One of the hugest worry of contemporary times that has been agonizing the entire universe is unemployment. USA and UK and such mega developed countries are feeling the brunt of it rather severely. They too, find it difficult to eradicate the problem of acute unemployment.
Fortunately, India can take pride, in topping the list, in solving the crisis, to a great extent, by sincere efforts of Gujarat Govt. Gujarat stands at the top of the ladder, in providing opportunity of employment to the people, since last seven years.
And,
Subsequently, Gujarat has taken super leap in development as the youth of the state is bustling with energy due to the enormous prospects of growth and progress.
In the last decade, more than 2,00,000 youth has acquired jobs in the state govt. For the smooth operation of the state’s administration, the state govt. has given permission to create 1,15,000 new posts around the state. 71,542 posts have already been filled and the rest are on the way . The state govt. has recognized the importance of educational field and keeping the significance of human resource development in the mind, about 1,21,000 posts have been filled with educational helper [Vidya Sahayak]. This decision has propagated the opening of jobs to huge numbers of young educated lads and it has also created positive changes in the administration.
In the last ten years, the state govt. of Gujarat has been instrumental, in providing employment occasions to more than 12.50 lakhs young unemployed, through Employment Exchange.
And,
Gujarat has remained on the top position, since last seven years, in the entire country. In the year 2007, Gujarat’s share was about 73% in the entire country, in providing employment through Shram and Rojgar Vinimay Agency. According to the Union Govt. ‘s figures, All India Employment Exchange Agencies have provided 3,04,900 job opportunities. In which, Gujarat’s Govt.’s employment exchange agencies have created 2,17,700 job opportunities.
The state of Gujarat is progressing at a rocketing speed. Such, supersonic progress ratio requires efficient human resources. The state holds 696 industrial training institutes and 161 vocation related courses.
In densely populated rural areas, 150 training centers for established that generated employment to 1 lakh youth.
In last five years, 37 industrial training centers were upgraded under the Center of Excellence.
Special measures were taken to provide professional trainings for females. 14 women I.T.I. as well as 21 I.T.I. with women wings plus 25% seats to be reserved for women in each profession. Women were allotted free seats in I.T.I.
34 I.T.I. started Motor Driving Schools. The trainees at Industrial training centers were provided with Group Accidental Insurance and were entitled to the insurance worth 1 lakh.
To provide proficient work force in the construction field, industrial training centers were endow with training along with stipend.
Coaching cum Guidance was provided to ensure entry into Naval force.
Gujarat produces 70 % of total Salt production of the entire country. About 1 lakh laborers related to this field, have been presented with various schemes for their welfare.
Rural laborers have been offered with funds to fight the brutal ailments like Cancer, Heart troubles and Kidney diseases. State’s all 377 Supremely Dangerous Industries have prepared On-Sight Emergency plans.
Due to the encouraging atmosphere in the field of industrial investments by the state govt. and the social and economical progress of the state has inspired colossal amount of employment opportunities even in the private sector.
The state govt. has started short term vocational courses in order to ensure employment to the young generation and to give them a chance to stand tall on their own feet. In the recent year, about 1,00,000 job seekers have been covered.
For securing first position in the provision of Job Opportunities through Employment Exchange, CNN-IBN-7 presented Diamond State Award to Gujarat in the year 2008.
Thus,
The vitality and Vigor that spells dedication has been the motto of Hon. C.M. Shri Narendra Modi.
And,
With such committed leader, who breathes progress of Gujarat in each sphere, has rewarded the state and its people with all inclusive progress.
Vande Gujarat..
Vande Matram.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
The sprit of the Gujaratis and its dedicated inspiring govt. The disaster turns into development. Swarnimsiddhi-50.
On December 26th 2004, a slayer Tsunami devastated coastal communities in Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Kerala. The damage was gargantuan and there was loss of lives. The mayhem caused by the Tsunami had a profound effect on people throughout the globe. The electronic media’s impact prompted huge wave of sympathy and the ordinary of the most, from the West as well as Asia, responded to the tragedy with generous contributions of the aid. The UNO stepped in to do its bit and almost all NGO’s sent volunteers to the Tsunami effected regions.. Amid the wave of international concerns, India announced that while it appreciated the global sympathy, it was quite capable of handling the relief programmes and rehabilitation schemes on its own, without foreign assistance!!! The Indian decision was controversial. It suggested India was guilty of trying to turn human tragedy into an exposition of jingoism. There was the environment of feelings, that without the involvement of international NGO’s, the relief and rehabilitation work would be hindered in bureaucratic sloth and corruption. The criticism about the Indian decision was tempered with the fierce indignation of activists who believed they knew the best.
But,
What was unknown to the international aid agencies and the multinational NGO’s was the fact that in 2004, India already had an elaborate and tested disaster management mechanism in place. Since the Gujarat earthquake of 2001, the country had acquired phenomenal expertise of do’s and don’t’s, in case of natural calamities.
