As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to flag off a new Vande Bharat train connecting Firozpur Cantonment to the national capital Delhi, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Saturday said that this will be the first Vande Bharat Express to serve the Malwa region of Punjab, significantly boosting tourism, trade, and regional connectivity.

Speaking to ANI, the Union MoS stated that there is a total of 69 assemblies out of 117 in Malwa, and Ferozepur is a bordering district, hence it was crucial to connect Malwa to Delhi.

The Malwa region is a significant geographical and political area in the southern part of Punjab, India, located south of the Sutlej River. Malwa comprises the districts of Ludhiana, Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Mansa, Bathinda, Faridkot, Feroze

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