PM Modi likely to address a function to mark 20 years of Vibrant Gujarat summit on Sept 28

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi is likely to address a function to mark the 20 years of Vibrant Gujarat summits on 28th September at Tagore Hall of Ahmedadabad where the first Vibrant summit was held in year 2003 by Modi himself as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Gujarat was passing through a tough period after the years that witnessed Kandla cyclone, poor monsoons and water scarcity situation, Kutch earthquake and Godhra riots when then Chief Minister Narendrabhai Modi introduced and organized the first Vibrant Gujarat global summit in order to reposition Gujarat as an investment destination.

In Earlier days, the Chief Ministers would visit abroad to meet potential investors. Through Vibrant summits, the investors started coming to Gujarat. This model was subsequently adopted by number of other States.

The 20th anniversary function of the Vibrant summit will see the felicitation of senior officials like AK Sharma and Maheshwar Sahu who played significant roles behind the success of previous editions of the summit. Businessmen, industrialists, representatives from partner countries among others are likely to be invited to the function. A road map for the next 25 years of Gujarat shall also be discussed in this function. Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) are likely to be signed in sunrise sectors including green hydrogen and clean energy. DeshGujarat