The devastating earthquake of January 2001, in Kutch and Gujarat was one of the natural disasters which struck Gujarat in terms of scale and intensity. It was testimony to the power of nature and the test of resilience of human beings. Its massive impact posed an enormous challenge to evolve and execute a comprehensive Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Programme. The cumulative experience of managing both the relief and the rehabilitation was put to use in dealing with the Tsunami. The handling of reconstruction of Gujarat, became a model for other states to follow. The Gujarat state Disaster Management Authority [GSDMA] led the way in transmitting the minutiae of theGujarat experience to the rest of India. After the earthquake in J&K in 2005, the central govt. in Delhi piloted a Disaster Management Bill through Parliament to establish a central authority that would complement the initiative taken by states. Gujarat had taken lead in evolving legislation to establish the parameters of Disaster management, through the Gujarat State Disaster Management Act in 2003.
However no initiative involving the Government and other bodies can be successful without the necessary display of political will. Gujarat was tremendously fluky, that in the aftermath of the terrifying incidence of gruesome earthquake, the political leadership of the state took relief and reconstruction as a challenge. They created the framework and the environment which encouraged the immense mobilization of resources to be optimally utilized. The dedication, dynamism and vigor of Hon. C.M. Shri Narendra Modi, has been a great source of inspiration. He gave the state and district administration the required autonomy and backing, to look beyond the immediate and turn the adversity into advantage.
The epicenter of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake was Kutch.
Kutch, the district in the north western region of Gujarat and that falls in the extreme West of our country, had a population of 1,583,225 in 2001 and was spread across Nine Talukas [Bhuj, Anjar, Mandavi, Mundra, Abdasa-Nalia, Lakhpat, Rapar, Bhachau and Nakhtrana] and 996 villages. Kutch, is inlaid with active ‘fold & thrust tactonism’ and has had a seismic history dating back to 1819. Since than more than 90 earthquakes have struck the regions, but none as severe as the one that walloped Gujarat on 26th January 2001.
They say, in the time of calamity, that the true mettle of a person is revealed. The same theory applies for a town, state or country, too- how it behaves in times of debilitating crisis, how it rises itself up from fallen times. Kutch district in Gujarat state is an exemplary icon that projects that how a determined state and the gritty people can restart from Ground Zero and rewrite a greater script for tomorrow..
On 26th January 2001, the 51st anniversary of the Indian republic was being celebrated with the familiar hustle bustle in countless mohallas, villages and towns-cities of Kutch.
But,
Suddenly, the earth started shaking violently at 8.46 am.
And,
It was the result of the most relentless, most severe, most brutal earthquake that shook India, since 1956. With the epicenter in Chaubari village, 65 km. to the east of Bhuj and 20 km. to the north of Bhachau, the earthquake measured 6.9 on the Richer scale. For the next 2 minutes, the tremors were felt all over Gujarat and 7,633 villages in 181 Talukas as well as 1 crore people were affected.
The magnitude of devastation was staggering. Bhuj, Anjar, Bhachau, Rapar, Gandhidham, Mandavi, Malliya, Morvi and Halvad were the worst affected regions resembled war zones. There were destroyed or semi destroyed houses in mountains and mountains of debris, some in state of acrobatic suspension. In the congested Sonewad locality of Bhuj, rescures could barely find room to manoeuvre through the concrete rubble. In Anjar, a small market town that had been damaged in 1956 earthquake, nothing remained of the Tumbiphota and Khatri Chowk localities. In Rapar, the crowded Vaghelavas locality, home to the small merchants with shops in local bazaar, was in ruins. In Ahmedabad, the multi-storied buildings that took the brunt. Some 80 buildings with 1,021 flats collapsed. To put it harshly, some 442 villages in 6 districts where more than 70 % of the houses were destroyed. It was calculated that 2.45 lakh residential houses were completely destroyed and another 10.44 lakh houses were partially damaged. More than, 10,000 small and medium industrial units went out of production and about 50,000 artisans lost their livelihood. With telephone service disrupted wild roumers spread across the country, regarding the death toll. The final tally of casualties was 13,805 deaths and another 1.67 lakh injuries. Kutch district accounted for 88% or 12,221 deaths. Of the dead, 3,743 were the men, 5,184 women and 4,878 children. Next came the Ahmedabad city with the 752 dead, mainly from the high rise building. In Anjar, nearly 300 children who had assembled in the local school for the Republic Day function were killed when 2 buildings collapsed. The death toll in the town was 1,561. Bhu, too was a witness to a dismal tragedy. The district Civil hospital distorted killing 182 patients and 11 staff members.
Thus, many lost their loved ones, their homes and their earthly possessions. Within minutes, settled householders were turned destitute and middle class families were left without even a single rupee in their pockets.
But,
The purpose here, is not to explicate the horrifying occurrence in people’s lives but the courage and determination the people of Kutch and the govt. of Gujarat expressed in testing times and turned the hardship into the opportunity.
At vulnerable moments like these, people invariably look to the state and other good Samiritans to give them a helping hand.
Providentially, the Gujarat govt. too, rose to the occasion..
The region and people had suffered grievously but it was important to pick up the pieces and begin all over again.
