‘Make in India’ campaign – Gujarat to start a Skill Development University:CM

Ahmedabad, 25 September 2014

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said that a Skill Development University would be started soon in the state with a view to providing enough skilled workforces.

Speaking at a function to mark opening of the Hiralal Ashabhai Amin Rang Manch and the Maniben Hiralal Amin Conference Hall by Jan Sahayak Trust here, she said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ campaign launched today would need a large number of skilled hands to man a number of industries likely to be set under the campaign.

The Chief Minister said that there is no hesitation to say that India would emerge as the Vishwa Guru in the 21st Century, which is destined to be a ‘Century of Knowledge’, and also a Century of Women. She pointed out that Gujarat Government has for the first time presented a ‘Gender Budget’ for 2014-15, with a number of schemes and projects to empower women and make them self-reliant, incentives for women milk producers’ society and training to girl candidates preparing for competitive examinations.

Referring to the nationwide ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ for a clean India to be launched on Gandhi Jayanti on October 2, she appealed to the affluent class to donate liberally for the cause.

The Jan Sahayak Trust Chairman Narhari Amin presented a glimpse of the Hiramni School Complex, including the Trust-run Old Age Home and other facilities.

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-Anandiben Patel asks administration to solve people’s grievances at the district level itself

Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today asked the administration to adopt a compassionate attitude to solve or settle people’s grievances by departments concerned as far as possible at the district level itself.

Addressing the monthly SWAGAT meeting here, she recalled that Gujarat Government had launched SWAGAT online to redress the people’s grievance at district level so that the aggrieved parties need not come all the way to the state capital.

As per the state government’s latest 100-Day Agenda, she said, the administration should ensure appropriate directive is issued to the particular departments to settle the issues at the district level so that the aggrieved parties need not come to even SWAGAT.

SWAGAT is usually held on the fourth Thursday of every month. In all 5,017 problems or questions were raised in the programme, including 10 concerning the state, 709 concerning districts, 2,632 concerning talukas and 1.666 concerning villages, out of which over 3,800 were amicably settled.

The meeting was attended by senior Secretaries, Chief Minister’s Secretary Ajay Bhadu, Deputy Collector for Public Relations Chandresh Kotak and Officer on Special Duty Jayendra Modha, among others.