NE NEWS SERVICE
HIMMATNAGAR, JULY 28
Eyeing the poll pie in the tribal belt of Gujarat, ‘21st Century Chanakya’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the appointment of Draupadi Murmu as the President of India is a “moment of great pride for more than 130 crore Indians.” He also recalled the Gujarat tribals’ contribution in the freedom struggle exactly a century ago. During his rule, both as Gujarat CM and now as PM, the tribal belt in the Aravalli region of Gujarat has seen all round economic and infrastructure development, boosting the dairy sector, and pilgrimage tourism, Modi claimed.
- Reiterating the importance of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Prime Minister recalled the sacrifice of the local tribal leaders from Sabarkantha in the freedom struggle
- Railway and highway projects have improved the connectivity in the Aravalli tribal belt which in turn helping tourism and in ensuring jobs for the youth
- PM inaugurates and lays foundation stone of multiple projects worth more than Rs. 1,000 crores at Sabar Dairy in Sabarkantha
- Projects to boost rural economy in the region and help in increasing income of local farmers and milk producers
- Through FPOs, small farmers are getting connected with the food processing, value linked export and supply chain
In Sabarkantha, inaugurating various initiatives which will boost rural economy, support local farmers and milk producers. https://t.co/HMVvXQ9eDD
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 28, 2022
Modi said, “For the first time, the country’s daughter coming from tribal society has reached the highest constitutional post of India. The country has made Draupadi Murmu as its President. It is a moment of great pride for more than 130 crore Indians.”
Delighted to have visited Sabar Dairy. A successful dairy sector augurs well for women empowerment and farmer welfare.
Here are some glimpses from the visit… pic.twitter.com/rtnINvTDsI
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 28, 2022
Reiterating the importance of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Prime Minister recalled the sacrifice of the local tribal leaders from Sabarkantha in the freedom struggle. Modi said that Motilal Tejawat, a tribal leader, had spearheaded the struggles against the tyranny of the Britishers. Furthermore, Pal-Dadhvav massacre of tribals had happened exactly a century ago in 1922 in this area.
સુકન્યા સમૃદ્ધિ યોજના થકી ગુજરાતની અનેક દીકરીઓનું ઉજ્જવળ ભવિષ્ય સુનિશ્ચિત કરતા વડાપ્રધાન શ્રી નરેન્દ્ર મોદી.#PMatSabarDairy pic.twitter.com/DAQu56nDd0
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) July 28, 2022
The Prime Minister informed that the government has declared the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda Ji on 15th November as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas .
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple projects worth more than Rs. 1,000 at Sabar Dairy at Gadhoda Chowki, Sabarkantha, Gujarat. These projects will empower local farmers and milk producers and increase their income. This will also give a boost to the rural economy in the region.
વડાપ્રધાન શ્રી નરેન્દ્ર મોદીએ સાબરકાંઠાના હિંમતનગર ખાતે મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલ તથા અન્ય મહાનુભાવોની ઉપસ્થિતિમાં સાબર ડેરીના ₹1000 કરોડથી વધુના પ્રોજેક્ટ્સનું લોકાર્પણ તથા ભૂમિપૂજન કરીને સહકારથી સમૃદ્ધિ તથા ગ્રામીણ આત્મનિર્ભરતાની સંકલ્પનાને વેગ આપ્યો હતો.#PMatSabarDairy pic.twitter.com/BGi2hRCnia
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) July 28, 2022
The Prime Minister felicitated five beneficiaries of Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme and top women milk producers.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said, “Today Sabar Dairy has expanded. New projects worth hundreds of crores are being set up here. Sabar Dairy’s capacity will increase further with the addition of a milk powder plant with modern technology and one more line in the aseptic packing section.” The Prime Minister also remembered Bhurabhai Patel, one of the founder personalities of the Sabar Dairy. The Prime Minister also recalled his long association with the area and local people.
The Prime Minister said that steps like neem-coating of urea, opening closed fertiliser plants and promoting nano fertilisers and ensuring urea availability at affordable prices despite global price hike have benefited the farmers of the country and that of Gujarat. Sujlam Suflam Scheme has made water available to many tehsils of Sabarkantha district. Similarly, he said that connectivity has been increased at an unprecedented scale in the district and nearby areas. Railway and highway projects have improved the connectivity in the region. This connectivity is helping tourism and in ensuring jobs for the youth. He also recalled the situation of deprivation and drought two decades ago. He recalled how he, as the Chief Minister, enlisted the people’s cooperation and tried to improve the situation in the region. He said cattle rearing and dairy was the key element of that efforts. He also talked about steps for promoting animal husbandry by providing fodder, medicine and also promoting Ayurvedic treatment for cattle. He mentioned Gujarat Jyotigram Scheme as a catalyst of development.
The Prime Minister noted with pride that due to steps taken in the past two decades the dairy market in Gujarat has reached Rs 1 lakh crore rupees. He recalled his earlier visits in 2007 and 2011 and his request to increase the participation of women. Now most of the committees have good representation of women. Payment for milk is mostly done to women, he said.
He said these experiments are being used in other areas also. Today, the work of formation of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) is going on in full swing in the country. Through these FPOs, small farmers will be able to directly connect with the food processing, value linked export and supply chain. The farmers of Gujarat are also going to benefit a lot from it, he said.
He said that the strategy of creating alternative income streams for farmers is bearing fruit. Horticulture, fishery, honey production are giving good income to the farmers. Khadi and Gramodyog turnover has gone over Rs one lakh crore for the first time. More than 1.5 crore new jobs were created in this sector in villages. Measures like increasing ethanol blending in petrol are creating new avenues for the farmers. “Until 2014, less than 400 million litres of ethanol was blended in the country. Today it is reaching around 400 crore litres. Our government has also given Kisan Credit Cards to more than 3 crore farmers by running a special campaign in the last 2 years,” he added.
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