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Gandhinagar, November 10 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Das paid a courtesy call on Governor Acharya Devvrat at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar on Monday.
During the meeting, the Governor congratulated Das on his appointment as Chief Secretary and extended his best wishes for a successful tenure.
He expressed hope that Gujarat’s development journey will continue to expand under his leadership.
Governor Devvrat stressed the need to make administrative processes more efficient, transparent and citizen-friendly and urged efforts to ensure that governance remains accessible to the public.
In turn, Chief Secretary Das assured that all officers and employees of the State Government are committed to public service, working diligently to improve efficiency through innovation and modern technology, which will speed up the resolution of citizen applications.
The Governor also highlighted the importance of public participation in nationwide initiatives like “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” and Natural Farming, inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to encourage widespread awareness and participation in these people-centric campaigns.
Highlighting Gujarat’s growing role in promoting environmentally conscious policies, Governor Devvrat urged greater public participation, especially from youth and farmers, to make natural farming and afforestation a mass movement.
He stressed that such initiatives inspired by the vision of Prime Minister Modi will play an important role in ensuring a green, healthy and self-reliant India.
Meanwhile, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati paid a courtesy visit to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Sunday.
The Odisha Governor was in Gujarat to attend the “Bharat Parv” function at Ekta Nagar, organized as part of the nationwide celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, inspired by Prime Minister Modi’s vision of unity.
The grand celebration themed “Ekta Prakash Parv” is being organized till November 15 at Ekta Nagar in Narmada district, in which cultural performances will be performed by artistes from different states to showcase India’s strength in “Unity in Diversity”.
Under the “Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat” initiative, artistes and dignitaries from across the country are participating, thereby promoting inter-cultural appreciation.
–IANS
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