But,
It was important to ensure that the Gujarat that emerged from the rubble was a better Gujarat..
The Gujarat Govt. and the GSDMA conceived a total of 28 reconstruction and rehabilitation projects. However, it was quickly realized that it was the ability to rehouse those affected by the earthquake would create public confidence.
To ensure that the repairs and rebuilding programme not marred by the shortage of construction material, the Govt. established 1,082 material banks in the affected areas. These centers acted as fair-price shops for contractors and individuals. To ensure good design and quality construction, the Govt. initiated a drive to upgrade the skills of local masons and engineers. Experts from the Indian Institute of Technology, NCCBM and elsewhere were sent to the districts to hold special instruction camps. 216 such camps were organized for masons and about 29,679 masons and masters underwent training. In the specific domain of housing it meant better, sturdier houses than were previously available, building that could withstand not just future earthquakes of a matching magnitude but also any other calamity. Landscaping and Zoning laws disregarded in just so many “chance erected” rural and urban settlement in India, could be given a chance. Rebuilding the houses were combined with town planning, not just resurrection, but indeed, creation of a whole new city. Temporary vendor spaces have been replaced by the permanent slots, complete with uniform metal and stone installations and individual electricity connections,. Clean water supply ensures hygienic conditions. By any reckoning, the rebuilding of Bhachau has been a success. Over 4000 of the total 5,820 houses that needed to be built are ready or nearing completion. For Bhachau, 26 January, 2001 rendered terra nullius. The old city was razed to ground zero. The devastation was absolute. With rebuilding of a town has marked a new momentum here, where the population has gone up from 25,000 in 2001 to close to 40,000 now. New Bhachau is a shining tribute to the resilient, resurgent human spirit that excelled with their Govt.’s inventiveness.
The Govt. initiated immediate repairs of 60 dams in Kutch and Surashtra regions before the set of monsoon of 2001.
Anjar, the quaint town with population of 63,000, that was historically a production center for swords and other weapons and that still makes kitcen equipments across India, the after shock of too much to bear and to reconcile with life and move on was too heartbreaking. As they suffered second earthquake post independence, a group of 50 Khoja Muslim families decided to migrate to Bhuj. As a special case they were given a suitably contiguous land, in a city other than their own and allowed to rebuild their lives as they wanted.
Gujarat lost about 300 hospitals on that fateful morning. This number does not, of course, include the scores of primary health centers in rural areas or the private unregistered clinics. It was not just enough to rebuild these but had to be equipped with techno-savvy equipments. In some villages, the challenge was more humble- properly paved roads, a drainage system and necessary water lines were also provided. The journey from a big city hospital to a primary health center in a village is understandably dramatic. In some states, particularly in nortern India, where the equation between the town and village is immensely skewed, Gujarat can be a learning experience. The newly constructed primary health center in Bagthala, Morvi Taluka, has been developed as an extremely well provided. The staff comprised of one doctor, assisted by ten nurses. The delivery/maternity rooms had faux wooden flooring. Politically correct messages on the wall, promoting female child and posters depicting Indian women achievers-from Zansi ki Rani Laxmibai to astronaut Kalpana Chawla. This primary health center professes neat and clean appearance.
The state govt. has taken enormous efforts to restore the heritage structures in a remarkable concession to aesthetic congruity. The earthquake resistant Public Buildings and world class roads and infrastructure has been created. The Public Utilities have been restored in a better way than original.
The saga of the Second Coming of Kutch, illustrates how a dedicated State Govt. can create a difference in the lives of its people, even in the worst of times and transform tragic adversity into a prospect, if spearheaded by inspired and complemented by clear-headed planning and long term foresight.
How, even govt. bodies can turn up near 100% performance, if guided ably and funded timely.
How, a town could script out a new beginning, from amidst the humongous debris of a killer earthquake.
How, a second coming is possible-for a town, a state and a Nation, if the vision is clear and is complimented with transparent commitment by the head of Govt.
At the macro level, the state of Gujarat has taken the lead in creating an Institute of Seismological Research and a Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management which also studies the global experiences in coping with disasters. In addition, five emergency response centers, for emergency response have been planned for Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara and Gandhidham and a chemical disaster response center in Vadodara. The work of GSDMA has been widely recognized within Gujarat and the rest of the country. In 2003, it received the Certificate of Merit for the UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. The Gujarat Earthquake Emergency Relief Programme [GEERP] was awarded theGreen Award by the World Bank for successfully integrating environment concerns into the programme. Gujarat’s Disaster Management model has been motivational to the world. In recently concluded international conference about disaster management at Gandhinagar, Vice Chairman of The National Disaster Management Authority, Shri M. Shashidhar Reddy, stated that Gujarat’s disaster management planning is a subject of study for the research students and they are the perfect example of how a tough time can be transformed into a progressive times.
The resurgence of Kutch is an inspirational example for the whole of India and a forever source of pride for the state of Gujarat..
Vande Gujarat..
Vande Matram.
