Dear friends,

In this peak summer, when the sun is mercilessly beating down on the earth, with mercury hovering around 40 to 45 degrees Celsius, when even birds disappear from the scene, what motivates one lakh Karma Yogis of the Gujarat Government to go out there from 7 a.m. till 9 p.m. and extensively cover the countryside, across the state, for nearly a month?

It is for Krishi Mahotsav, which is being held for the last eight years with a determination to reach out to the farmers, to bring the latest technology for the growth of agriculture and animal husbandry at their doorsteps.

If someone wants to see the glimpse of a true democracy with people’s participation in action, one must get a firsthand glimpse of this successful campaign called Krishi Mahotsav. One must join the whole lot of senior officers and junior employees, progressive farmers and agricultural scientists, office-bearers, join hands with them to see them explain to the farmers the benefits, the nitty-gritties of the best agricultural practices.

It often happens in a government’s functioning that the concept is clear but glitches arise in implementation. Gujarat Government has already established its identity in good governance, both in terms of conceiving ideas and successfully implementing them.

In this case, like many other schemes, the government’s think tank discussed the entire campaign, the pros and cons, the difficulties likely to crop up during the implementation and prepared a foolproof roadmap for Krishi Mahotsav, which must succeed. They ensured the experts’ teams reach the last man in the very last mile.

The efforts have not gone in vain! While India’s agricultural has not gone beyond 3 per cent, Gujarat has continuously achieving 11 per cent growth rate during the last ten years.

This is despite the fact that Gujarat does not have perennial rivers and has to depend on rain for agriculture. The Government’s farsighted water management too, helped make Krishi Mahotsav a success.

Alongside Krishi Mahotsav, Gujarat paid equal importance to Cattle Medical Camps throughout the length and breadth of the state, taking care of 2.50-crore cattle wealth – be it treatment of diseases or vaccination campaign. To serve mute animals is a matter of great spiritual satisfaction.

The efforts resulted in an increase in milk production by 68 per cent during the last ten years, contributing to the state’s economic growth.

The message is clear: if the nation has to prosper, we have to make farmers and the villages prosperous. Gujarat’s success story on this front is sure to generate renewed confidence among the achievers.

This makes an apt subject for in-depth study or research into Gujarat’s unique achievement in agriculture and animal husbandry, parts of which can be seen through these links

Yours,

Narendra Modi

Gujarat Fast Track Krushi Mahotsav

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કૃષિ મહોત્સવ : કૃષિ ક્રાંતિ નો સાદ દરેક ખેડૂત ના ઘર આંગણે

 

ગુજરાત ગરમીમાં બરાબર તપી રહ્યું છે. ૪૦ થી ૪પ ડીગ્રી તાપમાનમાં દિવસે જાણે પક્ષી પણ ડોકાતું નથી. આવા ધોમધખતા ભર ઉનાળામાં ગુજરાત સરકાર, કૃષિમહોત્સવ દ્વારા ખેતી અને પશુપાલનના વિકાસ માટે ગામડાં ખૂંદી રહી છે.

આવી કાળજાળ ગરમીમાં, સરકારના સહુ નાના મોટા મળીને લગભગ એક લાખ જેટલા કર્મયોગીઓ, સવારે ૭ થી રાત્રે ૯ સુધી આખો મહિનો કઠોર પરિશ્રમ કરી રહ્યા છે. અધિકારીઓ, પદાધિકારીઓ, જાગૃત પ્રગતિશીલ ખેડૂતો, કૃષિ વૈજ્ઞાનિકો બધા સાથે મળીને કૃષિક્રાંતિને વધુ આધુનિક અને ઉપકારક બનાવવા ભારે જહેમત કરી રહ્યા છે.

લોકશાહીની સાચી વિભાવના એવી લોકભાગીદારીનો આ કૃષિ મહોત્સવ, સરકાર, ખેડૂત અને કૃષિ વિજ્ઞાનીકોની ભાગીદારી સુનિશ્ચિત કરનાર અદ્દભૂત આયોજન છે. જેના વિવિધલક્ષી સુફળ પણ મળ્યા છે.

ગયા આઠ વર્ષથી દર વર્ષે સતત એક મહિનો આ કૃષિ મહોત્સવ ચાલે છે. ઘણીવાર સરકારમાં યોજનાઓ કે કલ્પકતામાં કોઇ ખોટ નથી વરતાતી પણ અમલીકરણમાં જ મોટી થાપ ખવાઇ જાય છે.

