QuotePraises the service spirit of people of Gujarat
Quote“We should follow words of Sardar Patel and should love our country, make our destiny with mutual affection and cooperation"
Quote“Amrit Kaal inspires us to remember those personalities who played a big role in awakening public consciousness. It is very important for today's generation to know about them”
Quote“The country is now connecting its traditional skills with modern possibilities”
Quote“What is the power of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas', I learnt this from Gujarat
Quote“Whole world is full of hope about India and with the speed with which the economy has made a comeback after the difficult times of Corona”

Namaskar!

Present in the program Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Bhai Patel ji, my colleagues in the Central Government, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Shri Parshottam Bhai Rupala, Darshana Ben, my Lok Sabha colleague and the President of Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party, Shri C.R.Patilji, Saurashtra Patel SevaSamaj president Shri Kanji Bhai, all the respected members of the SevaSamaj, and a large number of brothers and sisters! Saurashtra Patel SevaSamajis starting a very noble project today on the occasion ofVijaya Dashami. I wish you all and the entire nation a very Happy Vijaya Dashami.

Friends,

Ramcharitmanas aptly describes the devotees of Lord Shri Ram. It is said in Ramcharitmanas:

''प्रबल अबिद्या तम मिटि जाई।

हारहिं सकल सलभ समुदाई''॥

That is, unawareness, ignorance and darkness are eliminated with the blessings of Lord Rama and by following him. All the negative forces are defeated. And following Lord Rama means following humanity, following knowledge! Therefore, Bapu had imagined a society based on the ideals of Ram Rajya from the soil of Gujarat. I am happy that the people of Gujarat are strongly pursuing as well as strengthening those values. This initiative taken by the Saurashtra Patel SevaSamaj in the field of education is also a part of this. Today the BhoomiPoojanceremony of Hostel Phase-1 has been performed.

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I have been told that the work of both the phases will be completed by 2024. A large number of youths, sons and daughters will get a new direction from your efforts and they will get an opportunity to make their dreams come true. I congratulate the Saurashtra Patel SevaSamaj for these efforts, and especially its president Shri Kanji Bhai and his entire team. I am also very satisfied that there is an effort to take every section of the society along while undertaking these works of service.

Friends,

When I see such acts of service in different fields, I feel proud of the way Gujarat is carrying forward the legacy of Sardar Patel. We have to always remember what SardarSaheb had said. SardarSaheb had said that we should not let caste and creed become a hindrance. We are all sons and daughters of India. We all should love our country, make our destiny with mutual affection and cooperation. We all are witness to how Gujarat has always strengthened these sentiments of SardarSaheb. Nation First is the life mantra of the followers of SardarSaheb. You will find this life mantra everywhere in the people of Gujarat wherever you go in the country or abroad.

Brothers and sisters,

India is currently in its 75th year of independence. Along with new resolutions, this virtuous era inspires us to remember those personalities who played a major role in awakening public consciousness. It is very important for today's generation to know about them. It is the austerity and penance of many such people behind Gujarat’s unprecedented progress. There were many such personalities, especially in the field of education, who played a major role in strengthening the education system of Gujarat.

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We all probably know about the great man Shri Chhaganbha, who was born in North Gujarat, and today he is remembered across the state. He firmly believed that education is the biggest means of empowerment of the society. Can you imagine that he established the SarvaVidyalayaKelavani Mandal in Kadi 102 years ago in 1919? This was the vision of Chhaganbha. His life mantra was – ‘KarBhala, HogaBhala’ (a good deed always comes around) and with this inspiration he kept shaping the future of the generations to come. Gandhiji appreciated Chhaganbhaji and said that he was doing a great service when he came to meet him in 1929. He asked people to send their children to study in Chhaganbha's Trust.

Friends,

I would also like to mention another individual who spent his present for the future of the coming generations of the country and he was Bhai Kaka. Bhai Kaka did a lot of work to strengthen the education system in the areas around Anand and Kheda. Bhai Kaka himself was an engineer, his career was going well, but on the advice of SardarSahab, he left his job and came to work in Ahmedabad Municipality. Later he moved to Charotar where he managed the Charotar Education Society in Anand. Later he also got associated with the CharotarVidya Mandal. Bhai Kaka had also dreamed of a rural university at that time --a university whichshould be in the village and the subjects of the rural system should be at its core. With this inspiration, he played an important role in setting up the SardarVallabhbhaiVidyapeeth. Bhikhabhai Patel was also like him who worked with Bhai Kaka and Sardar Patel.