But,
What was unknown to the international aid agencies and the multinational NGO’s was the fact that in 2004, India already had an elaborate and tested disaster management mechanism in place. Since the Gujarat earthquake of 2001, the country had acquired phenomenal expertise of do’s and don’t’s, in case of natural calamities.
The devastating earthquake of January 2001, in Kutch and Gujarat was one of the natural disasters which struck Gujarat in terms of scale and intensity. It was testimony to the power of nature and the test of resilience of human beings. Its massive impact posed an enormous challenge to evolve and execute a comprehensive Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Programme. The cumulative experience of managing both the relief and the rehabilitation was put to use in dealing with the Tsunami. The handling of reconstruction of Gujarat, became a model for other states to follow. The Gujarat state Disaster Management Authority [GSDMA] led the way in transmitting the minutiae of theGujarat experience to the rest of India. After the earthquake in J&K in 2005, the central govt. in Delhi piloted a Disaster Management Bill through Parliament to establish a central authority that would complement the initiative taken by states. Gujarat had taken lead in evolving legislation to establish the parameters of Disaster management, through the Gujarat State Disaster Management Act in 2003.
However no initiative involving the Government and other bodies can be successful without the necessary display of political will. Gujarat was tremendously fluky, that in the aftermath of the terrifying incidence of gruesome earthquake, the political leadership of the state took relief and reconstruction as a challenge. They created the framework and the environment which encouraged the immense mobilization of resources to be optimally utilized. The dedication, dynamism and vigor of Hon. C.M. Shri Narendra Modi, has been a great source of inspiration. He gave the state and district administration the required autonomy and backing, to look beyond the immediate and turn the adversity into advantage.
The epicenter of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake was Kutch.
Kutch, the district in the north western region of Gujarat and that falls in the extreme West of our country, had a population of 1,583,225 in 2001 and was spread across Nine Talukas [Bhuj, Anjar, Mandavi, Mundra, Abdasa-Nalia, Lakhpat, Rapar, Bhachau and Nakhtrana] and 996 villages. Kutch, is inlaid with active ‘fold & thrust tactonism’ and has had a seismic history dating back to 1819. Since than more than 90 earthquakes have struck the regions, but none as severe as the one that walloped Gujarat on 26th January 2001.
They say, in the time of calamity, that the true mettle of a person is revealed. The same theory applies for a town, state or country, too- how it behaves in times of debilitating crisis, how it rises itself up from fallen times. Kutch district in Gujarat state is an exemplary icon that projects that how a determined state and the gritty people can restart from Ground Zero and rewrite a greater script for tomorrow..
On 26th January 2001, the 51st anniversary of the Indian republic was being celebrated with the familiar hustle bustle in countless mohallas, villages and towns-cities of Kutch.
But,
Suddenly, the earth started shaking violently at 8.46 am.
And,
It was the result of the most relentless, most severe, most brutal earthquake that shook India, since 1956. With the epicenter in Chaubari village, 65 km. to the east of Bhuj and 20 km. to the north of Bhachau, the earthquake measured 6.9 on the Richer scale. For the next 2 minutes, the tremors were felt all over Gujarat and 7,633 villages in 181 Talukas as well as 1 crore people were affected.
The magnitude of devastation was staggering. Bhuj, Anjar, Bhachau, Rapar, Gandhidham, Mandavi, Malliya, Morvi and Halvad were the worst affected regions resembled war zones. There were destroyed or semi destroyed houses in mountains and mountains of debris, some in state of acrobatic suspension. In the congested Sonewad locality of Bhuj, rescures could barely find room to manoeuvre through the concrete rubble. In Anjar, a small market town that had been damaged in 1956 earthquake, nothing remained of the Tumbiphota and Khatri Chowk localities. In Rapar, the crowded Vaghelavas locality, home to the small merchants with shops in local bazaar, was in ruins. In Ahmedabad, the multi-storied buildings that took the brunt. Some 80 buildings with 1,021 flats collapsed. To put it harshly, some 442 villages in 6 districts where more than 70 % of the houses were destroyed. It was calculated that 2.45 lakh residential houses were completely destroyed and another 10.44 lakh houses were partially damaged. More than, 10,000 small and medium industrial units went out of production and about 50,000 artisans lost their livelihood. With telephone service disrupted wild roumers spread across the country, regarding the death toll. The final tally of casualties was 13,805 deaths and another 1.67 lakh injuries. Kutch district accounted for 88% or 12,221 deaths. Of the dead, 3,743 were the men, 5,184 women and 4,878 children. Next came the Ahmedabad city with the 752 dead, mainly from the high rise building. In Anjar, nearly 300 children who had assembled in the local school for the Republic Day function were killed when 2 buildings collapsed. The death toll in the town was 1,561. Bhu, too was a witness to a dismal tragedy. The district Civil hospital distorted killing 182 patients and 11 staff members.
Thus, many lost their loved ones, their homes and their earthly possessions. Within minutes, settled householders were turned destitute and middle class families were left without even a single rupee in their pockets.
But,
The purpose here, is not to explicate the horrifying occurrence in people’s lives but the courage and determination the people of Kutch and the govt. of Gujarat expressed in testing times and turned the hardship into the opportunity.
