Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (February 1, 2026) unveiled the new name of Adampur airport as Guru Ravidas Maharaj Ji Airport, Adampur, Jalandhar and also inaugurated the civil terminal building at Halwara Airport in Ludhiana. The Prime Minister, who reached Adampur airport at around 3. 45 pm, will also visit Dera Sachkhand Ballan on the occasion of the 649th birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas.

Mr Modi also inaugurated the terminal building of Halwara Airport in Ludhiana, which will further boost aviation infrastructure in Punjab. Addressing a program on Sant Ravidas Jayanti in Jalandhar.

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co/XcMfaNhE8M — Narendra Modi (@narendermodi) February 1, 2026 Developed at the Indian Air Force base at Halwara in Raikot subdivision, the civil terminal is expected to significantly enhance air connectivity and boost industrial and economic development in the region. The airport terminal construction project has been set up as a joint venture between the Government of Punjab and the Airport Authority of India at a cost of ₹54.

67 crore. Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarpu, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu and other dignitaries were present on the occasion at Halwara Airport in Ludhiana. On the auspicious occasion of the 649th birth anniversary of Sant Guru Ravidas Ji, the renaming of the Adampur airport honors the revered saint and social reformer whose teachings of equality, compassion and human dignity continue to inspire the social ethos of India, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Saturday (January 31, 2026).