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Friends,

Those who know little about Gujarat, I want to introduce VallabhVidyanagar. As many of you would know this place lies between Karamsad-Bakrol and Anand. This place was developed so that education could be spread and the development work of the village could be accelerated. Veteran civil service officer H.M. Patel was also associated with VallabhVidyanagar. When SardarSaheb was the Home Minister of the country, H.M. Patel was counted among the people very close to him. Later he also became the Finance Minister in the Janata Party government.

Friends,

There are so many names that are coming to my mind. If we talk about Swarashtra, our MohanlalLaljibhai Patel, whom we knew as Mola Patel, had built a huge educational complex. Another MohanbhaiVirjibhai Patel ji had worked to strengthen the education system in Amreli by establishing a hostel called 'Patel Ashram' more than a hundred years ago. Keshawaji Bhai,Arjibhai Virani and KarshanbhaiBecharbhai Viranibuilt schools and hostels in Jamnagar decades ago to educate daughters. Similar efforts by people like Naginbhai Patel, Sakalchand Patel andGanpatbhai Patel can be seenin the form of different universities of Gujarat. Today's occasion is also a great day to remember them. If we go through the life story of all such people, we will find how they achieved bigger goals with small efforts. This collectivity of efforts leads to the biggest results.

Friends,

With your blessings to a very ordinary person like me, who had no family or political background or who had no roots in casteist politics, you gave a chance to me to serve Gujarat in 2001. The power of your blessings is so huge that I continue to be privileged to serve the country uninterrupted for more than 20 years, first in Gujarat and now the country.

Friends,

I have learnt the power of 'SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas' from Gujarat itself. There was a time when there was a dearth of good schools in Gujarat and there was a shortage of teachers for good education. With the blessings of Umiya Mata after visiting KhodalDham, I sought people's support to solve this problem and associated them with me. You would recall that Gujarat started the ‘Praveshotsav’project to change this situation. Projects like ‘Sakshardeep’ and ‘Gunotsav’were launchedto improve the quality of education in schools.

Then there was also a huge challenge of dropout of daughters in Gujarat. Our Chief Minister Bhupendra Bhai also mentioned it just now. There were many social reasons as well as practical reasons. Many daughters could not go to schools even if they wanted to because there were no toilets for them. To solve these problems, Gujarat got inspiration from the Panchshaktis (five powers), i.e., knowledge power, manpower, water power, energy power and defence power! Toilets were built for girls in schools. The result of efforts like VidyaLaxmi Bond, SaraswatiSadhanaYojna, Kasturba Gandhi BalikaVidyalaya was such that not only did the standard of education improve in Gujarat, but the school dropout rate also declined sharply.

I am happy that there are greater efforts now for the education and the future of daughters. I remember you had started ‘BetiBachaoAbhiyan’ from Surat and later spread it to all over Gujarat. I remember whenever I used to visit you I would not miss an opportunity to tell you about this bitter truth. I did not care whether you agreed with me or got angry, but I always insisted on this bitter reality about saving daughters. And I am happy that all of you welcomed it. I was fortunate to associate myself with your great effort when you took out a march from Surat to the entire Gujarat and administered oaths to people to save daughters. It was a great effort by you. As Bhupendra Bhai was referring to Raksha Shakti University in Gujarat and I also want to reiterate it because those who are watching the program should also know about it. In such a short span of time, Gujarat has shown a new path through innovative initiatives like Raksha Shakti University, the world's first Forensic Science University, Law University and DeenDayal Energy University, as well as the world's first Children's University, Teachers’ Training University, Sports University, Kamdhenu University, etc. Today the young generation of Gujarat is getting the benefit of all these efforts. I know most of you are aware of these initiatives and BhupendraBhai has also mentioned them, but I am repeating these things in front of you because you gave me whole-hearted support and the experiences gained from those efforts are resulting in big changes in the country today.

