda. He spoke of the similarity in rural life in the two countries. He said that the Girinka Programme will help transform villages in Rwanda.

List of MoUs signed between India and Uganda during visit of Prime Minister to Uganda

24 JUL 2018 10:55PM by PIB Delhi

1. MoU on Defence Cooperation
2. MoU on Visa exemption for Diplomatic and official passport holders.
3. MoU on Cultural Exchange Programme.
4. MoU on Material Testing Laboratory.

 

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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the President of Uganda, Mr. Yoweri K. Museveni, at the State House, in Uganda on July 24, 2018.

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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the India-Rwanda Business Forum, at Kigali, Rwanda on July 24, 2018.

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi being seen off by the President of Rwanda, Mr. Paul Kagame, as he emplanes for Uganda from Rwanda on July 24, 2018.