At vulnerable moments like these, people invariably look to the state and other good Samiritans to give them a helping hand.
Providentially, the Gujarat govt. too, rose to the occasion..
The region and people had suffered grievously but it was important to pick up the pieces and begin all over again.
But,
It was important to ensure that the Gujarat that emerged from the rubble was a better Gujarat..
The Gujarat Govt. and the GSDMA conceived a total of 28 reconstruction and rehabilitation projects. However, it was quickly realized that it was the ability to rehouse those affected by the earthquake would create public confidence.
To ensure that the repairs and rebuilding programme not marred by the shortage of construction material, the Govt. established 1,082 material banks in the affected areas. These centers acted as fair-price shops for contractors and individuals. To ensure good design and quality construction, the Govt. initiated a drive to upgrade the skills of local masons and engineers. Experts from the Indian Institute of Technology, NCCBM and elsewhere were sent to the districts to hold special instruction camps. 216 such camps were organized for masons and about 29,679 masons and masters underwent training. In the specific domain of housing it meant better, sturdier houses than were previously available, building that could withstand not just future earthquakes of a matching magnitude but also any other calamity. Landscaping and Zoning laws disregarded in just so many “chance erected” rural and urban settlement in India, could be given a chance. Rebuilding the houses were combined with town planning, not just resurrection, but indeed, creation of a whole new city. Temporary vendor spaces have been replaced by the permanent slots, complete with uniform metal and stone installations and individual electricity connections,. Clean water supply ensures hygienic conditions. By any reckoning, the rebuilding of Bhachau has been a success. Over 4000 of the total 5,820 houses that needed to be built are ready or nearing completion. For Bhachau, 26 January, 2001 rendered terra nullius. The old city was razed to ground zero. The devastation was absolute. With rebuilding of a town has marked a new momentum here, where the population has gone up from 25,000 in 2001 to close to 40,000 now. New Bhachau is a shining tribute to the resilient, resurgent human spirit that excelled with their Govt.’s inventiveness.
The Govt. initiated immediate repairs of 60 dams in Kutch and Surashtra regions before the set of monsoon of 2001.
Anjar, the quaint town with population of 63,000, that was historically a production center for swords and other weapons and that still makes kitcen equipments across India, the after shock of too much to bear and to reconcile with life and move on was too heartbreaking. As they suffered second earthquake post independence, a group of 50 Khoja Muslim families decided to migrate to Bhuj. As a special case they were given a suitably contiguous land, in a city other than their own and allowed to rebuild their lives as they wanted.
Gujarat lost about 300 hospitals on that fateful morning. This number does not, of course, include the scores of primary health centers in rural areas or the private unregistered clinics. It was not just enough to rebuild these but had to be equipped with techno-savvy equipments. In some villages, the challenge was more humble- properly paved roads, a drainage system and necessary water lines were also provided. The journey from a big city hospital to a primary health center in a village is understandably dramatic. In some states, particularly in nortern India, where the equation between the town and village is immensely skewed, Gujarat can be a learning experience. The newly constructed primary health center in Bagthala, Morvi Taluka, has been developed as an extremely well provided. The staff comprised of one doctor, assisted by ten nurses. The delivery/maternity rooms had faux wooden flooring. Politically correct messages on the wall, promoting female child and posters depicting Indian women achievers-from Zansi ki Rani Laxmibai to astronaut Kalpana Chawla. This primary health center professes neat and clean appearance.
The state govt. has taken enormous efforts to restore the heritage structures in a remarkable concession to aesthetic congruity. The earthquake resistant Public Buildings and world class roads and infrastructure has been created. The Public Utilities have been restored in a better way than original.
The saga of the Second Coming of Kutch, illustrates how a dedicated State Govt. can create a difference in the lives of its people, even in the worst of times and transform tragic adversity into a prospect, if spearheaded by inspired and complemented by clear-headed planning and long term foresight.
How, even govt. bodies can turn up near 100% performance, if guided ably and funded timely.
How, a town could script out a new beginning, from amidst the humongous debris of a killer earthquake.
How, a second coming is possible-for a town, a state and a Nation, if the vision is clear and is complimented with transparent commitment by the head of Govt.
At the macro level, the state of Gujarat has taken the lead in creating an Institute of Seismological Research and a Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management which also studies the global experiences in coping with disasters. In addition, five emergency response centers, for emergency response have been planned for Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara and Gandhidham and a chemical disaster response center in Vadodara. The work of GSDMA has been widely recognized within Gujarat and the rest of the country. In 2003, it received the Certificate of Merit for the UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. The Gujarat Earthquake Emergency Relief Programme [GEERP] was awarded theGreen Award by the World Bank for successfully integrating environment concerns into the programme. Gujarat’s Disaster Management model has been motivational to the world. In recently concluded international conference about disaster management at Gandhinagar, Vice Chairman of The National Disaster Management Authority, Shri M. Shashidhar Reddy, stated that Gujarat’s disaster management planning is a subject of study for the research students and they are the perfect example of how a tough time can be transformed into a progressive times.