પણ...ગુજરાતની સરકારે ઉત્તમ યોજનાઓનું ઉત્તમ રીતે અમલીકરણ કરી, સુશાસનની નવી મિશાલ કાયમ કરી છે.

સામાન્ય રીતે સરકારી વાત કે વિચાર પણ છેવાડાના માનવી સુધી ન પહોંચી શકતા હોય ત્યાં, યોજનાઓ તો કેવી રીતે પહોંચી શકે? આવી અનેક અનેક યોજનાઓ કેવી રીતે સાકાર થઇ શકે?

ગુજરાતે સુશાસન બાબતે પોતાની આગવી ઓળખ ઉભી કરી છે તેના મૂળમાં, યોજનાઓના અમલીકરણનો અને નિશ્ચિત લક્ષ્યાંક પાર કરવાનો સુવ્યવસ્થિત Road Map તૈયાર કર્યો છે એ જ એની સફળતા છે. કૃષિ મહોત્સવ પણ તેનો એક ભાગ છે.

ભારતનો કૃષિવિકાસ દર ૩ ટકાથી આગળ વધતો નથી. જ્યારે ગુજરાતે આ આખો દસકો લગાતાર ૧૧ ટકા, કૃષિવિકાસ દર હાંસલ કરી, દુનિયાનું ધ્યાન આકર્ષિત કર્યું છે.

ગુજરાત જેવો સુક્કાભઠ્ઠ વિસ્તાર બારમાસી નદીઓનો અભાવ, મુખ્યત્વે વરસાદ પર નભતો ખેડૂત છતાંય કૃષિક્રાંતિમાં સફળ હરણફાળ ભરી છે તેનું કારણ કૃષિમહોત્સવ દ્વારા યોજનાઓનું અમલીકરણ છે.

કૃષિ મહોત્સવની સાથે સાથે પશુ આરોગ્ય મેળા પણ યોજાઇ રહ્યા છે. લગભગ અઢી કરોડ પશુઓની સારવારનો આ સઘન પ્રયાસ છે. ગરીબ ખેડૂતના ગંભીર માંદગીમાં પીડાતા પશુઓની સારવાર હોય કે પશુ રસીકરણનું અભિયાન હોય, પશુની કાળજી લેવાનો આ સફળ પ્રયોગ છે. અર્થકારણથી ઉપર જઇ વિચારીએ તો, જીવદયાનું કે અબોલ પશુની સેવાનો સંતોષ પણ અનેરો હોય છે.

પરિણામે, દૂધ ઉત્પાદનમાં દશ જ વર્ષમાં ૬૮ ટકાનો વધારોએ પણ કૃષિ અર્થકારણ અને ગ્રામિણ અર્થકારણના અભ્યાસુઓ માટે સુખદ આશ્ચર્ય છે. દેશને સમૃધ્ધ કરવો હશે તો ગામડું અને ખેડૂતને સમૃધ્ધ કરવા જ રહ્યા. ગુજરાતની આ પહેલ અને તેની સફળતા, વિકાસને વરેલા સહુ માટે નવો વિશ્વાસ પેદા કરશે તેવી મને શ્રધ્ધા છે.

આ સાથેની Link દ્વારા આપ ગુજરાતના કૃષિવિકાસ અને પશુપાલન ક્ષેત્રે મેળવેલ સિધ્ધિઓનો વિગતે અભ્યાસ કરી શકશો.

આભાર.

 

कृषि महोत्सव: कृषि क्रांति का उद्घोष प्रत्येक किसान के द्वार पर

 

गुजरात गर्मी से बराबर तप रहा है। 40 से 45 डिग्री की झुलसा देने वाली तपिश में दिन में पक्षी भी नजर नहीं आ रहे। आग उगलते आसमान के इस मौसम में गुजरात सरकार खेती और पशुपालन विकास के लिए कृषि महोत्सव के जरिए गांवों की खाक छान रही है।

ऐसी भीषण गर्मी में सरकार के लगभग एक लाख छोटे-बड़े कर्मचारी सुबह 7 से रात्रि 9 बजे तक पूरे महीने कठोर परिश्रम कर रहे हैं। अधिकारी, जागृत प्रगतिशील किसान, कृषि वैज्ञानिक सभी साथ मिलकर कृषि क्रांति को और भी आधुनिक और उपकारक बनाने को पसीना बहा रहे हैं।

