The Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting, Venkaiah Naidu has said that Gujarat's developmental model had been adopted by Chhattisgarh as well as Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
In his address at the 'Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017' at Gandhinagar in Gujarat on Wednesday, he said that the focus is on infrastructure development now with an aim to transform urban landscape with the introduction of metro rail, BRTs and separate cycling tracks etc.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh Government decided to follow the Gujarat model of 'Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation' practices in the State in 2015-16.
It is worth mentioning here that many villages in Gujarat have adopted 100 per cent Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation systems to water crops. In June 2009, more than 93,000 farmers in Gujarat adopted drip irrigation for their total 1.51 lakh hectare land.
Drip irrigation system and inter-linking of 21 rivers of Gujarat for conservation of water has made it possible for record sugarcane cultivation in that State.
The Gujarat Revolution Company ltd (GGRC) is aimed at promoting Micro Irrigation System (MIS) to the farmers of Gujarat as an implementing agency on behalf of the Government of Gujarat (GoG) and the Government of India (GoI) to bring a second Green Revolution in consonance with the 'Agriculture Policy of Gujarat Vision 2010' so as to save water and energy, besides multiple benefits to improve agricultural productivity and farmer's prosperity at large.
The Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation ltd (GAICl) and the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) adopts various programmes and schemes for the agriculture and horticulture segment for investments and other processing subsidies in the food processing sector. Agri implement service help is provided by the Gujarat Government for open pipelines and purchase of tractors, etc. Bio gas subsidies are offered with loan application, officials stated.
The Chhattisgarh State Seed and Agriculture Development Corporation will distribute drip and sprinklers to the State's farmers under the Minor Irrigation Project, officials here stated.
Under the Central Government's new scheme, 'Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat', Chhattisgarh has also been paired with Gujarat, officials informed.
Under this scheme, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat will have exchange of art, culture, education, literature and traditions.
Managing Director of the Chharrisgarh Tourism Board has been made State Nodal Officer for the 'Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat' scheme. In addition, nodal officers have also been appointed for various departments.