President Draupadi Murmu to lay foundation stone of various projects related to education & tribal development in Ahmedabad today

President Draupadi Murmu will lay the foundation stone for various projects related to education and tribal development at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad today, October 4.

The President, who is on a two-day visit to Gujarat, will also launch ‘herStart’, a start-up platform of Gujarat University for women entrepreneurs in Ahmedabad. HerSTART is one of the flagship programmes of Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC) which seeks to support women entrepreneurs during their entrepreneurial endeavours.

Yesterday, President inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects worth 1,330 crore rupees at the GMERS campus in Gandhinagar. Addressing the gathering, Mrs. Murmu said, these projects will contribute to the people’s welfare.

The President lauded Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat’s efforts toward spreading awareness about natural farming among farmers. The President said, farmers of Gujarat have come up with several successful experiments in the field of agriculture development. She said Gujarat holds a 20 per cent share in National Agriculture Produce.

The President laid the foundation stone for Super Specialty Hospital, Critical Care Centre at Gandhinagar Civil hospital, GMERS hospital, and a hostel at Narmada besides various irrigation and civic projects among others.

Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel were also present on the occasion.