लोकतंत्र के मूलभाव समान लोकभागीदारी का यह कृषि महोत्सव सरकार, किसान और कृषि वैज्ञानिकों की भागीदारी सुनिश्चित करने वाला अद्भुत कार्यक्रम है, जिसके विविधलक्षी सुफल भी मिले हैं।

गत आठ वर्षों से निरंतर आयोजित होने वाला कृषि महोत्सव प्रति वर्ष पूरे एक महीने तक चलता है। प्राय: सरकार की योजनाओं और दृष्टि में कोई कमी नहीं रहती, लेकिन उसे अमलीजामा पहनाने में ही बड़ी चूक हो जाती है।

लेकिन... गुजरात की सरकार ने उत्तम योजनाओं का बेहतरीन तरीके से अमलीकरण कर सुशासन की नई मिसाल कायम की है।

आम तौर पर जहां, सरकार की सोच या विचार भी समाज के अंतिम व्यक्ति तक नहीं पहुंच पाते, ऐसे में योजनाएं भला कैसे अपना रास्ता बनाएं? ऐसी अनेक योजनाएं किस तरह से साकार हो सकती हैं?

सुशासन को लेकर गुजरात ने अपनी एक अलग और अनोखी पहचान स्थापित की है। योजनाओं के क्रियान्वयन का और निश्चित लक्ष्य को पार करने का सुनियोजित रोड मैप तैयार किया है और यही उसकी सफलता है। कृषि महोत्सव भी इसमें शुमार है।

भारत की कृषि विकास दर 3 फीसदी के आसपास हिचकोले खा रही है। वहीं, गुजरात ने बीते समूचे दशक के दौरान मुसलसल 11 फीसदी कृषि विकास दर हासिल कर दुनिया का ध्यान आकृष्ट किया है।

गुजरात जैसे सूखे प्रदेश ने बारहमासी नदियों के अभाव और विशेषकर बारिश आधारित खेती के बावजूद कृषि क्रांति में तरक्की की सफल छलांग लगाई है। इसकी वजह कृषि महोत्सव के जरिए योजनाओं का क्रियान्वयन है।

कृषि महोत्सव के साथ-साथ पशु स्वास्थ्य मेले भी आयोजित किये जा रहे हैं। करीबन ढाई करोड़ मवेशियों के ईलाज का यह सघन प्रयास है। गंभीर बीमारी से पीडि़त पशु का उपचार हो या पशु रसीकरण (टीकाकरण) का अभियान हो, गरीब किसान के पशुओं की देखभाल का यह सफल प्रयोग है। अर्थव्यवस्था के नजरिए को दरकिनार कर सोचें तो, जीवदया का या फिर मुक पशु की सेवा का संतोष भी अनोखा होता है।

नतीजा यह कि, दूध उत्पादन में केवल दस वर्ष में ही 68 फीसदी की बढ़ोतरी हुई। यह बढ़ोतरी भी कृषि अर्थव्यवस्था और ग्रामीण अर्थव्यवस्था का अभ्यास करने वालों के लिए सुखद आश्चर्य के समान है।

यदि देश को समृद्घि की दहलीज पर खड़ा करना है तो गांवों और किसानों को यकीनन समृद्घ बनाना होगा। मुझे श्रद्घा है कि, गुजरात की यह पहल और उसकी सफलता विकास के लिए कटिबद्घ सभी लोगों में एक नया विश्वास पैदा करेगी।

इसके साथ दी गई लिंक के जरिए आप गुजरात के कृषि विकास और पशुपालन क्षेत्र में हासिल की गई उपलब्धियों का विस्तार से अध्ययन कर सकते हैं।

आपका,

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Kashi-Tamil Sangamam and a tribute to Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat
January 15, 2026

A few days ago, I was in the sacred land of Somnath to be part of the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, marking a thousand years since the first attack on Somnath, which took place in 1026. People from all across India had come to be part of this moment of remembrance, united by a shared reverence for history, culture and the enduring spirit of the people of India. During the programme, I met a few people who had previously come to Somnath during the Saurashtra-Tamil Sangamam and had been to Kashi during the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam. Their words of appreciation for such platforms touched me and so, I thought of sharing a few thoughts on this subject.

During one of the Mann Ki Baat programmes, I had said that not learning Tamil is a major regret of my life. Fortunately, over the last few years, our Government has had several opportunities to further popularise Tamil culture across India and to deepen the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat.’ A prime example of such an effort is the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam. In our ethos, Sangam or confluence has a special place. Seen in this light, the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam stands out as a truly distinctive initiative, one that celebrates the living unity of India’s many traditions while honouring their unique identities.

