Not only glitter will return to traditional haat-bazaars in Madhya Pradesh, rural products will also re-appear with a bang. Integrated efforts on the lines of China are being undertaken for providing large-scale livelihood and employment to rural people of the state. In this context, a summit was held at Bhopal by State livelihood Forum and India-China Economic and Cultural Council on Saturday.
Commerce & Industries Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya was the chief guest at the function which was presided over by Panchayats & Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava. Chinese embassy’s Economic & Commerce Advisor Wang Hejun was also present on the occasion of dedication of Haat of India Document Vision, website and logo “Dynamic Madhya Pradesh”. Chief Secretary R Parasuram and General Secretary of India-China Economic and Cultural Council Mohd Saqib were also present. Vijayvargiya said that India and China are two most populous countries of the world. Haat of India will become an effective platform for production of traditional products through modern and latest techniques and provide them international market.
Shri Vijayvargiya said that Madhya Pradesh government has adopted the philosophy of Ekatm Manav-vaad of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay for ensuring poor people’s prosperity.
Bhargava said that Madhya Pradesh has witnessed unprecedented development during last 10 years. Maximum number of villages have been connected with all-weather roads and every village in the state has electricity. Madhya Pradesh is also an ideal state from law & order viewpoint. Chinese embassy’s Economic & Commerce Advisor Wang Hejun said that the situation of industrial development in rural areas of the state is like that prevailed in China about 20 years ago. For economic development, China preferred rural cottage industries and gave a new identity to rural products with quality.
India-China Economic and Cultural Council’s General Secretary Mohd Saqib and Additional MD TRIFAC V Kiran Gopal threw light on major achievements made by Madhya Pradesh in infrastructure development. CEO State livelihood Forum lM Belwal, officers of various industrial organisations, bankers and officers of Rural Development Department also attended the function, conducted by Shawahiq Siddiqui.