’Team Gujarat’ to take lead in ‘Clean India Mission’: Chief Minister

Gandhinagar, 18 November 2014

Gujarat’s Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel today called on the senior administrative officials of the state government to adopt one village each for ‘Swachhta and Safai’ (Cleanliness and Sanitation).

Taking a cue from the notion of Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi’s appeal to all the Members of Parliament (MPs) to adopt one village each for making them ‘Adarsh Gram’ (Ideal Village), earlier the Chief Minister had inspired all the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to adopt one village each for the same cause.

Addressing the state level meeting of the district collectors and district development officers held here, Mrs. Patel suggested that if the elected representatives of people and top government officials are adopting one village each than Gujarat can become a leader in ‘Clean India’ Abhiyaan of the nation.

The Chief Minister urged the ‘Team Gujarat’ to maintain cleanliness and sanitation at the Anganwadi, streets and other places and develop basic amenities at their adopted village, so, occurrence of the diseases and sickness could be prevented.

She also suggested that the workers of Shakhi Mandals, Mahila Mandals, and Swami Vivekananda Youth Centers should be inspired to undertake these by organizing various programmes at the village level.

At the meeting, the Chief Minister also reviewed works done by Government officials for state government’s public welfare schemes – Garib Kalyan Melas, opening of bank accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Scheme, works done under ‘Gateeshil Gujarat-2’, File Tracking System, Water Supply Scheme and others – and also made necessary suggestions.

Mrs. Patel also appealed that for attending members such meeting should become a knowledge sharing platform on the pertaining subjects.

Others who spoke on the occasion included Gujarat’s Education and Civil Supply Minister Mr. Bhupendrasinh Chudasma, Minister of state for Panchayat and Gram Vikas Mr. Jayantibhai Kavadia, and Chief Secretary Mr. D. J. Pandian.

Others who remained present at the meeting included Ministers of State – Mrs. Vasuben Trivedi, Mr. Chatrasinh Mori, Mr. Rajnibhai Patel, Mr. Nanubhai Vanani and senior officials of the revenue, panchayat, health and gram vikas deparments.