Chief Minister’s update on Friday, June 6(video)

Gandhinagar, 6 June 2014

Gujarat’s first woman Chief Minister Smt. Anandiben Patel today appealed to the farmers of Gujarat to take the maximum benefit of the state wide drive of computerizing the documents of farming lands launched by her government.

Speaking at the inaugural function of the Krushi Mahotsav for South-Gujarat region held at Vyara, Tapi district, Smt. Patel said, through organizing Krushi Mahotsav Mela every year since 2005, Gujarat was the only state in the country that has collaborated the technology and latest methods for computerizing the land documents and soil-mapping for analyzing the land for the betterment of the farmers of Gujarat.

Smt. Patel said, the computerization of the land documents would prevent the land mafias from snatching away the fertile lands through forged documents from widows, poor and marginal farmers of Gujarat.

Similarly, the soil-mapping system would help the farmers in adopting the new farming technology and methods for more produce which ultimately bring prosperity and growth to them, she said with a confident voice.

In a happy and enthusiastic voice, the Chief Minister said, the yearly Krushi Mahotsav series was initiated by the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi in 2005, when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, with an aim to bring prosperity to the farmers through adoption of the latest technology has successfully achieved it. The Krushi Mahotsav has become a social festival for the farmers and animal breeders of the state. Gujarat’s farm produces have crossed the mark of 1.11 lakh crores and agriculture growth ratio has reached double, compared to the national average ratio, she further added.

Chief Minister felicitated a large number of farmers hailing from various districts of South Gujarat including Valsad, Surat, Navsari, Dang, Bharuch, Narmada and Tapi. She also distributed various aids/cheques to the progressive farmers and released the publications of Agriculture University after visiting cattle health camps.

On her visit, she encouraged the tribal youth to take active interest in agriculture science and develop new skills, as a part of which she gave detailed information about Vanbandhu Kalyan package launched by the state government wherein as many as 8 agri science colleges, agri engineering, polytechnic, cattle health centers are working. She was of the view that the tribal shouldn’t just depend upon good raining season but rather adopt advanced farming and animal husbandry tactics so that every tribal farmer can make join in a streamlined structure.

Focusing upon women’s health along with concerning over their dignity, the chief minister made an appeal to carry forward a campaign to build a toilet in every house by utilizing government’s schemes of sanitation.

She said that the state government has done a good job in the field of animal husbandry by organizing various cattle health camps to treat diseases among the animals. “ camps for cattle breeding and strain improvements have also been organized by the state government,” she added.

Forest and Environment Minister Ganpatsinh Vasava said that krushi mahotsav has become an efficient medium to bring about socio-economic changes among the tribals and reiterated to avail various welfare schemes.

The minister of state Bachubhai Khabad said that the krushi mahotsav of the state has shown the directions of white revolution and green revolution to the whole nation, as a part of which various check dams, drip irrigation, net house and green house farming has transformed agriculture making the farmers rather empowered. Nanubhai Vanani, an in charge minister of Tapi district asked maximum utilization of drip irrigation systems bring revolutionary changes in the field of agriculture.

On this occasion, Agriculture minister Babubhai Bokhiriya, state minister vhatrashinh mori, kantibhai gamit, MLAs Piyushbhai Desai, Mohanbhai Dodiya, Dushyantbhai Patel, Arunshih Rana, vice-chancellor of Navsari krishi university Mr. Dr. A. Pathak, chairman of Sumul Mr. Manshihbhai Patel, regional general secretary Bharatshih Parmar, former minister Kanjibhai Patel and various leaders, cattle caretakers, farmers were present.

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Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel will inaugurate the two-day conference of the Gujarat Urban Co-Operative Banks Federation, Sahkar Setu-2014, on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Mahatma Mandir here. The conference is scheduled to be attended by State Assembly Speaker Vajubhai Vala, Chairmen, Directors and other functionaries of the urban co-operative banks of the state.

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Gujarat’s young cricketer Akshar Patel, who has been included in Team Indian’s ODI squad, met Chief Minister Anandiben Patel here today and sought her blessings. He was accompanied by his parents. The Chief Minister wished the cricketer all success and brought laurels home in the field of sports.