Gujarat CM attends famous tribal ‘Ger Utsav’ at Kwant in Chhotaudepur to mark Hoil-Dhuleti

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani participated in the ‘Ger Utsav’, considered to be one of the most famous festivals of the tribal people, during Holi-Dhuleti at Kwant in the Chhotaudepur district.

He took time off from the busy Budget Session of the State Assembly to join fun and folic to the drumbeats with the tribal people at the Holi-Dhuleti festival, considered to be more important than Diwali in this eastern tribal belt of Gujarat.

Mr. Rupani hailed the State Tourism Department and the Chhotaudepur district administration for arranging this fair to boost ‘Tribal Tourism’.

Jain Acharya Rajendra Muni felicitated and blessed the Chief Minister.

Speaking on the occasion, he said reiterated his government’s commitment for all round and multifaceted development of the tribal people and tribal region. He said that implementation of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) to eliminate middlemen in their economic empowerment, starting Eklavya residential schools for quality education, relaxing qualification for school teachers in tribal areas, starting at least one medical college in each district, providing free healthcare and treatment sickle anemia and so on.

He said the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election has sent across the nation a festive mood, rising above the politics of caste and creed, scripting new development stories. His government is also keen to start a new chapter of transparency and good governance in Gujarat as enunciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, enforce prohibition and check cow slaughter with stricter laws.

Parliamentary Secretary Jayantibhai Rtahwa said that Kadipani-Hankeshwar all-weather tar roads would result in developing Targol, Zox-Kevdi as tourist spots, saving migration of tribal people to greener pastures in the lean season.

Member of Parliament from the region Ramsinh Rathwa thanked Mr. Rupani to visit the Ger Utsav as the first Chief Minister to do so.

District Collector Vijay Kharadi welcomed the guests and gave details of the Ger Utsav of folk music and dance.

Prominent among those present on the occasion included Minister of State for Tribal Welfare Shabdasharan Tadvi, Tribal Development Corporation Chairman Kuberbhai Dindor, Gajendrasinh Jadeja andTCGL officials.

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