******Kalam thrilled by Gujarat's high growth******

[bhrami]

After Deoband Darul Uloom chief Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi, it is now India's missile man and former President A P J Abdul Kalam who has showered praise on the high agricultural growth that Gujarat has witnessed over the past five to six years.

"Gujarat registered a sustained agricultural growth of 7 to 9 per cent over the past six years which was far ahead of the country's national average growth of just about 2.5 to 3 per cent," Kalam told a large gathering of farmers invited to a meet organised under the auspices of Raja Lakshmeshwar Singh Society for Education, Welfare and Awareness, in memory of the erstwhile ruler of the princely state of Basti, Uttar Pradesh.

"On making enquiries from researchers at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, where a case study had been carried out on this issue, I was told that the unparalleled growth rate was achieved by the Gujarat government through schemes under public-private partnership and initiation of several innovative programmes.
Describing the measures undertaken by the Gujarat government as unique, he said, "Firstly, they created a dedicated power grid for agriculture to ensure uninterrupted 24 hour supply to the rural areas, where revolutionary steps were taken to improve upon the irrigation system whereby 20,000 hectares of arid land was turned into a rich
agriculture area."

He said, "A special 'one pond per farmer' scheme brought about an appreciable increase in the water table by 3-12 metres and new avenues were created to link productivity with income through a sustainable agro-industrial policy."

Kalam sought to make it loud and clear, "The message I wish to convey is that when there is committed leadership with a vision, which is able to bring all the stake holders together to realise the mission with unity of minds and system oriented approach to solve the issues even in agriculture, the productivity increase in food production can be
achieved."

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