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Ahwa, 15 November (Hindustan Reporter). Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of about 37 development works worth Rs 102.87 crore on the state level Tribal Pride Day at Dang district headquarters Ahwa on Friday. The Chief Minister also distributed scheme benefits worth an estimated Rs 234 crore to about 548 beneficiaries. In this function organized in tribal dominated Dang, the Chief Minister paid homage to Lord Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary and extended best wishes to all the people present.
The Chief Minister said that the tribal communities, who had made significant contributions to the attainment of independence, were deprived of development for decades after independence. Today Gujarat is leading in tribal development, the credit for which goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Chief Minister said that in the year 2007, the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi had focused on the all-round development of the tribal community by starting the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana. Under this ten-point based scheme, arrangements have been made for road connectivity, local level education, health, electricity and water. Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana has improved the level of education of daughters and the literacy rate in the tribal community has increased. Now higher education facilities including engineering and medical colleges are available in tribal areas. Eight medical colleges are in tribal areas including Valsad, Dahod, Banaskantha, Godhra (Panchmahal).
The Chief Minister clearly said that the development work of tribal areas will never be stopped due to lack of funds. The resolve of developed India will be realized through tribal empowerment. He called upon everyone to be committed to making developed India from developed Gujarat. Patel said that under Dharti Aaba Tribal Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, the target is to benefit more than five crore forest people of more than 63 thousand tribal villages of the country. For the first time, the target of bringing 100 percent tribal community under such a welfare scheme has been set in this campaign. Tribal Development Minister Dr. Kuberbhai Dindor and other leaders also addressed the program.
Highlighting the contribution of Lord Birsa Munda, Dr. Dindor gave the outline of statewide events on this Tribal Pride Day. He said that the history is witness to the people who have contributed and dedicated everything for the promotion of Sanatan Hindu culture against the elements that mislead the tribal society. Vijaybhai Patel presented a tableau of the series of development works received by the district including the project given for permanent solution to the water problem of Dang.
Everyone in Aahwa also watched the live telecast of the national level program organized in Jamui, Bihar in the presence of the Prime Minister through audio-visual medium. The Chief Minister and dignitaries unveiled the book Modi with Tribals written by Valsad-Dang MP Dhavalbhai Patel. The dignitaries also flagged off the development chariot prepared by the district administration. The beneficiaries of the schemes presented their success story from the stage.
At the beginning of the program, State Tribal Development Commissioner Supreet Singh Gulati welcomed the dignitaries, while at the end, Dang District Collector Mahesh Patel expressed his gratitude. In the program, Valsad-Dang MP and Lok Sabha Whip Dhavalbhai Patel, District Panchayat President Nirmalaben Gain, Rajvi, religious leaders, public representatives, leaders of tribal society, Additional Chief Secretary of Tribal Department JP Gupta, Central Government Nodal Officer Pradeep Singh, District Development Officer Raj Sudhar, District Superintendent of Police Yashpal Jaganiya and a large number of tribal families were present.
