On the occasion of Gujarat’s 58th Foundation Day, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani attributed the present developed status of the State to the contributions and blessings of the seers, founding fathers, successive Governments and citizens during the five-and-half decades.
“The foundation of Gujarat as a separate State after the Mahagujarat Andolan was like culmination of Gujarat’s numerous sacrifices in India’s freedom struggle against the British rule with the unbeatable weapons of truth and non-violence. Eyebrows were raised at the capability and competence of Gujarat at the time of separation from the erstwhile Bombay State on May 1, 1960 because Gujarat had no important minerals, no big factories, but only vast stretches of brine in Rann of Kutch. But over these 57 years Gujarat more than lived up to the expectation of the founding fathers and silenced its adversaries,” said the Chief Minister.
Remembering his mentor and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister, Rupani said that the period from 2001 to 2014 was particularly significant when Narendra Modi as the Chief Minister of Gujarat provided a new leadership, new vision, redefined development, taking people’s participation, projecting ‘Gujarat Model’ as a Success Story of the 21st Century before the world. Narendrabhai provided a stable government in the state with ‘political will’ and ‘administrative skill’, he said, adding that in the 2nd decade of the 21st Century, Modi lifted the people from gloom to hope with his slogan for good governance with ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’. Gujarat is now building huge structures on the strong plinth and pillars laid by Modi, he asserted.
“The State Government reiterates its commitment on the anniversary of its foundation day for balanced growth of people living in villages and towns, youth, women, farmers, tribals and the have-nots with equanimity. It believed in healthy and hygienic society, necessary for development. The state has now began its journey for dispensaries in villages, providing quality generic medicines at 60-80 per cent rebate, sending doctors at health centres and sub-centres in villages twice weekly, said the Chief Minister.