Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on a two-day visit to Gujarat from Tuesday and to participate in the celebration of 20 years of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit at Science City, Ahmedabad, on Wednesday.
Modi will also dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of projects worth more than £520 million, including school infrastructure worth £450 million under “Mission Schools of Excellence” programme, at Bodeli, Chhotaudepur, on Wednesday.
The Vibrant Gujarat celebrations will witness participation of industry associations, prominent personalities from trade and commerce, young entrepreneurs, students of higher and technical education colleges, among others.
The Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit was started by Narendra Modi when he was the chief minister of the state 20 years ago, on September 28, 2003.
In the last 20 years, the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit has evolved from “Making Gujarat as preferred Investment Destination” to “Shaping a New India” event. The unparalleled success of Vibrant Gujarat became a role model for the entire country and inspired other Indian states to replicate such investment summits.
Modi will also lay the foundation stone of the project “Vidya Samiksha Kendra 2.0”. This project will be built upon the success of “Vidya Samiksha Kendra” which has ensured continuous monitoring of schools and improvement in student learning outcomes in Gujarat. The “Vidya Samiksha Kendra 2.0” will lead to the establishment of similar kendras (centres) in all districts and blocks of Gujarat.
The prime minister will also dedicate to the nation multiple development projects, including a new bridge built across Narmada river on the Vadodara-Dabhoi-Sinor-Malsar-Asa road in Sinor taluka, Vadodara district.
The other projects will be Chab Talav redevelopment project, water-supply project in Dahod, about 400 newly built houses for the economic weaker section at Vadodara, village Wi-Fi project across 7,500 villages across Gujarat, and the newly built Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Dahod.
The prime minister will also lay the foundation stone of a water-supply project in Chhotaudepur, a flyover bridge in Godhra, Panchmahal; and the FM Radio studio at Dahod, to be built under the Centre’s “Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND)” scheme.