The resurgence of Kutch is an inspirational example for the whole of India and a forever source of pride for the state of Gujarat..
Vande Gujarat..
Vande Matram.
Monday, April 11, 2011
The honest conduct in this "corrupted" scenario.. Swarnimsiddhi-49.
Corruption and scams are the most talked about terms, today..
Recently, the issue over Lok Pal bill, has created massive outburst among common man.. For the first time, the common man has steadfastly dived into the issue, to portray a pro-active role that would initiate a change in the atmosphere covering the C- WORD Corruption..
But,
The ultimate transformation will appear, at the time, when the Govt. and the ruler will seek the corruption-free state, straight from his heart. The dedicated efforts by the people and activists, will generate desired result, when the political party in power and the Govt. at the center, cosset full hearted support for the removal of frauds.
Gujarat Hon. C.M. has not only illustrated dynamism in laying Gujarat as the role model of development, but has presented scam free and low corruption rule in last ten years. The progress accompanies corruption as each one wants to be the winner in the race of being successful than his fellow brother and to keep a check on this tempting inclination, is a titanic task.
On the entrant Check-post, at Bhilad near Valsad, on the national highway no.8, an over loaded truck, coming from Kochi and heading towards Vapi, comes post mid-night, at 2.30 A.M. The driver Ravindran Varghees, is a pro, who had travelled umpteen times on this route and “managed” to get his own way by transferring two green “Gandhis”, in the palm of the officer on duty, generally a junior post midnight, while passing from Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra and Goa.
But,
This was Gujarat and he was travelling there for the first time..
Of course he was very well warned by his collogues, that Gujarat is different but Ravindran was flying in air ..
Post 2 A.M. his heavily and over loaded truck, left the last check post of Maharashtra, at Achad. The high-mast lights of Bhilad R.T.O. check post could be seen from distance. His calculation was accurate. There was no senior officer on duty, at that unearthly hour. After paying RLW tax, he turned to go back to his Isher..
And,
He was stopped by two officers, on duty.
Ravindran tried to use his old charm.. Immediately, the two Green Gandhis popped out..
But,
The Green currency did not do the trick, instead it brought immune redness on the face of concerned officers.
And,
Opened the shut door of the adjoining cabin and the giant uniformed officer appeared and slashed one stiff slap across the Ravindran’s cheeks.. Before Ravindran could regain his composure, the strong words came ringing to him..
“Abe, Yeh Narendra Modi Saab ki R.T.O. Check post hai. Yanha rishwat denewale ke haath-per tod diye jaate hai. Yanha rishwat nahi, imandari chalti hai. Chal , tax aur jurmana milake 1.20 lakh bhar de aur South main bethe tere Aka ko bol, ke paise bhar kar gadi chuda de.”
Ravindran had no other go but to call and contact his bosses in South and pay off the entire tax along with fine!!!
The Bhilad check post, which has been completely computerized since 1st March 2000, has become the prominent check post of the country. It is one of the check post that has been the top most earning check post of the nation.
In the financial year, 2008-09, it has recorded income of 81 crore, 47 lakhs, 22 thousands and six twenty six rupees. On the same national highway, about 1 and a half km. away, the Achad check post of Maharashtra is situated. Bhilad check post has earned 52.64 crores of additional income as compared to Achad. It is notable that about 12,000 vehicles enter into Gujarat, from Maharashtra passing from both these check posts and about the same numbers of vehicles travel back. Still, the Bhilad check post’s income reaches the amount Rs. 81, 47, 22, 626 as compared to Achad check post’s income of Rs.28, 82,99,535. The income of Bhilad check post is Rs. 52, 64, 23, 091 more!!!
Its been a dream of Hon. C.M. Shri Narendra Modi to present Gujarat, as the “Corruption less” state, to the entire world.
And,
The realization of this dream is experienced on the border of the state itself.
Shri Modiji, wishes to increase the state capital through financial discipline rather than issuing more and more taxes. The Bhilad check post, has earned 5 millions, 50 crore, 44 lakhs, 70 thousand 367 Rs. in the time span from 2001-02 to till date. This amount is higher by 3 million, 83 crores, 15 lakhs, 65 thousands and 315 Rs. more than the earnings at Achad check post.
Gujarat serves as an exemplary example to the nation, when the society is blemished with dark stains of corruption. We breath scams and it could be really an irony if bribing is relished by the people, in near future. Then the society is sure to be doomed..
In this strained atmosphere suffocating us, Gujarat Govt. under the honest leadership of Shri Modiji, whiffs fresh air..
Vande Gujarat..
Vande Matram.
Recently, the issue over Lok Pal bill, has created massive outburst among common man.. For the first time, the common man has steadfastly dived into the issue, to portray a pro-active role that would initiate a change in the atmosphere covering the C- WORD Corruption..
But,
The ultimate transformation will appear, at the time, when the Govt. and the ruler will seek the corruption-free state, straight from his heart. The dedicated efforts by the people and activists, will generate desired result, when the political party in power and the Govt. at the center, cosset full hearted support for the removal of frauds.
