Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 7 (ANI): Twenty-five years in the past, on October 7, 2001, Narendra Modi grew to become the Chief Minister of Gujarat. At that point, Gujarat was recovering from the devastating earthquake, and the important thing problem was to rebuild folks’s confidence. Narendra Modi took up this problem and started working in the direction of constructing a brand new Gujarat. Under his management, improvement was expanded throughout key sectors together with roads, electrical energy, water, training, agriculture and trade.Â
According to a press launch issued by the Chief Minister’s workplace, insurance policies and administrative programs had been reviewed to discover new alternatives for improvement. By conserving the wants of the folks on the centre of improvement, he gave a broader which means to the state’s improvement journey.
From Shala Praveshotsav to Gunotsav, Krushi Mahotsav to Pashu Arogya Mela, and Khel Mahakumbh to Vibrant Gujarat, improvement was introduced nearer to folks by way of better public participation.Â
The launch said that expertise was used to strengthen good governance. Initiatives like ‘SWAGAT’ had been launched to assist residents increase their grievances straight with the federal government and obtain well timed responses.Â
Vibrant Gujarat was developed as a platform to advertise Gujarat globally as a vacation spot for funding and trade.Â
Narendra Modi’s 13-year tenure as Chief Minister from 2001 to 2014 marked a interval of main transformation. His governance mannequin, based mostly on the Panchamrit imaginative and prescient of Jan Shakti, Jal Shakti, Gyan Shakti, Urja Shakti and Raksha Shakti, grew to become an necessary basis of Gujarat’s improvement, the discharge stated.
The Gujarat improvement mannequin obtained nationwide recognition in 2014 when Narendra Modi grew to become the Prime Minister of India. He took the expertise, initiatives and improvement imaginative and prescient gained throughout his 13 years as Chief Minister of Gujarat to the nationwide degree. The influence of people-centric initiatives began in Gujarat was additionally mirrored in nationwide schemes.Â
Major initiatives equivalent to Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, Khelo India, Swachh Bharat and Nal Se Jal introduced healthcare, sanitation, water and sports activities to the centre of the nationwide improvement agenda. The identical method of creating the federal government and other people companions within the improvement journey, which was promoted in Gujarat, was expanded on the nationwide degree.
For PM Modi, nation-building has develop into a steady dedication. He is constantly working to strengthen India’s international identification. By taking the event journey that started in Gujarat to the nationwide degree, he has sought to make sure that Gujarat stays not solely a companion in improvement but in addition an necessary a part of India’s broader improvement journey.
In 2026, PM Modi accomplished 12 years because the Prime Minister of India. Since 2014, with a give attention to development-oriented governance, India has witnessed vital progress within the economic system, infrastructure, defence, commerce, aviation, railways, ports and digital infrastructure. During this journey, Aatmanirbhar Bharat has emerged as a key nationwide resolve. In the altering international atmosphere, efforts have been made to strengthen India’s position as an energetic participant in international improvement and transformation. Initiatives equivalent to Vaccine Maitri, the International Solar Alliance and Operation Sindoor have mirrored India’s rising international position and strategic capabilities, the discharge famous.
PM Modi’s journey of public service has continued for 25 years, together with 13 years because the Chief Minister of Gujarat and 12 years because the Prime Minister of India. The journey that started in Gujarat 25 years in the past has expanded right into a broader dedication to nation-building. The improvement journey that began in Gujarat is now shifting ahead with the resolve of ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’. His 25-year journey displays a continued dedication to service, good governance, resolve and nation-building.
The launch underlined that Gujarat obtained India’s first semi-high-speed rail mission, with approval for the Rs 20,667 crore semi-high-speed double-line rail mission from Sarkhej in Ahmedabad to Dholera.
Approval was granted for the Rs 5,800 crore Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway Greenfield Project. The Union Budget 2026-27 introduced a 20-year tax vacation for establishments in GIFT City.
In September 2026, improvement tasks value greater than Rs 35,200 crore had been devoted to the state by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Maruti Suzuki’s first e-Vitara automotive was launched and its battery plant was inaugurated at Hansalpur.
Three tasks developed at a value of Rs 3,645 crore had been inaugurated on the world’s largest Hybrid Renewable Energy (RE) Park being developed at Khavda in Kutch.Â
Notably, Gujarat will host the Commonwealth Games 2030, the discharge emphasised.
Along with this, six semiconductor crops have been authorized in Gujarat underneath the India Semiconductor Mission.
Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU) has held the distinguished standing of National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) and an Institution of National Importance (INI) since 2020.
Rajkot metropolis in Gujarat was chosen underneath the Light House Project of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, underneath which 1,144 homes had been constructed in Rajkot utilizing particular expertise.
India’s first International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) is operational in GIFT City. India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX) can be at GIFT City.
The launch added that a number of basis stones had been laid, together with for a Bulk Drug Park in Bharuch, PM MITRA Park (Textile Park) in Navsari, the world’s first CNG terminal port at Bhavnagar in Gujarat, and the world’s largest Narendra Modi Stadium was constructed in Ahmedabad.
A railway manufacturing unit was inaugurated at Dahod at a value of Rs 20,000 crore with the ‘Make in India’ method.Â
In May 2025, PM Modi devoted the nation’s first 9,000-horsepower locomotive engine to the nation. (ANI)

