Indore, Sept 13: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has invited governments of landlocked states, including Madhya Pradesh, to construct ports on the 1,600-km Gujarat coast.
Addressing the Devi Ahilya Award function here last evening, he said, ''the development of Gujarat is for the nation and my state has been working with the vision of national development.'' Referring to tough competition with China, the visiting leader pointed out that of the 40 lakh cotton bales exported to China last year, 33 lakh were from Gujarat.
''The country has been struggling to achieve 8 per cent growth rate but Gujrat has achieved 15 per cent last year. In the past three years, value of agricultural production was enhanced from Rs 9,000 crore to Rs 28,000 crore.''
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Addressing the Devi Ahilya Award function here last evening, he said, ''the development of Gujarat is for the nation and my state has been working with the vision of national development.'' Referring to tough competition with China, the visiting leader pointed out that of the 40 lakh cotton bales exported to China last year, 33 lakh were from Gujarat.
''The country has been struggling to achieve 8 per cent growth rate but Gujrat has achieved 15 per cent last year. In the past three years, value of agricultural production was enhanced from Rs 9,000 crore to Rs 28,000 crore.''
UNI
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