With over 25,500 MoUs across all major sectors during the past three days, the eighth edition of Vibrant Gujarat concluded on Thursday evening amid Chief Minister Vijay Rupani claim that success of the event would establish Gujarat as gateway to Indian economy.
Though Gujarat is going for assembly polls in 2017, the Chief Minister indirectly expressed confidence over victory of his party indirectly by inviting all the delegates present at the valedictory function for the ninth edition of Vibrant Gujarat to be organised in January 2019. CM Rupani said that the flagship biennial event of Gujarat government would be organized continuously in coming years.
“Delegates came from across the globe to attend Vibrant Gujarat would go back to their respective countries as brand ambassador of the State. After seeing the reality of the state, they would definitely speak well about Gujarat and India,” he said.
Talking about the success of PM’s pet project Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), he claimed that the establishments to be set up at GIFT City would generate 10 lakh jobs in future.
“Today is 154th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and it is being celebrated as National Youth Day. I am hopeful that Vibrant Gujarat would create lakhs of new employment opportunities,” said Union Minister of Defense Manohar Parikar at the function.Gujarat’s Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel gave sector wise figures of MoUs and informed that of the total 25,578 MoUs signed during the past three days as many as 52 MoUs were amounting Rs 4000 and above. According to Patel compared to last edition of Vibrant Gujarat, this time 2,500 more MoUs were signed.