NE NEWS SERVICE
SOMNATH, NOV 21
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel inaugurated the 11th Chintan Shivir (brainstorming session) at Prabhas Patan town after offering prayers at the Somnath temple here on Thursday, said an official release.
રાજ્ય સરકારની 11મી ચિંતન શિબિરમાં સહભાગી થવા સોમનાથ પહોચેલા મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્રભાઈ પટેલે પ્રથમ જ્યોતિર્લિંગ શ્રી સોમનાથ મહાદેવનાં ભાવપૂર્વક દર્શન કરી સોમેશ્વર પૂજા કરી હતી તેમજ રાજ્યના સૌ નાગરિકોની સુખાકારી માટે પ્રાર્થના કરી હતી. pic.twitter.com/ksaSvRc2Ad
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) November 21, 2024
- We have formed four groups to brainstorm these topics during the next two days: Health Minister and government spokesperson Rushikesh Patel
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated a series of Chintan Shibirs in 2003 during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat
Incidentally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated a series of Chintan Shibirs in 2003 during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat to provide a new direction to administration and improve the work culture within government operations.
માનનીય વડાપ્રધાન શ્રી નરેન્દ્રભાઈ મોદીએ શરૂ કરાવેલી ચિંતન શિબિરની પરંપરામાં ઉત્તરોત્તર નવા સોપાનો સર કરવામાં 'ટીમ ગુજરાત'ના સહયોગની સરાહના કરતાં મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રીએ જણાવ્યું હતું કે, ગુજરાતે વિકાસની જે હરણફાળ ભરી છે તેને હજુ વધુ ઉન્નત ઊંચાઈએ પહોંચાડવાનું સામૂહિક અને સર્વગ્રાહી ચિંતન… pic.twitter.com/cQdoAn1BwZ
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) November 21, 2024
The three-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ of the Gujarat government, is focussing on jobs, tourism, income of villagers and other areas, and being held near the Somnath temple in the Gir Somnath district.
All ministers, top bureaucrats, heads of different departments and government entities and collectors are among those participating in the brainstorming session, it said.
The event will focus on four key areas – ways to increase employment opportunities, raising the income of people living in villages, saturation of government schemes and development of the tourism sector with the help of local self-governing bodies.
“We have formed four groups to brainstorm these topics during the next two days. In each group, discussions will be held on the allotted topic between ministers and officials,” said Gujarat Health Minister and government spokesperson Rushikesh Patel.
On Day 1, a group discussion was held to explore ways to motivate youths to take up sports. Minister of Sports and Youth Services Harsh Sanghavi and senior IAS officers took part in the discussion, said the release.
On Friday, an expert will speak about how deep-tech data analytics and Artificial Intelligence can help strengthen governance and improve service delivery, said the release.
On Saturday, awards will be given to collectors and district development officers for their performance, it added.
