The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Patidar Business Summit (GPBS), being organized by Sardardham, today via video conferencing. The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel and Union Ministers and industrial leaders were among those present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister noted the status of city of Surat as one of the fastest growing cities of the world. Recalling Sardar Patel’s words, the Prime Minister said Today India has so much. “We just have to strengthen our self-confidence, our spirit of Aatmnirbharta. This confidence will come only when there is participation of everyone in development, everyone’s effort will be involved”
The Prime Minister said that every small and big business is contributing to the national progress and this spirit of Sabka Prayas is becoming strength of the New India in the Amrit Kaal. He expressed happiness that the Summit this year is discussing this aspect in detail.
The Prime Minister also asked the summit to explore ways of modernizing agriculture and bringing investment in agriculture. He suggested that teams can be created to study the land of Gujarat for suggesting new ways of agriculture and new crops. He cited the example of conceiving dairy movement in Gujarat few decades ago that changed the economic landscape of farmers of Gujarat. He said we need to find ways to promote agro-based industries. He said that such efforts can help in reducing import of edible oil and emphasized the possibilities in food-processing industry. He also asked the audience to look at the emerging FPOs as many opportunities are emerging with the advent of these organizations. The Prime Minister also asked to work in the field of natural farming. Prime Minister Modi emphasized the possibilities of using spare areas in the fields for solar panel. He asked them to contribute in the recently launched Amrit Sarovar Abhiyan. Talking about the recently held Ayurved Summit, the Prime Minister said new possibilities in the herbal and Ayush sector can be looked at.
The Prime Minister called for a new outlook towards financial empires. He emphasized that it may be decided that industries can be based in small cities instead of big cities. He gave example of Jyotirgram Yojna which triggered industrial activities in villages. Now such work can be done for small town and cities, he said.
Sardardham is organizing GPBS under ‘Mission 2026’ to provide an impetus to socio-economic development of Patidar community. The Summit is organized every two years. The first two Summits were held in Gandhinagar in 2018 and 2020, and the current Summit is now being held in Surat. The main theme of GPBS 2022 is “Aatmanirbhar Community to Aatmanirbhar Gujarat and India”. The Summit aims to bring together small, medium and large enterprises within the community; nurture and support new entrepreneurs and provide training and employment assistance to the educated youth. The three day Summit, being organized from 29th April to 1st May, covers various aspects of government industrial policy, MSMEs, start-ups, innovation, among others.
Speaking at the Global Patidar Business Summit. https://t.co/S2KDxpYTSJ
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