Gujarat government will open 5medical colleges.
The Gujarat government hasapproved the opening of five new medical colleges in the tribal areas of the
state.
The Gujarat government has given its approval
for opening five new medical colleges in tribal areas of the state, Chief
Minister Vijay Rupani said on Monday, on the occasion of the International Day
of the World's Indigenous People
The government will spend Rs 1,00,000 crore under 'Vanbandhu Kalyan
Yojana-2' for the welfare of tribals during the next five years.
Rupani was speaking while
celebrating the 'World Tribal Day', as part of the nine-day events to mark his
completion of five years as CM. Rupani became the chief minister of
Gujarat on August 7, 2016, following the resignation of incumbent AnandibenPatel, and continued in office after the BJP's victory in the 2017 Assembly
polls. The Birsa Munda Tribal University came into existence in 2017 and
started its academic activities from a college in Rajpipla the same year.
Rupani also performed a virtual
ground-breaking ceremony for the main campus of the 'Birsa Munda Tribal University',
which will come up near Rajpipla town in the tribal-dominated Narmada district
of Gujarat. "My government has approved the setting up of five new medical
colleges in tribal areas of the state.
Birsa Munda struggled for the
uplift of tribals. It is a matter of great pride that a university in his name
is coming up here. This university, coming up at a cost of Rs 400 crore, will
help tribal youths in building their careers," he said addressing a
gathering here. Rupani was speaking while celebrating the 'World Tribal Day',
as part of the nine-day events to mark his completion of five years as CM.
Under the scheme, so far Rs 90,000 crore has
been spent on various development works in those tribal areas.
"Our PM (Modi) had
introduced the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna (VKY) when he was the chief minister to
bring tribals into the mainstream. All the 52 tribal-dominated talukas of
Gujarat were deprived of development under the previous Congress rule in
Gujarat," Rupani said.
He further said Rs 90,000 crore has been spent on various
developmental works in those tribal areas under the scheme till now. The
money was spent on education, health, infrastructure, agriculture and
irrigation-related projects in tribal areas of the state, he
said. "In the previous budget, we had announced the launch of the
second edition of VKY.
We have planned to spend Rs
1,00,000 crore under the VKY-2 during the next five years for the welfare of
tribals in Gujarat," said Rupani. On the occasion, the CM virtually
inaugurated tribal-centric projects worth Rs 487 crore and performed a virtual
ground breaking ceremony for projects amounting to Rs 1,222 crore.
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