NE BUSINESS BUREAU
GANDHINAGAR, JAN 6
The Gujarat government has announced that it has postponed the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2022 due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the state. This summit, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was earlier slated to begin on January 10. This summit will now be held at a later date, said Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel here on Thursday.
CM Shri @Bhupendrapbjp has decided to postpone the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2022 for now, as a precautionary measure in the larger interest of the state and its citizens, in view of the rising trend of COVID-19 cases in the state, country and across the world.
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) January 6, 2022
The Vibrant Gujarat Summit is slated to be a mega-event as 26 countries, business tycoons and investors from India and abroad will participate in the event. These 26 partner countries will enhance the reach and engagement of the event with the international business and knowledge community.
ICAI-2022 ના ઉદઘાટન પ્રસંગે પ્રધાનમંત્રીશ્રી નરેન્દ્ર મોદીની દીર્ઘદ્રષ્ટિથી તૈયાર કરવામાં આવેલ નવી નેશનલ એજ્યુકેશન પોલિસીના અમલીકરણ દ્વારા આત્મનિર્ભર ભારતના નિર્માણમાં ગુજરાતની મહત્વપૂર્ણ ભૂમિકા નિભાવવા માટે ગુજરાત સરકારની પ્રતિબદ્ધતા વ્યક્ત કરતા મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલ pic.twitter.com/yIngXbrYro
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) January 5, 2022
“We have confirmed participation from 15 foreign ministries, 4 foreign governors and Heads of States alike, and the CEOs from global brands. The VGGS 2022 will set new benchmarks, the State, and the country,” Bhupendra Patel said.
ICAI-2022 ના ઉદઘાટન પ્રસંગે રાજ્યના વિદ્યાર્થીઓમાં ઉદ્યોગસાહસિકતા અને ઇનોવેશનને પ્રોત્સાહન આપવાના હેતુથી મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલે ‘સ્ટુડન્ટ સ્ટાર્ટઅપ એન્ડ ઈનોવેશન પોલીસી 2.0’ નું અનાવરણ કર્યું. આ પોલીસી જાન્યુઆરી 2022 થી માર્ચ 2027 પાંચ વર્ષ માટે અમલમાં મુકવામાં આવી છે. pic.twitter.com/7Hxw0eLtZi
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) January 5, 2022
The decision was taken after Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel reviewed the situation.
To publicise the event and invite dignitaries, the CM and a host of other officials had visited different cities, states and countries, including Dubai.
Heads of States and Heads of Governments of five countries will participate in this summit. These are Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deoba, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
Besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other heads of states and governments, those participating in the occasion include top business tycoons like Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries, Gautam Adani of Adani Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla of Aditya Birla Group, Harsh Goenka of the RPG Enterprises, Sunil Bharti Mittal of Bharati Airtel, Ashok Hinduja of Hinduja Group and N Chandrasekharan of Tata Group.