PM to visit West Bengal on 17-18 January

• Two-day visit by PM Narendra Modi to West Bengal on 17–18 January 2026, dedicating rail, road and inland-waterways projects worth ~₹4,080 crore across Malda, Singur (Hooghly) and Balagarh.
• Flagged off India's first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train (Howrah–Kamakhya) and 7 Amrit Bharat Express trains — flagship of the "semi-high-speed + affordable long-distance" rail push.
• UPSC relevance: GS-III infrastructure (Railways, Inland Water Transport), GS-II governance (Centre-State delivery in WB), Prelims hooks on Vande Bharat Sleeper, Amrit Bharat, SMPA, Sagarmala.