In pictures: A new grand building of Junagadh Collector office


Ahmedabad, 14 August 2012

Presented above is a picture of new Collector office building of Junagadh district opened by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today. Shri Modi also laid foundation stone of a medical college complex managed by Gujarat Medical Education Research Society in Junagadh. He also expressed resolve to start 1500 bed hospital. Several other development works were also dedicated at Junagadh during Modi’s visit.

Addressing a youth convention and Sorath Sakhimandal sammelan Chief Minister Narendra Modi highlighted state’s efforts for the empowerment of youths and women. He reiterated his resolve to provide more opportunities to youths and women as a part of 150th birth anniversary celebration of Swami Vivekananda.

He announced that State government will form ‘Vivekananda Yuva Kendra’ and all the 18,000 villages, 225 talukas, 159 municipalities, wards of eight mega-cities and 26 districts. State will provide sports kit to all the centres and give them opportunity to prove their caliber in the field of sports.

On the occasion, Chief Minister handed over bank cash credit for employment to the women of sakhimandal, certificates to the youths who successfully completed training under empower project and sports kits to the youths.

Chief Minister mentioned that about two lakh youths have enrolled for training under empower project. He said that state government desires to provide various skills to the lakhs of youths through ITIs.

He wondered why the governor of Gujarat, who is a woman, does not give approval to the bill giving 50% representation to women in local bodies.

He announced that state government will undertake growing sea-weed through sakhimandal with a view to economic empowerment of poor women living by the seacoast.

Chief Minister flagged off a grand rally of 10,000 girls demonstrating the development of Saurashtra region. He also threw open district revenue seva sadan and a building of district police.

In different programmes Chief Minister was accompanied by Vajubhai Vala, Minister Dilip Sanghani, Minister of State Kanubhai Bhalala, Parliamentary Secretary L T Rajani, MLAs Mahendra Mashru, Vandanaben Makwana, Rambhai Sureja, Bhagwanbhai Kargathiya, district panchayat president Deviben Bariya, former mayor jyotiben vaghani, BJP yuva leader Pradipsinh Vaghela, Secretary in-charge Vipul Mitra, Principal Secretary for Health Rajesh Kishor, District collector, BJP office bearers and officials in large number were present on the occasion.

CM interacts with farmers via video conference, exhorts them to go high-tech farming

Chief Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the farmers via video conference and launched ‘ICT launching of life’ project of Junagadh Agricultural University. The session was live-telecasted in all 18,000 villages of the State.

Unveiling the agricultural development work plan of Junagadh university Chief Minister said that Gujarat has received 36 MHz satellite transponder from the government of India which has been successfully used by the state in providing agro scientists’ guidance to the farmers of remote places and for providing long distance education.

He exuded faith that state’s efforts for providing solutions to farmers regarding their farming related issues will be helpful to them. He said that due to the efforts like Krishi Mahotsav and water conservation the state’s agriculture growth rate has been consistently remained over 10%. He hoped that Gujarat’s progressive farmers will show path of agriculture revolution to the farmers of the country.

He said the state government will spare no efforts in helping farmers and safeguarding speech-less animals during the times of water scarcity.