NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, SEPT 16
The Gujarat government, on Wednesday, announced that a number of pro-people schemes and development projects in the state would be launched on Thursday to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 70th birthday.
Gujarat Govt, under the decisive leadership of CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp, is committed to safeguarding the economic interests of the farmers and has procured various agriculture produce of Rs.15,328 crore at Minimum Support Price in last four years. pic.twitter.com/bIlG0nv1Zu
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) September 16, 2020
These schemes and projects will be remotely launched by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani from Gandhinagar through the video-conference facility in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and Governor Acharya Devvrat, the government said in a statement on Wednesday.
યશસ્વી પ્રધાનમંત્રી શ્રી @narendramodi જી ના 70માં જન્મદિવસના ઉપક્રમે આયોજિત 'સેવા સપ્તાહ'ના ત્રીજા દિવસે ભાજપા-ગુજરાત પ્રદેશના કાર્યકર્તાઓ દ્વારા કરવામાં આવેલા જનસેવાના કાર્યોની ઝાંખી pic.twitter.com/7iB0OzttWx
— BJP Gujarat (@BJP4Gujarat) September 16, 2020
Union Home Minister Amit Shah would virtually attend the event from Delhi. He is scheduled to attend the e-bhoomi pujan ceremony of Rs. 218 crore 24×7 water supply project for Gandhinagar to be held at 11 am, it added.
State ministers, MLAs, and other leaders will attend this event from 70 different places in all the 33 districts across the state, the release said.
માન. મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી @vijayrupanibjp ના વિડીયો કોન્ફરન્સ ના માધ્યમથી તા.: 17/09/2020 – ગુરુવાર ના રોજ આયોજિત કાર્યક્રમો
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• https://t.co/gDXaSLPIrG pic.twitter.com/jDAfmtokOA— BJP Gujarat (@BJP4Gujarat) September 16, 2020
The CM would first launch a scheme wherein farmers would be encouraged to opt for cow-based organic farming, for which the government would provide monthly assistance of Rs 900 to farmers under ‘Saat Pagla Khedul Kalyan Yojna’, seven steps scheme for the welfare of farmers. The plan is to provide Rs. 80 crore to two lakh farmers, of which Rs. 1.32 crore to 4,900 farmers will be distributed on one day to mark the Prime Minister’s birthday. The Chief Minister will present approval forms as a token to beneficiaries at Gandhinagar. It may be recalled that two projects under this ‘Saat Pagla…’ scheme for crop procurement and transportation of farm produce were launched by the Chief Minister on September 10 last.
He would also launch another scheme of providing kits to farmers to make Jivamrut, a natural fertiliser.
Later, the CM and the Deputy CM would launch a Rs 308 crore water supply project for 205 villages of Narmada and Tapi districts. Water Supply Minister Kunwarji Bavalia will also be present at the event, it added.
On the occasion, both the leaders would perform e-bhoomi pujan of the project to provide 247 drinking water to the residents of Gandhinagar, the release said.
Other schemes which would be launched tomorrow include a scheme to provide loans worth Rs 1,000 crore to 10 lakh women to start their own business. The scheme has evoked favourable response from the private, cooperative and public sector banks. An MoU will be signed in the presence of Rupani with some banks.
Ten MoUs related to the Climate Change Department would be signed, the statement added.
10 virtual seminars would also be held on the completion of 10 years of the Climate Change Department in the state. Rupani will launch ‘Building a Climate Relation Gujarat – A Decade of Climate Action and Road-map For The Future Compendium’ on the occasion.
