Ahmedabad

Gujarat Government was committed to providing best possible healthcare services and educational facilities to people in remote tribal regions of the state, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said.

“My Government is committed to provide best health-care facilities and modern education in remote tribal regions of Gujarat,” Patel said.

She was speaking after inaugurating a 150-bed hospital in Dharampur, a tribal-dominated taluka in Valsad district, about 330 km from here, on the occasion of World Population Day.

The hospital has been built at a cost of Rs 23 crore.

Sharing details of schemes on health and education launched by her government, she said both sectors play vital role in development of our society.

The BJP government is willing to provide quality medical facilities in remote tribal areas free-of-cost to make Gujarat a healthy state, she said.

The Chief Minister said the government also wants to open a college in Dharampur to widen scope of education among tribal communities.

Meanwhile, Patel performed ground-breaking ceremony of Tithal-Nashik Road and also dedicated Dharampur and Kaparada police quarters and an underground drainage scheme during her visit to the tribal area.

Various developmental works initiated by CM Smt Patel includes:

Dedicated 150-bed hospital with modern facilities

Dedicated Nursing School-Hostel for 120 students providing quality nursing education

Dedicated Boys Hostel where 100 boys belonging to scheduled castes will be provided free accommodation facilities

Dedicated underground drainage system in Kaprada, under Rurban Project that will benefit over 5000 people

Dedicated 48 police quarters, 24 each in Dharampur and Kaprada taluka under State Government’s Police Awas Nigam

Extended assistance to milk cooperatives

Extended assistance to Sakhi Mandals

Distributed cycles to girl-students of class 9

Felicitated Nirmal Gram Puraskar-winner Sarpanch

Felicitated visually-impaired sportspersons for their performance in Olympics

With inputs from PTI