Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi led celebrations in Chhota Udepur and Valsad to honour Birsa Munda.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel led a roadshow and launched public welfare initiatives in Chhota Udepur on November 15 to mark the 151st birth anniversary of Dharti Aaba Bhagwan Birsa Munda. According to ANI, the roadshow moved from Bhagwan Birsa Munda Circle to the S. N.
College Ground.
Patel inaugurated six mini fire tenders, procured for an estimated Rs 3.5 crore through District Mineral Foundation grants, to improve disaster management in the district. He also opened a three-day exhibition by the Tribal Development Department to showcase government welfare schemes and tribal upliftment projects.
In Valsad district, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi inaugurated the celebrations by paying floral tributes to a statue of Birsa Munda at Nanapondha Circle, according to The News Mill. Sanghavi noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared July 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.
Sanghavi stated that under the Forest Rights Act, over 74,000 hectares of land have been granted to more than 100,000 tribal families in Gujarat. He added that the state government distributed Forest Rights Certificates and Records of Rights to over 18,000 beneficiaries in one day.
In Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate via video conferencing in a programme in Gadchiroli at 11 am on Sunday. Urban Acres reported that 246 development projects worth approximately Rs 3,000 crore will be inaugurated or have foundation stones laid across the country.
