New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stone of projects worth Rs 919 crore in Gujarat, including various development works of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).
Addressing the gathering, Shah said that, development projects include works related to health, education, libraries, parks, and small street vendors, a Home Ministry statement said here.
He stated that the most significant of these is the construction of modern schools by the Municipal Nagar Prathmik Siksha Samiti.
The Home Minister expressed his gratitude towards AMC, stating that due to the corporation’s efforts, all municipal primary schools in his parliamentary constituency have successfully been transformed into model schools.
Shah said that if children properly benefit from the initiatives of the Primary Education Committee, there will be no doubt that India’s future is bright.
He added, “When we see children from poor families taking interest in subjects like science, art, music, and many others, all the despair in life disappears, and we feel confident that India’s future is bright”.
The Cooperation Minister said that numerous development initiatives have been undertaken in seven assembly constituencies of Ahmedabad.
These include efforts related to child nutrition, exercise facilities, libraries to enhance knowledge for adolescents, water collection ponds, the planting of four million saplings in a year, the construction of roads, overbridges, street lights, hospitals, primary health centers, and primary schools.
Shah said that AMC has decided to bring Ahmedabad to the forefront in the cleanliness campaign competition.
He emphasised that efforts should be made to bring Ahmedabad to the top in the upcoming cleanliness survey.
The Minister acknowledged, “It might not be possible to achieve the first position this time, but we should set a goal to make a fresh start and work towards creating an Ahmedabad that reaches the top position in cleanliness among all municipal corporations in India by next year”.
On this occasion, Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel and many other dignitaries were also present.