Friends,

Today the education system of the country is also being modernized through the new National Education Policy. In the new National Education Policy, there is the option of teaching professional courses in the mother tongue also. Very few people understand how huge an impact it is going to have. The child of the village and even the poor can now make his dreams come true. Language will not be an obstacle in his life. Now studies are not limited to degrees, but they are being linked with skills. The country is also connecting its traditional skills with modern possibilities.

Friends,

Who else other than you can understand the importance of skill? Once upon a time most of you left your homes, farms, relatives and friends in Saurashtra and came to Surat to chisel diamonds. Eight to ten people used to live in a small room. But it was your skill that led to your growth today. Therefore, PandurangShastriji referred to you as gem artists. Our Kanji brother is an example in himself. Irrespective of his age, he kept on studying and went on adding new skills. And even today you ask Kanji Bhai, perhaps he must be learning something new. This in itself is very inspiring.

Friends,

Skill and ecosystem together are laying the foundation of New India today. The success of Start-up India is in front of us. Today India's start-ups are making a mark across the world and our unicorns are making a record. The entire world has high hopes about India with the speed with which our economy has made a comeback after the difficult times of Corona. Recently, a global organization has also said that India is again going to become the fastest growing economy in the world. I am sure Gujarat will, as always, will be best and do its best in its efforts to build the nation. Now Bhupendra Bhai Patel ji and his entire team are committed to this mission of Gujarat’s progress with a new energy.

Friends,

By the way, I have got an opportunity to address the people of Gujarat in such detail today for the first time after the formation of the new government under the leadership of Bhupendra Bhai. My association with Bhupendra Bhai, as a fellow worker, is more than 25 years old. It is a matter of great pride for all of us that Bhupendra Bhai is a Chief Minister who is also knowledgeable in technology and is equally grounded. His experience of working at different levels is going to be very useful in the development of Gujarat. For almost 25 years he has closely seen, worked and led the administration at the grassroot level first as a member of a small municipality, then as the chairman of the municipality, followed by corporator of the Ahmedabad Metropolitan Municipality, the chairman of the standing committee of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, and then as the chairman of a reputed institution like AUDA.I am glad that today such an experienced person is leading Gujarat's development journey forward at a rapid pace.

Friends,

Today every Gujarati is also proud of the fact that Bhupendra Bhai has an unblemished record despite being in public life for so long, holding such high positions and even after working for 25 years. BhupendraBhai speaks very little but never compromises in his work. Working like a silent worker, like a silent servant, is his style of working. Very few people know that Bhupendra Bhai's family has always been devoted to spirituality. His father has been associated with the spiritual field. I am sure that Gujarat will develop all-round under the leadership of Bhupendra Bhai, who has such good values.

Friends,

I also have a request for all of you regarding the AmritMahotsav of Independence. All of you should also take some resolution and start a mission to give something to the country during this AmritMahotsav. This mission should be such that its impact should be visible in every nook and corner of Gujarat. I know of your potential and you can do this together. An important part of your efforts should be to inspire our new generation to live for the country and the society.Following the mantra of 'Seva Se Siddhi' (service to success), we will take Gujarat and the country to new heights. I am fortunate to be amongst you after a long time and I am literally watching everybody and all the old faces are in front of me.

With these best wishes, many thanks to all of you!

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The government is focusing on modernizing the sports infrastructure in the country: PM Modi at Khelo India Youth Games
May 04, 2025
QuoteBest wishes to the athletes participating in the Khelo India Youth Games being held in Bihar, May this platform bring out your best: PM
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QuoteThe government is focusing on modernizing the sports infrastructure in the country: PM
QuoteThe sports budget has been increased more than three times in the last decade, this year the sports budget is about Rs 4,000 crores: PM
QuoteWe have made sports a part of mainstream education in the new National Education Policy with the aim of producing good sportspersons & sports professionals in the country: PM

Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar ji, my colleagues in the Union Cabinet, Mansukh Bhai, sister Raksha Khadse and Shri Ram Nath Thakur ji, Deputy CMs of Bihar, Samrat Choudhary ji and Vijay Kumar Sinha ji, other distinguished guests present, all players, coaches, other staff members, and my dear young friends!

I warmly welcome all the sportspersons who have come from every corner of the country—each one better than the other, each one more talented than the other.

