Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, at the Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi on September 2.
The PMO said Mr. Modi will be in Karnataka and Kerala on September 1-2 to attend several programmes, including a visit to the birthplace of Adi Shankaracharya at Kalady village near Cochin airport. Mr. Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth around ₹3,800 crores in Mangaluru.
The PMO noted that Mr. Modi has been a strong proponent of self-reliance, especially in strategic sectors, and the commissioning of INS Vikrant will mark a significant step towards this.