Gujarat govt declares 2014-15 as Agriculture Development year(video)

Gandhinagar, 9 June, 2014

Concluding ceremony of Krushi Mahotsav – 2014 was held today in Mahatma mandir in Gandhinagar in presence of Chief Ministers, other ministers and officials. Presented here is full video of the function including IAS Rajkumar’s speech in which he describes the details of the entire proceeding of Krushi Mahotsav 2014 with relevant figures.

Chief Minister Anandiben Patel in her speech announced government’s decision to declare the year 2014-15 as the year of Agricultural Development with an emphasis on the empowerment of women farmers. Chief Minister addressed large number of women farmers from across the state on this occasion.

Chief Minister presented cheques worth Rs. 49 lakh to progressive women farmers under schemes of horticulture green net house and tractor.

Chief Minister said the government is willing to build toilet in each house and each village of Gujarat in two years. She appealed all-women panchayat bodies to take leadership of drive for 100% homes with toilet facility.

Official note on the event

The year (2014-15) to be celebrated as ‘Krishi Vikas Varsh’ in Gujarat

–CM addresses women farmers’ convention as a part of concluding ‘Krishi Mahotsav-2014’

–CM facilitates progressive women farmers by giving away cheques of Rs 49 lacs

Gujarat Chief Minister Smt. Anandiben Patel announced to celebrate this year (2014-15) as ‘ Gujarat Krishi Vikas Varsh’ while she was addressing a women farmers’ convention organized as a part of concluding ceremony of ‘Krishi Mahotsav-2014’ at Mahtma Mandir here in Gandhinagar today.

On this occasion, Smt. Patel pronounced that the agriculture department of the state would take up a range of new projects with a view to encouraging women farmers and cattle caregivers of the state. The chief minister today also gave away cheques worth Rs 49 lacs to the progressive women farmers as a part of horticulture green house-net house and tractor yojana.

Smt. Patel said that this concluding 10th chapter of a successful series of Krishi Mahotsav that kick started since 2005 will further take the state’s agriculture development to newer heights and such statewide celebration of ‘Krishi Vikas Varsh’ will add extra miles to it.

While appreciating women’s contribution in rural economy by animal husbandry, Smt. Patel stated that the women farmers have been encouraged to set up milk cooperatives across the villages, which is completely a novice approach undertaken during Krishi Mahotsav.

Smt. Patel made an appeal to all the women who are engaged into farming and animal husbandry occupation to equally participate in fighting against malnutrition.

Reiterating the Gujarat government’s determination to make the state ‘malnutrition free’, Smt. Patel urged the well-to-do class, rich agriculturists, NGOs and Women Organisation to undertaken their social responsibility of adopting the children from Anganwadi (Government run Kindergartens) for availing them good health and education.

The Chief Minister also expressed the Gujarat Government’s pledge to build toilet in 2-years’ span in every house of each village of the state. In this reference, she appealed to the village panchayats, whose sarpach and entire panchayat body is consisting of women-members only, to take lead in building 100 % in-house toilet in each house of the village.

Smt. Patel also urged the rural women-power to get inspire by those progress women farmers and animal breeders who have utilized the latest technology of agriculture science for their economic growth, and undertake their responsibility to turn Gujarat’s agriculture revolution into green revolution. This thought of Smt. Patel was endorsed by Gujarat’s Health Minister Mr. Nitin Patel.
Mr Patel further stated that everybody should be constantly striving for proper utilization of the women-power for the growth of the society.

The Agriculture Minister Mr. Babubhai Bokhiriya focused upon women’s economical development for the balanced development of the nation. He was of the view that women of the state should be ready to give maximum contribution in the field of animal husbandry. He said, “ the villages have become prosperous due to successful farming leading to the state to become progressive.” According to him, water and electricity are the main driving forces of agriculture and the state has successfully provided enough of these sources and thus, the farmers have been empowered in the state. As a result of this, the agriculture production of the state has been reached to Rs. 1 lakh 11 thousand crores which was Rs. 14 thousand crores.

In the beginning, the Principal Secretary of Agriculture Department Mr. Rajkumar while welcoming the guests and said that today the Krishi Mahotsav has became a communication bridge between the Government and farmers. He gave details of ‘Krishi Mahotsav’ by giving audio-visual presentation organized in the present year. He also provided guidelines about the success of the treatment to 1.98 lakh animals and 40.89 lakh vaccinations during in animal health check-up camps during this Krishi Mahotsav.

On this occasion the State Ministers Mr. Pradipsinh Jadeja, Mr. Rajnikantbhai Patel, Mr. Jayantibhai Kavadiya, Smt. Vasuben Trivedi, Mr. Govindbhai Patel, Mr. Bachubhai Khabad, Mr. Shankarbhai Chaudhari and Mr. Jayadrathsinh Parmar; as well as MLAs’, Chairman to the Board-Corporations; Representatives, Chief Secretary Dr. Varesh Sinha and Principal Secretary to Agriculture Department Mr. Rajkumar and higher authorities were present.