Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurated Sardar Dham Girls Hostel Phase-2 in Ahmedabad through video conferencing from New Delhi. Many dignitaries including Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel were present at the event held in Ahmedabad.

Addressing the program, Shri Amit Shah said that this noble work done in his parliamentary constituency will contribute significantly in helping thousands of daughters get education and brighten their career. He said that Sardar Dham Trust has done a commendable job of collecting Rs 200 crore and providing guidance to thousands of sisters and daughters of the society in their educational and professional path as well as making excellent arrangements for housing for them. For this, he expresses his heartfelt gratitude to the Trust.

Shri Amit Shah said that for the last several years, especially since our government was formed and especially since Shri Narendra Modi Ji became the Chief Minister of Gujarat, there has been such unprecedented development in all areas from civilization to culture, from farmers to youth, and from villages to metropolises in the state. He said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji had laid the foundation for the creation of a strong Gujarat during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. Whether it is rural development, urban development, tribal areas, or coastal areas, Modi Ji laid the foundation for the overall development of all areas. He said that Modi Ji is also credited with the Gujarat model, in which the strength of the economy is automatically achieved through strong infrastructure.

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said that a strong economy brings facilities and prosperity in the life of every citizen. The Gujarat model has played an important role in establishing not only the state but also India as a global gateway on the global stage. He said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has made an unprecedented contribution in bringing Gujarat to this position today by implementing everything from small schemes to grand events like Vibrant Gujarat.

Shri Amit Shah said that such excellent arrangements have been made in the girls' hostel built at a cost of about Rs 200 crore that three thousand daughters can live there at a time and pursue their education and career. He said that once the donors of the Patidar community make a resolution, they carry forward the community’s initiatives like Bhamashah, no matter how large the required amount may be. And this Shakriben Patel Bhawan is its biggest example, which has become a reality in front of us today.

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said that Sardar Dham Phase-2 Girls Hostel will provide accommodation to meritorious students at an annual fee of just Rs 1. Spread over an area of ​​10000 square yards and 6,32,000 square feet, this 12-storey building, with 440 rooms and 2 basements, is an important initiative for the youth of Gujarat, especially for civil service training. He said that the youth of Gujarat are progressing in every field, but the names of Gujaratis are rarely seen in the list of services like IPS, IAS, IRS, and Custom Service. If they are trained in a planned manner, their number can increase. A complete complex has been developed in this hostel with facilities like library, e-library, reading room. He said that in the coming time, Sardar Dham Trust will start many projects in Vadodara, Central Gujarat, Surat in South Gujarat, Rajkot in Saurashtra, and Mehsana in North Gujarat.

Shri Amit Shah said that Sardar Dham has set a target of training about 10,000 students to prepare for UPSC, GPSC, Defence Services, and Judicial Services exams. So far, training has been provided to about 52,000 candidates. He said that the Government of India and the Government of Gujarat will provide all possible support to Sardar Dham in this program of training the youth of Gujarati society. We will not step back at any moment and will contribute to the career building of Gujarati youth by standing firmly with the society. He said that the upcoming 10-year project of Sardar Dham Trust includes five major goals with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore. These include a training institute for 10,000 students, residential complex, training programs for UPSC, GPSC, Defence, and Judicial Services, Global Patidar Business Summit, and Global Patidar Youth Organization. It is believed that all these five goals will be accomplished and this will serve the entire society and the youth of Gujarat with excellence.

Referring to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Shri Amit Shah said that Sardar Patel worked to unite the country, if Sardar Saheb was not there, the map of India that has been made today would not have been possible. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Dwarka to Kamakhya, even after so many years, the youth, the elderly and every citizen of the country bow down to Sardar Saheb with one feeling and respect him. Sardar Saheb's contribution to the history of the country, even in Gujarat, is invaluable. Since the formation of Gujarat in 1960 till today, the development of Gujarat and the development of the Patidar community, both have grown in parallel. The Patidar community has contributed a lot to the development of Gujarat and the country without looking back in every field including girl education, trade and industry, agriculture.

Shri Amit Shah said that it is a great thing that the people of Patidar society who have achieved success, who have been blessed by Lakshmiji, have all become Bhamashah and have started a campaign to take the rest of the society forward. Many institutions have been established across the state and have contributed a lot to social welfare. If there is an example in the whole country  of society achieving success and develop rapidly and their daughters studying, then it is Patidar society. Shri Shah assured full support from the Central and State Governments to Sardar Dham, which is working to realize the great resolution of Sardar Dham through various units across the state, and extended his best wishes.

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