Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of Shri Motibhai R Chaudhary Sagar Sainik School run by Dudhsagar Research and Development Association in Mehsana, Gujarat through video conferencing on Tuesday.
Addressing those present on the occasion, Shah said that Shri Motibhai R. Chaudhary has realised the name of Dudhsagar Dairy in true sense by generating means of livelihood for the cattle rearers and especially, the women of Chaudhary community of Gandhinagar for last several decades.
Under the guidance of Shri Tribhuvanbhai Patel and with the contribution of Shri Motibhai, milk production started in three districts of North Gujarat – Banaskantha, Sabarkantha and Mehsana, stated Shah.
On the Bhumipujan of Motibhai Chaudhary Sagar Sainik School Shah said the children who study in this school and go to the army and those who will lead a civilian life, will imbibe the culture of patriotism in their lives from this school and become a good citizen.
Shah said the Prime Minister has been making efforts for the development of the country by taking along cooperative institutions, corporate people and NGOs on a large scale. He said that the Prime Minister gave a call that there should be 100 Sainik Schools in the country on the PPP model and in this direction, the Bhumipujan of the 20th Sainik School has been performed here today, he underlined.
The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation said that the book ‘Shabd Moti’ has also been released today, which will prove helpful in understanding the life of Moti Bhai. He said that the life of Moti Bhai has always been a source of inspiration for the youth and adolescents.
He said that Mehsana Dairy is moving forward with great enthusiasm and it has become the source of livelihood of about 5 lakh farmers. He said that Mehsana Dairy has also united communities of Chaudhary Samaj, women of Chaudhary Samaj and Thakor Samaj.
He said that the founder of Mehsana Dairy, Shri Mansingh, envisioned that many sections of the society should derive their livelihood from the dairy sector and the work to fulfil this same vision is being done today. Shah said that many youths, who have passed out from Mansingh Bhai Dairy and Food Institute and Technology are doing excellent work in the field of dairy technology, not only in Gujarat but across India.
Lauding Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for establishing the Ministry of Cooperation and giving the mantra of “Sahkar se Samriddhi”, Shah said that in the coming days, many new beginnings are going to take place in the country’s dairy sector.
