In order to upgrade Sabarmati and Surat railway stations, the Gujarat Government will ink an MoU with the Indian Railways during the 7th Vibrant Gujarat summit.
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Monday met Union Ministers Suresh Prabhu, JP Nadda and Ananth Kumar here and discussed issues pertaining to Railways, Health and Chemicals & Fertilizers of the State pending with respective ministries.
Patel during the meeting with Railway Minister Prabhu discussed on up-gradation of Sabarmati and Surat Railway Stations. The Union Railway Minister expressed confidence that Ministry of Railways may sign MoUs with Government of Gujarat during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2015 scheduled for January 11-13 next month. Anandiben also discussed the progress on Ahmedabad metro project.
She also raised the issue of 38 permissions pending with Railways at zonal and divisional levels for canal crossings under the Sardar Sarovar Canal project. Union Railway Minister assured the Gujarat CM all assistance on the issue and also suggested forming a joint task force to look into early solution. The Gujarat Chief Minister further requested the MoR to reopen cancelled rack points in order to address the difficulties faced by Gujarat for supply and availability of fertilizers.
Patel met Union Health & family Welfare Minister J P Nadda and requested for extending the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) to five districts - Palanpur, Amreli, Vyara, Nadiad and Godhra in Gujarat and upgrade civil hospitals to medical bodies in the districts.
The Gujarat Chief Minister also mentioned that Gujarat is very keen to have one AIIMS - type institution in the state and alternative locations have already been identified in Vadodara and Rajkot districts. She urged the Union Health Minister to recognize Gujarat Government-run Sickle Cell Anaemia Control Programme at a national level and provide more funds to the scheme. She demanded that specialized cancer treatment facilities should be developed at Rajkot and Bharuch for welfare of cancer patients.
During the meeting with Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Ananth Kumar, Patel demanded to enhance supply of indigenous urea and for imported urea the state may be given more rack points. Kumar also expressed desire to set up training centre on plastic engineering and technology to tribal students in South Gujarat. Besides, he also put proposal for setting up petro-chemical and petroleum investment regions in Dahej.