Telangana Guv for making villages self-sufficient

Hyderabad, Oct 3 : Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said on Saturday that self-sufficiency of villages was vital for the livelihoods of the people and the development of the nation.
She called for ensuring the all-round development of villages so as to make them self-sufficient in the true spirit of ‘Gram Swarajya’ as envisaged by Mahatma Gandhi.
She was addressing the valedictory of the 150th Gandhi Jayanti Utsav, organised by the Gramodaya Chamber of Commerce and Technology (GCOT).
She said self-sufficient villages would immensely contribute to the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ mission initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Referring to the migration of people from rural to urban areas, the Governor said that had the villages been self-sufficient, they would have been able to ensure the livelihoods of all sections of people and migration would not have been there on such a scale.
The Governor pointed out initiatives like Swachh Bharat, Aatmanirbhar Bharat, National Educational Policy and the recent agricultural legislations, which are aimed at fulfilling Mahatma Gandhi’s visions and ideals.