SWARNIUM GUJARAT

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SWARNIUM GUJARAT

• BYSAPARIA KEYUR AAEEO47

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The preceding years had seen a visionary struggle
a struggle for statehood, a charm for smaller
geographical units with potential of turning
adversities into advantages. The Maha Gujarat
Andolan as it was called was led by visionary
leaders like Indulal Yagnik, Jivraj Mehta,
Harihar Khambholja and Brahmakumar Bhatt. After a
long struggle of four years, the Central
Government agreed to the State of Gujarat and
under the leadership of Shri Jivraj Mehta, first
Government of Gujarat was sworn in on May 1st,
1960. The oath of office was administered by Pt.
Ravishankar Maharaj at the Gandhi Ashram and
hence came into being a State called Gujarat with
natural geographical formation looking like Jaws
of Lion.
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Since time immemorial, Gujarat and Gujaratis have
been known for their leadership and
entrepreneurial skills, for their risk taking
abilities and for their desire to reach to
distant territories seeking opportunities. Since
the days of silk route to the trading ports at
Lothal and Dholavira, Gujarati people have moved
to different parts of the world and set their
empires there. Be it to the mines of Africa or
businesses of America or diamonds at Antwerp,
Gujaratis have marked their stamp every where
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Since the state hood, Gujarat has never looked
back and achieved many milestones and has led the
way for other states to emulate. The successes
have come in many fields and through innovations
- be it through two rounds of green revolutions
to improve productivity in agriculture sector and
make farmers and villages prosperous, through
co-operatives and white revolution to empower
women and provide a strong backbone to rural
Gujarat, through inter linking of rivers and by
taking waters of Narmada to every nook and corner
of Gujarat and making every village self
sufficient in their drinking water needs or by
ensuring that every household in Gujarat gets 24
hour electricity supply.
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It is not just in business and entrepreneurship
that Gujarat has led the way. The land also gave
birth to Mahatma Gandhi, apostle of non violence,
who initiated a new lineage to the philosophy of
social reform and political struggles world over
through his weapon of Non Violence. The land
also gave birth to leaders like Sardar Patel,
Shyamji Kishan Verma, Morarji Desai, Dr. Vikram
Sarabhai, Shri Tribhovandas, Dadabhai Naoroji,
Dhirubhai Ambani, Poet Narmad, Sarla Tai,
Javerchand Meghani and Thakkarbapa to name a few
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The investment climate and industry friendly
policies of Gujarat get affirmed when whos who
of business community from India joined with
other investors from abroad on Jan. 12-13th, 2009
during Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit
at Ahmedabad and signed Memorandum of
Understandings expressing their desire to invest
over Rs. 12,00,000 Crores ( US 240 Billion)
through over 8500 projects. The state has through
its proactive approach established itself as a
leader in setting up Special Economic Zones and
has moved one step ahead with its emphasis on
developing Special Investment Regions
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Every person of Gujarat can be partner in this
vision of a Golden Gujarat. He can do so by
contributing in which ever manner he likes. What
is required is only one pledge a pledge of
determination with dedication. The pledge may be
howsoever small, but as Honble Chief Minister
has succinctly put it, the Sankalp - pledges of
55 million Gujaratis may be howsoever small, but
the collective strength of those pledges will
propel Gujarat on a path of development which
will be unparalleled and unprecedented
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