Friends,

During the Khelo India Youth Games, competitions will be held across various cities in Bihar. From Patna to Rajgir, from Gaya to Bhagalpur and Begusarai, more than 6,000 young athletes, with over 6,000 dreams and resolutions, will make their mark on this sacred land of Bihar over the next few days. I extend my best wishes to all the players. Sports in Bharat is now establishing itself as a cultural identity. And the more our sporting culture grows in Bharat, the more our soft power as a nation will increase. The Khelo India Youth Games have become a significant platform for the youth of the country in this direction.

Friends,

For any athlete to improve their performance, to constantly test themselves, it is essential to play more matches and participate in more competitions. The NDA government has always given top priority to this in its policies. Today, we have Khelo India University Games, Khelo India Youth Games, Khelo India Winter Games, and Khelo India Para Games. That means, national-level competitions are regularly held all year round, at different levels, across the country. This boosts the confidence of our athletes and helps their talent shine. Let me give you an example from the world of cricket. Recently, we saw the brilliant performance of Bihar’s own son, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, in the IPL. At such a young age, Vaibhav set a tremendous record. Behind his stellar performance is, of course, his hard work, but also the numerous matches at various levels that gave his talent a chance to emerge. In other words, the more you play, the more you blossom. During the Khelo India Youth Games, all the athletes will get the opportunity to understand the nuances of playing at the national level, and you will be able to learn a great deal.

Friends,

Hosting the Olympics in Bharat has been a long-cherished dream of every Indian. Today, Bharat is striving to host the Olympics in 2036. To strengthen Bharat’s presence in international sports and to identify sporting talent at the school level, the government is training athletes right from the school stage. From the Khelo India initiative to the TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme), an entire ecosystem has been developed for this purpose. Today, thousands of athletes across the country, including from Bihar, are benefiting from it. The government is also focused on providing our players with opportunities to explore and play more sports. That is why games like Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Kho-Kho, Mallakhamb, and even Yogasana have been included in the Khelo India Youth Games. In recent times, our athletes have delivered impressive performances in several new sports. Indian athletes are now excelling in disciplines such as Wushu, Sepak Takraw, Pencak Silat, Lawn Bowls, and Roller Skating. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, our women's team drew everyone's attention by winning a medal in Lawn Bowls.

Friends,

The government is also focused on modernizing sports infrastructure in Bharat. In the past decade, the sports budget has been increased by more than three times. This year, the sports budget is around 4,000 crore rupees. A significant portion of this budget is being spent on developing sports infrastructure. Today, over a thousand Khelo India centres are operational across the country, with more than three dozen of them located in Bihar alone. Bihar is also benefiting from the NDA’s double engine government model. The state government is expanding many schemes at its own level. A Khelo India State Centre of Excellence has been established in Rajgir. Bihar has also been given institutions like the Bihar Sports University and the State Sports Academy. A Sports City is being built along the Patna-Gaya highway. Sports facilities are being developed in the villages of Bihar. Now, the Khelo India Youth Games will further strengthen Bihar’s presence on the national sports map.

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Friends,

The world of sports and the sports-related economy is no longer limited to the playing field. Today, it is creating new avenues of employment and self-employment for the youth. Fields like physiotherapy, data analytics, sports technology, broadcasting, e-sports, and management are emerging as important sub-sectors. Our youth can also consider careers as coaches, fitness trainers, recruitment agents, event managers, sports lawyers, and sports media experts. In other words, a stadium is no longer just a place to play matches—it has become a source of thousands of job opportunities. There are also many new possibilities opening up for youth in the field of sports entrepreneurship. The National Sports Universities being established in the country and the new National Education Policy, which has made sports a part of mainstream education, are both aimed at producing not only outstanding athletes but also top-tier sports professionals in Bharat.

My young friends,

We all know how important sportsmanship is in every aspect of life. We learn teamwork and how to move forward together with others on the sports field. You must give your best on the field, and also strengthen your role as brand ambassadors of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat (One India, Great India). I am confident that you will return from Bihar with many wonderful memories. To those athletes who have come from outside Bihar, be sure to savour the taste of litti-chokha. You will surely enjoy makhana from Bihar as well.

Friends,

With the spirit of sportsmanship and patriotism held high from Khelo India Youth Games, I hereby declare the 7th Khelo India Youth Games open.