Home Minister Inaugurates Development Works Worth Rs 1,400 Cr in Ahmedabad
Home Minister Amit Shah appeals to everyone to take responsibility for making a ‘Drug-Free Gujarat’ before December 31, 2028
UdaipurTimes, Nov 10, 2026 - Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Monday, November 9, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various development projects worth approximately Rs 1,400 crore in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Of these, works worth around Rs 1,024 crore have been undertaken by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), while projects worth approximately Rs 400 crore have been completed or initiated through the Gujarat government’s Roads and Buildings Department and the Government of India.
Minister Shah said that in 2007, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched a scheme to provide permanent houses to people living in slums, which is now being taken forward by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. He added that once the entire project is implemented, more than 55,000 people will have access to social security, recreational, educational and healthcare facilities within a single complex.
Referring to the inauguration of two primary schools, the Home Minister said the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has transformed all the primary schools in the area into smart schools.
The foundation stone for the construction of a pump house to facilitate the drainage of rainwater in the Bopal-Ghuma area was also laid. Work on the four-kilometre-long ISKCON overbridge also commenced and once the project is completed in three years, people will be able to cover the distance from Sarkhej to Gandhinagar in a much shorter time.
The Home Minister said that, including the projects undertaken on Monday, development works worth Rs 25,000 crore have been completed in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency over the past seven years. He reiterated his commitment to realising the vision of a “Green Gandhinagar and Developed Gandhinagar” Lok Sabha Constituency.
Minister Shah said that after achieving the goal of a Naxal-free India, the Modi Government has now set a target of making a "Drug-Free India" by December 31, 2029. He appealed to everyone to take responsibility for making a "Drug-Free Gujarat" before December 31, 2028.
He extended his best wishes to the people of Gujarat for Diwali and the upcoming Gujarati New Year ('Bestu Varas')