Gujarat Hon. C.M. has not only illustrated dynamism in laying Gujarat as the role model of development, but has presented scam free and low corruption rule in last ten years. The progress accompanies corruption as each one wants to be the winner in the race of being successful than his fellow brother and to keep a check on this tempting inclination, is a titanic task.
On the entrant Check-post, at Bhilad near Valsad, on the national highway no.8, an over loaded truck, coming from Kochi and heading towards Vapi, comes post mid-night, at 2.30 A.M. The driver Ravindran Varghees, is a pro, who had travelled umpteen times on this route and “managed” to get his own way by transferring two green “Gandhis”, in the palm of the officer on duty, generally a junior post midnight, while passing from Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra and Goa.
But,
This was Gujarat and he was travelling there for the first time..
Of course he was very well warned by his collogues, that Gujarat is different but Ravindran was flying in air ..
Post 2 A.M. his heavily and over loaded truck, left the last check post of Maharashtra, at Achad. The high-mast lights of Bhilad R.T.O. check post could be seen from distance. His calculation was accurate. There was no senior officer on duty, at that unearthly hour. After paying RLW tax, he turned to go back to his Isher..
And,
He was stopped by two officers, on duty.
Ravindran tried to use his old charm.. Immediately, the two Green Gandhis popped out..
But,
The Green currency did not do the trick, instead it brought immune redness on the face of concerned officers.
And,
Opened the shut door of the adjoining cabin and the giant uniformed officer appeared and slashed one stiff slap across the Ravindran’s cheeks.. Before Ravindran could regain his composure, the strong words came ringing to him..
“Abe, Yeh Narendra Modi Saab ki R.T.O. Check post hai. Yanha rishwat denewale ke haath-per tod diye jaate hai. Yanha rishwat nahi, imandari chalti hai. Chal , tax aur jurmana milake 1.20 lakh bhar de aur South main bethe tere Aka ko bol, ke paise bhar kar gadi chuda de.”
Ravindran had no other go but to call and contact his bosses in South and pay off the entire tax along with fine!!!
The Bhilad check post, which has been completely computerized since 1st March 2000, has become the prominent check post of the country. It is one of the check post that has been the top most earning check post of the nation.
In the financial year, 2008-09, it has recorded income of 81 crore, 47 lakhs, 22 thousands and six twenty six rupees. On the same national highway, about 1 and a half km. away, the Achad check post of Maharashtra is situated. Bhilad check post has earned 52.64 crores of additional income as compared to Achad. It is notable that about 12,000 vehicles enter into Gujarat, from Maharashtra passing from both these check posts and about the same numbers of vehicles travel back. Still, the Bhilad check post’s income reaches the amount Rs. 81, 47, 22, 626 as compared to Achad check post’s income of Rs.28, 82,99,535. The income of Bhilad check post is Rs. 52, 64, 23, 091 more!!!
Its been a dream of Hon. C.M. Shri Narendra Modi to present Gujarat, as the “Corruption less” state, to the entire world.
And,
The realization of this dream is experienced on the border of the state itself.
Shri Modiji, wishes to increase the state capital through financial discipline rather than issuing more and more taxes. The Bhilad check post, has earned 5 millions, 50 crore, 44 lakhs, 70 thousand 367 Rs. in the time span from 2001-02 to till date. This amount is higher by 3 million, 83 crores, 15 lakhs, 65 thousands and 315 Rs. more than the earnings at Achad check post.
Gujarat serves as an exemplary example to the nation, when the society is blemished with dark stains of corruption. We breath scams and it could be really an irony if bribing is relished by the people, in near future. Then the society is sure to be doomed..
In this strained atmosphere suffocating us, Gujarat Govt. under the honest leadership of Shri Modiji, whiffs fresh air..
Vande Gujarat..
Vande Matram.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Water conservation is the key to Prosperity of the state... Swarnimsiddhi-48.
Gujarat has for time immortal, been a state with scarce rainfall.. Thus, the population has excelled in the methods of water conservation. The Hon. C.M. of the state, Shri Narendra Modi’s razor-sharp mindset captured this capacity and programmed it to be utilized for welfare and betterment of the society.
Many many various schemes and yojnas adopted for water reservoir and conservation has tendered Gujarat, to be a Tanker free state. The height of Narmada Dam has been raised, which has yielded production of energy and the water shortage of the neighboring state Rajesthan, is also solved to a great extent due to canal network. In every rural region, more and more lakes and ponds have been dug deeper, which has aided in increasing the water level.
The dedicated movement prevailing since last decade, to create well equipped water administration system, has enriched about six and a half lakh farmer’s lives, through 5,09,162 water reservoirs. Till date, 1,17,870 Check dams, 1,22,035 Bori Bandhs, 2,49,537 Farm Ponds and 750 Jal Mandir have been completely built and are operating. Due to mammoth and committed efforts by the state govt. of Gujarat, has entitled the state to increase the level of water by 3 to 9 feet.
