Economic prosperity of Gujarat will have human touch: Modi

Outlining his government's plans for the next five years, Chief minister Narendra Modi on Mondaysaid his government will give a "human touch" while ensuring the economic prosperity of Gujarat.

"In the next five years, we will make sincere efforts to bring Gujarat's human development index at par with those of the developed countries," Modi told reporters at his residence here.

Thanking the people of Gujarat for the victory in the recent assembly elections, Modi said, "the state government is dedicated for the economic prosperity of Gujarat. This prosperity will also have a human touch".

"We are keen to give a new dimension to socio-economic change," Modi said. "We will ensure all-round and all-inclusive development", he added.

The chief minister said the government will be celebrating the year 2008-09 as "Nirogi Balak" (healthy child) year.

Modi said the Planning Commission in the Eleventh Five Year Plan has kept a challenging task for Gujarat, that is to achieve a growth rate of 11.2 per cent.

Courtesy:thehindu.com
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