Shivraj Singh Chouhan Inaugurates Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan

To bring Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s resolve of ‘Viksit Bharat’ to the ground level in practical terms, the two-day Rashtriya Gramin Vikas organised by the Ministry of Rural Development was inaugurated today in Delhi by Union Minister of Rural Development, and Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan. On the first day, senior officials and experts from the states engaged in deep discussions and deliberations on various rural development schemes in different sessions. On June 29, which is the second day, Rural Development Ministers from all states and Union Territories will join the conference to discuss policy directions and a collective roadmap. Union Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Kamlesh Paswan and Dr. Chandrashekhar Pemmnasani were also present during the inaugural session.

In his inaugural address, Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan clearly stated that this conference is not merely a formality but a very thoughtfully designed strategy connected to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’. Shri Shivraj Singh said that this two-day national deliberation is fundamentally a shared effort of ‘Team India – Team Rural Development’. He clarified from the stage that there is no main guest here but a united team of officers and ministers from the Centre and the states is present and he himself is also a member of this very team. Quoting lines from former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he said that the height should not be such that we are unable to embrace others and this same feeling should also be reflected in the policies and implementation of rural development.

Describing Prime Minister Shri Modi as the ‘Man of Ideas’, Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that there is a deep yearning in his heart for a developed, empowered, self-reliant and glorious India. He said that this yearning can be successfully transformed into results only when all the officers present here today and tomorrow and all the ministers arriving tomorrow work day and night with the same mantra and resolve so that the development of villages can be directly connected to the story of ‘Viksit Bharat’.