Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Maoist-affected Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
He is scheduled to visit the education city and Livelihood College in Dantewada.
Prime Minister Modi, who would be addressing a public meeting, will also interact with the children and youth from the tribal communities.
The MoUs related to two mega infrastructure projects ultra mega steel plant and extension of second phase of Rowghat-Jagdalpur railway line will be signed in the Prime Minister's presence.
Security has been stepped up in the state ahead of Prime Minister Modi's visit. A multi-layered security cover has been put in place in Bastar region.
More than 10,000 personnel of the CRPF, Special Task Force (STF), state police and the anti-naxalite wing have been deployed in view of the Prime Minister's visit.
Unmanned aerial vehicles have also been deployed for aerial surveillance.
Meanwhile, the Maoists have called for a shutdown today.
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