Gujarat Chief Minister pays surprise visit to a village

Vadodara: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel made a surprise visit to Sukhalipura village of Vadodara today morning by road and had conversations with the locals regarding reach of government programmes. The Chief Minister reached Sukhalipura after departure of the President of India from SVPI airport in Ahmedabad.

CM Patel reached Sukhalipura with chief secretary Pankaj Kumar in the morning without any pre-planned program or giving prior information. He had direct conversation with the local females about basic facilities such as hygiene, water, and electricity. He also had conversations with school-going children about their education. He first reached the Navi nagri area of Sukhalipura and observed the developments.

The local Sarpanch, Navnitbhai asked the Chief Minister why didn’t he inform in advance about his visit. To this, the Chief Mnister replied that he wanted to assess the real situation. The Chief Minister asked Vitthalbhai Vankar, a beneficiary of Pradhanmantri Awas Yojana, whether he receives the amount under the government scheme regularly. The Chief Minister sat on a bench located next to the village pond and conversed with BPL ration card holder person. The Chief Minister inquired whether the ration shop opens timely and sufficient ration is available there.

The Chief Minister had a conversation with Anganwadi workers women at Anganwadi kendra. CM Patel also visited Ekta nagar in Vadodara. DeshGujarat