Modi mentions Jasuben’s Pizza, Induben’s Khakhra, Lijjat Papad, Amul, other Gujarat examples in his FICCI FLO speech

By our correspondent, New Delhi, 8 April 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi today gave examples of Amdavad’s Jashuben’s Pizza, Induben’s Khakhra, Lijjat Papad, Amul in his speech.

Modi said, “Jasuben’s pizza is located near Pizza hut. This Jasuben is not like Kalavati! Jasuben passed away five years back in Pune, but due to all her hardwork, even today, Jasuben’s Pizza has captured very big market.

Modi also gave example of Lijjat Papad and said that the venture was started by tribal women.

By giving Amul example, Modi said that entire animal husbandry work, which is the root of Amul’s success is looked after by rural women.

Modi thus gave examples of women’s enterprise and added that government has no role in the success of these women entrepreneurs, government is facilitator at best.

Shri Modi also mentioned Gangaba who had given charkha to Mahatma Gandhi in Amdavad.

She remembered Homai Vyarawala – the first women photo journalist in his speech.

Modi mentioned all-women panchayat body of a village near Dakor. He said the all-women panchayat body came and met him and in reply to question they said that they wanted to ensure that noone remain poor in their village. Modi said that later the government came out with a scheme to encourage all-women panchayat bodies, and now Gujarat has 300 such panachayats. While every panchayat gets 2-5 crore Rs grant routinely per year, it is pleasure to acknowledge that many panchayats actually re-elected women bodies.

Modi spoke about women beat guards working in Gir forest.

Modi also talked about his government’s decision to allot housings to woman member of family. The government has waived stamp duty for woman buyer of property in a bid to empower the women, he added.

In reply to a question on women’s reservation, Modi said that the state has passed a bill for 50% reservation to women, but Governor who is also a woman has not approved it!