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Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojna: Not Empty

Promises but a Functional Approach

(On the occasion of announcing the Vanbandhu Kalyan
Yojna Package in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
February 27, 2007)

Gujarat would complete five decades of journey of
development in 2010. During this period, many parties
came to the rule, and several plans were made. And yet, much
more is still to be done in terms of holistic development. It is
pointless to discuss how many plans were executed. Instead,
there is an urgent need to achieve the goal of fulfilling Mahatma
Gandhi’s dream and let the development reach the lowest of
the low level of the society.

There are many classes in the society that need more
attention and we ought to elevate them to the same level as that
of the mainstream – developed section of the society. The
government aims at focusing on such classes and people.

In the eastern part – from Umargam to Ambaji, there are 43
sub-districts of schedule tribes. The population of schedule tribe
in state is approximately 75 lakhs, which is 15% of the total
population. The tribal section of the society has been the
protector of our culture for centuries, the martyr in the
Independence Movement, and the most hardworking section
especially when it comes to the progress of the state. This section
has become aware about its involvement in the development.
They have learnt a lot from the experiences of the past sixty
years.