On the occasion of the 55th foundation day of Gujarat, the Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel wishes all Gujaratis living in India or in foreign.
While expressing her wishes on Gujarat Gaurav Divas, she said that the journey of Gujarat’s culture and dignity is eternal. Various known-unknown Gujaratis people have contributed in making and shaping today’s developing Gujarat. 6.5 crore Gujaratis of the state are the heart of Gatisheel Gujarat.
Gujarat Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel in her public message said that under the leadership of the Prime Minister of the nation and son of Gujarat Mr. Narendra Modi, new hopes have been emerged among the people of the nation and we engraved our path of consistent journey of the development in the same direction and with the same capacity as well.
Gujarat has implemented various schemes regarding women empowerment and has honoured the women. Gujarat is the leader in the country to construct home toilets under Mahatma Gandhi Cleanliness Campaign. Gujarat is the leader in construction of household toilets under Mahatma Gandhi Swatchhata Mission.
Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel’s literal message for the occasion of Gujarat Gaurav Divas (1st May) is as below:
Our Gujarat, glorious Gujarat is entering in the fifty five year. Our heartily wishes to all Gujaratis, who live in Gujarat, outside Gujarat and settled in overseas, on the occasion of Gujarat Gaurav Divas from me and my Cabinet members.
Gujarat has completed the journey of 54 years as an independent state, but the journey of the culture and dignity of Gujarat is eternal.
We began a journey to build a fortune of Gujarat on May 1, 1960. We have completed our 5.5 decades long developmental journey with the guidance and consistent efforts of Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Shyamji Krishna Verma, Ravishankar Maharaj, Induchacha, blessings of intellectual personalities and various stalwarts from the field of literature. Today is the occasion to recall, acknowledge and congratulate all of them.
People of Gujarat have showed their strength in shaping developed Gujarat during time of challenges. Our efforts have never declined and that’s why Gujarat has been witnessing vibrant progress. As to me the 6.5 crore Gujaratis are the heart of Gujarat, who know that changes in society is universal and progressive.
There is no slogan of 6.5 crore Gujaratis, but it is the mantra of people’s strength. It is the mantra of development. Gujarat has selected the path to earn global progress with this mantra. Gujarat has engraved the path of ‘collective efforts collective development’.
Gujarat has earned the prosperity of all-round development at the initial years of twenty first century. Gujarat get recognition not only in India, but in developed nations also. Its credit goes to the ability of the people, not to any Government or to any Chief Minister. You, people of Gujarat – all brothers and sisters of Gujarat are the true soldier of the consistent journey of development.
The Governments are the trustees of funds of the state. Hon’ble Bapu gave us a spirit of trusteeship. Maturity of the democracy is in obeying this spirit.
Gujarat has accepted the fact that at last the people-citizens are at the centre of the development. That has been enlightened through providing strength in the development.
Today the flags of Gujarat’s development are waving all over the world. Our success of the developmental decade through the political stability – political willpower and strength of the people in the first decade of 21st century. Gujarat has motivated disappointed citizens of the country in the second decade of the 21st century. Today, citizens of the country experiencing new encouraging environment under the leadership of the son of Gujarat and our Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi.
New hopes emerged among the citizens. The prestige of India which was getting lower in the world is now establishing. We also have engraved the path of the journey of the unstoppable progress with the strength in that direction in Gujarat. Brothers and sisters, several ups and downs happened in the longest consistent journey of 5.5 decades of the progress of Gujarat. We accomplishes it with the efforts of people and with the determination to incarnate the golden morning, today we succeeded in the standards of the global development. All Gujaratis can proud of it. Gujarat has continued its unstoppable journey of progress by following the inspirational paths of Mahatma Gandhiji and Sardar Patel.
The progress of 5.5 decades witnesses the same. This is not the occasion to summarize to who have done what and how for Gujarat. Gujarat Gaurav Divas is only an occasion to respect the new milestones of the successes of Gujarat. I got an opportunity to perform my duties as a first woman Chief Minister of the State with the blessing-wishes of all the citizens.
Today, on the occasion of the Gujarat Formation Day I would like to speak humbly. You all have entrusted me and as per my opinion it is the respect to the women. Coincidently, exactly after 21 days of the Gujarat Gaurav Divas I will complete one year of taking over as a Chief Minister. While we celebrate the Gujarat Formation Day, it is natural that each person could expect the direction of progress and the position from the Government as well. Brothers and sisters, I would like to say respectfully that the strength of development becomes more acute. Clear policies, good governance and vegourness become the equivalent word to the development – public welfare of Gujarat. We continue the plan of all-round development which started under the leadership of the then Chief Minister Mr. Narendra Modi.
Today Gujarat became the guide for all states as an all-round development model state with the vision of the progress of remotest areas of Gujarat. Either it is a programme of Gatisheel Gujarat or discussion with people, either it is a campaign of malnutrition-free Gujarat, safety pool or a matter of women empowerment, either it is about development of deceived or the initiation of self-reliance programme, Gujarat has established the new heights of the development.
Government of Gujarat has earned the novel successes of public welfare. It has been termed as the all-round development of the societies like rural people, farmers, youth, deceived, tribals, women, seafaring people etc. It is the priority of the State Government to provide prosperity and peace to each Gujarati families who are in the development stream of the state through various public welfare schemes for all-round development.