And what can be a better place than Kashi to host such a Sangamam. The same Kashi, which has remained a civilisational anchor from time immemorial… where, for thousands of years, people from all over have come in search of knowledge, meaning and Moksha.

Kashi’s connection with Tamil people and culture is very deep. It is in Kashi that Baba Vishwanath resides, while Tamil Nadu has Rameswaram. Tenkasi in Tamil Nadu is known as Kashi of the south or Dakshin Kashi. Saint Kumaraguruparar Swamigal forged a lasting link between Kashi and Tamil Nadu through his spirituality, scholarship and institution-building. Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, one of Tamil Nadu’s greatest sons, found in Kashi a space of intellectual growth and spiritual awakening. It was here that his nationalism deepened, his poetry sharpened and his vision of a free, united India took clearer shape. There are several such instances that highlight this close bond.

The first edition of Kashi-Tamil Sangamam took place in 2022. I recall attending the inauguration programme. Scholars, artisans, students, farmers, writers, professionals and many others from Tamil Nadu travelled to Kashi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya.

Subsequent editions expanded the scale and depth of this effort. The aim was to keep introducing fresh themes, innovative formats and deeper engagement, thus ensuring that the Sangamam continued to evolve while remaining rooted in its core spirit. In the second edition in 2023, technology was used on a larger scale to ensure that language does not become a barrier for people. In the third edition, the focus was on Indian knowledge systems. At the same time, academic discussions, cultural performances, exhibitions and interactions witnessed greater participation. Thousands of people have taken part in these events.

The fourth edition of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam commenced on 2nd December 2025. The theme picked was very interesting- Tamil Karkalam - Learn Tamil. It presented a unique opportunity for people in Kashi and other parts to learn the beautiful Tamil language. Teachers came from Tamil Nadu and the students of Kashi had a very memorable experience!

There were many other special events this time.

Tholkappiyam, the ancient Tamil literary classic, was translated into 4 Indian languages and 6 foreign languages.

A unique event, Sage Agasthya Vehicle Expedition (SAVE), was undertaken from Tenkasi to Kashi. On the way, various initiatives such as eye camps, health awareness camps, digital literacy camps, among other things, were held. The expedition paid homage to King Adi Veera Parakrama Pandiyan, the great Pandya ruler who spread the message of cultural oneness. There were exhibitions at Namo Ghat, academic sessions at Banaras Hindu University, as well as cultural programmes.

One of the things that makes me most happy about the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam is the participation of thousands of youngsters. It illustrates the passion among our Yuva Shakti to deepen their connect with our roots. It is a brilliant platform for them to showcase their talent and creativity during the various cultural programmes.

In addition to the Sangamam, efforts have been made to make the journey to Kashi memorable for the participants. The Indian Railways operated special trains to take people from Tamil Nadu to Uttar Pradesh. In many railway stations, particularly in Tamil Nadu, they were cheered, and the train journey was marked by melodious songs and conversations.

Here, I would also like to appreciate my sisters and brothers of Kashi and Uttar Pradesh for their warmth and hospitality shown to the delegates of the various Kashi-Tamil Sangamams. Several people opened the doors of their homes for the guests from Tamil Nadu. The local administration worked round the clock to ensure the guests had a seamless experience. As the MP from Varanasi, I could not be prouder!

This time, the valedictory function of the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam was held in Rameswaram and it was graced by the Vice President of India, Thiru CP Radhakrishnan Ji, who is himself a proud son of Tamil Nadu. He delivered a very inspiring address, emphasising India’s spiritual greatness and how such platforms deepen national integration.

The Kashi Tamil Sangamam has delivered meaningful outcomes like strengthening cultural understanding, fostering academic and people-to-people exchanges and creating lasting bonds between parts of the country that share a civilisational ethos. In the coming times, we want to make this platform even more vibrant. Most importantly, it has furthered the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat.’ This spirit has flourished for centuries through our festivals, literature, music, art, cuisine, architecture, systems of knowledge and more.

This time of the year is very auspicious for people across the length and breadth of India. People are enthusiastically marking various festivals like Sankranti, Uttarayan, Pongal, Magh Bihu, which are, among other things, associated with the Sun, nature and farming. These festivals bring people together and deepen the spirit of harmony in our society. I convey my best wishes for these festivals and hope they continue to inspire us to deepen national unity through our shared heritage and collective participation.