In last 40 years, there were 4 thousand Check Dams had been constructed and in the last decade, under the able leadership of Shri Modiji, 1,50,000 more Check Dams were built. The Check Dams have been created through the Public-Private Partnership model.
The farmers are actively participating, in creating well tuned irrigation systems. About 1,349 small groups are formed and 3,74,538 hecters are irrigated and about eight and a half farmers have received benefits, through this.
Since last twenty years, under the rule of Late Shri.Chimanbhai Patel, the ambitious project of Narmada Dam and Sardar Sarovar, extremely close to every Gujarati’s heart, had been launched. Number of ministeries came and departed but the completion of Sardar Sarovar dam was not being achieved.
And,
With unlimited dedicated efforts, by the current govt. has bestowed upon the people with Sardar Sarovar project. The 121.98 meter height of the dam has enabled the water flow into 458 km. long cannal, which benefits 5 lakh farmers of the state. The other big and small irrigation projects of the state has facilitated more area of 1.09 lakh hectares of land.
The introduction of Gujarat Green Revolution company has developed The Drip Irrigation technique and it has doubled the income of farmers covering 1.50 lakh hecters since 2005.
The farsightedness of the Hon. C.M. has conferred the fact that Jalvikas [Water Resources Development] is the key to Janvikas [Human Resource Development].
The construction of Check Dams, Lake and Pond echoing as well as various irrigation facilities have empowered the state to create Water Revolution.
In Sabarkantha district’s Tatrak, Meshwo and Mazam dam area, in Banaskantha district’s Dantiwada and Sipu dam areas, in Panchmahal distric’s Lunwada, Godhra and Shehera, the pipelines for water have been created worth 180 crores.
In certain regions of Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat the process of minerals controlling has been adopted.
To secure Surat, from floods regulation of creeks has been undertaken.
South Gujarat’s 9600 acres of tribal land area, to be irrigated through Ukai-Purna high level canal has been created.
Thus, water conservation has found its momentum in Gujarat and thus Gujarat has excelled in agricultural output as well as industrial development.
And,
every drop of water, presents contended and progressive human lives..
Vande Gujarat..
Vande Matram.
Many many various schemes and yojnas adopted for water reservoir and conservation has tendered Gujarat, to be a Tanker free state. The height of Narmada Dam has been raised, which has yielded production of energy and the water shortage of the neighboring state Rajesthan, is also solved to a great extent due to canal network. In every rural region, more and more lakes and ponds have been dug deeper, which has aided in increasing the water level.
The dedicated movement prevailing since last decade, to create well equipped water administration system, has enriched about six and a half lakh farmer’s lives, through 5,09,162 water reservoirs. Till date, 1,17,870 Check dams, 1,22,035 Bori Bandhs, 2,49,537 Farm Ponds and 750 Jal Mandir have been completely built and are operating. Due to mammoth and committed efforts by the state govt. of Gujarat, has entitled the state to increase the level of water by 3 to 9 feet.
In last 40 years, there were 4 thousand Check Dams had been constructed and in the last decade, under the able leadership of Shri Modiji, 1,50,000 more Check Dams were built. The Check Dams have been created through the Public-Private Partnership model.
The farmers are actively participating, in creating well tuned irrigation systems. About 1,349 small groups are formed and 3,74,538 hecters are irrigated and about eight and a half farmers have received benefits, through this.
Since last twenty years, under the rule of Late Shri.Chimanbhai Patel, the ambitious project of Narmada Dam and Sardar Sarovar, extremely close to every Gujarati’s heart, had been launched. Number of ministeries came and departed but the completion of Sardar Sarovar dam was not being achieved.
And,
With unlimited dedicated efforts, by the current govt. has bestowed upon the people with Sardar Sarovar project. The 121.98 meter height of the dam has enabled the water flow into 458 km. long cannal, which benefits 5 lakh farmers of the state. The other big and small irrigation projects of the state has facilitated more area of 1.09 lakh hectares of land.
The introduction of Gujarat Green Revolution company has developed The Drip Irrigation technique and it has doubled the income of farmers covering 1.50 lakh hecters since 2005.
The farsightedness of the Hon. C.M. has conferred the fact that Jalvikas [Water Resources Development] is the key to Janvikas [Human Resource Development].
The construction of Check Dams, Lake and Pond echoing as well as various irrigation facilities have empowered the state to create Water Revolution.
In Sabarkantha district’s Tatrak, Meshwo and Mazam dam area, in Banaskantha district’s Dantiwada and Sipu dam areas, in Panchmahal distric’s Lunwada, Godhra and Shehera, the pipelines for water have been created worth 180 crores.
In certain regions of Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat the process of minerals controlling has been adopted.
To secure Surat, from floods regulation of creeks has been undertaken.
South Gujarat’s 9600 acres of tribal land area, to be irrigated through Ukai-Purna high level canal has been created.
Thus, water conservation has found its momentum in Gujarat and thus Gujarat has excelled in agricultural output as well as industrial development.
And,
every drop of water, presents contended and progressive human lives..
Vande Gujarat..
Vande Matram.
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