The prosperity of the agriculture economy in Gujarat is at the highest degree. The Agriculture development rate of the State has reached at double digit – 10.7%, which is the highest in the country. The average agriculture price productivity was at Rs. 9000 crore, which reached today at Rs. 1,11,893 crore. The agriculture production reached at 93.82 lakh metric ton. While declaring agriculture development year, we gave inspirational predominance to the women in animal husbandry sector and honoured 6375 women farmers. During the yagya of Krishi Mahotsava of the agriculture welfare, provided guidance to 12,44,000 farmers and distributed 75000 Kisan Credit Cards.
It is for the first time that the Rabi season Krishi Mahotsav is being celebrated across the state from this year. Assistance under various schemes is being handed over directly to 2.50-lakh farmers. The Rs.1,100-crore unprecedented package includes 50 per cent relief in electricity bills for agriculture amounting to Rs.500-crore and 50 per cent relief in agricultural loans amounting to Rs.600-crore. Government adopts compassionate attitude to provide relief to farmers for losses in the wake of unseasoned rainfall. Government has started Rs.2,000-crore Sub-Minor Canal network to provide the Narmada waters to the fields, spread over five lakh hectares in 54 talukas.
The Narmada water has been carried to the arid semi-arid Kutch and north Gujarat regions for drinking and irrigation by pipelines by pumping up. The Narmada water has been provided to Army jawans outposts on international border near the Rann in Banaskantha.
In our march to Gatisheel Gujarat, we have adopted a three-pronged strategy to develop all the three sectors – Agriculture, Industry and Service Sectors. Poor will not be allowed to remain poor. We have made 11-lakh poor self-reliant by distributing assistance worth Rs.1,338-crore to them. The monthly SWAGAT programme has become an effective online bridge for redressing public grievances on-the-spot. Over 250 such public grievance redressal programmes have helped settle 85 per cent of the problems on-the-spot.
Gujarat has always respected and honoured women. Government runs many schemes for women’s empowerment in animal husbandry, rural economy, and recruitment in security-police force, scholarship to meritorious girl students appearing in competitive UPSC tests for IAS, IPS, etc. Mahila Suraksha Samiti and 181 Abhayam Helpline formed to save women in distress. It is State Government’s responsibility to ensure everybody’s health. This Government is seriously concerned about the health of all. An Organ Transplant University and a Public Health University to prevent and precautionary steps are being setup. The Chief Minister Amritam Yojna and Ma-Vatsalyam Yojna have covered people with annual income of Rs.1.20-lakh. Intensive campaign has been launched to treat diabetes, cleft lips, mouth, breast and cervical cancer. The Arogya Dhams will be started in the State from June 1. The State Government has taken up medical check-up and treatment of serious diseases among school children in the state. Nutritious food, fruits and kathod are served in anganwadis to fight malnutrition. Nutritious milk is served under ‘Dudh Sanjivani Yojna’ to build a healthy next generation. Gujarat is committed to realise the dream of Bapu across the state: ‘Cleanliness is Godliness’.
Nearly five lakh children and youth took part in painting competition across the state on Martyrs Day to create awareness about cleanliness.
Construction of 12.50-lakh toilets under ‘Toilet for Every Home’ has begun, out of which 5.50-lakh completed, protecting privacy of womenfolk. Gujarat poised to be free of open defecation in two years. Out of 2.70-lakh toilets being built under Mahatma Gandhi Swachhata Mission in the country, Gujarat alone has built 65,000 such toilets. Several industrial houses, voluntary organisations and individual donors are contributing to Chief Minister’s Cleanliness Fund under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Over Rs.25-crore has been received in this fund so far. Gujarat marching ahead in the 21st Century has to erase the black spot of open defecation.
Gujarat is building capacity to produce skilled workers and experts through higher education to match their counterparts in the world. Looking to the changing times, two new universities are being started in Junagadh and in a tribal area to meet the qualitative challenge in the education. New colleges being started in ten talukas where there were none. Efforts are being made to upgrade skills of the local human resources to man new industries being set up in the state in tune with the rising success of Vibrant Gujarat Summits. The co-operation of industrial houses is also welcome in setting up Centre of Excellence Skill Development Centre to provide Skill based courses in it is. Our Prime Minister has given a call of Make in India, Digital India, Clean India and Skill India. Gujarat resolves to achieve them by implementing new Industrial Policy, Information Technology Policy and e-Governance Policy to encourage Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMSE). Government has extended benefits under 21 schemes to construction workers in unorganised sector through Shramik Kalyan Melas. New Identity Cards issued to workers and also raised their daily wages by a huge margin. Gujarat honours the labour and implements the ‘Shramevajayate’.
The BJP Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has settled several issues of Gujarat pending with the Centre for long in the interest of Gujarat. The approval to raise the install sluice gates at the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) dam on the Narmada was granted in 17 days. The approval of the Metro Rail Phase-1 is another example of the Centre’s positive attitude. We have started work on these projects no sooner than the approvals were received. The doors to Gujarat all round development have now opened. The arrival of ‘Achche Din’ is being felt among the people. This Government is implementing three stages of success for Gatisheel Gujarat. Gujarat is set to scale greater heights with ‘Sauna Saath, Sauna Vikas’, taking everybody along through collective efforts. It is no solitary development, but all round development. We have to make a divine and majestic Gujarat through Good Governance with people’s co-operation. Gujarat has been everlasting and will remain so. Gujarat’s image, Gujarat’s esteem, Gujarat’s pride and the proud of being Gujarati will grow further.
Let us resolve and take the responsibility of unfurling the Gujarat’s flag in all the four directions on this auspicious occasion of Gujarat’s Foundation Day! My hearty greetings to the people of Gujarat, reflecting the spirit of Gujarat, on this auspicious occasion of Gujarat’s Foundation Day! Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat, Namaskar.
