National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during her two-day official tour of the state, according to an official release.
The meeting in Gandhinagar focused on issues concerning women’s safety, empowerment, and welfare schemes implemented across Gujarat. Rahatkar is also scheduled to attend a women’s public hearing in Ahmedabad and take part in several official programmes in Gandhinagar and Palanpur during her stay.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Patel chaired the first quarterly meeting of the high-level committee tasked with planning the state’s celebration of the International Cooperative Year, 2025.
Inspired by the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, the year-long celebration aims to promote the cooperative movement as a pillar of rural development.
According to the release, Patel underlined Gujarat’s legacy as the birthplace of India’s cooperative revolution, adding that the state has a key opportunity to champion new cooperative models to advance rural empowerment.
He said Gujarat should become a model of strong cooperation, not just for the nation, but globally.
The chief minister urged all stakeholders to follow the approved action plan and ensure wide public participation in the year’s activities, so the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better World” can be realised meaningfully in the state.
Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Kuvarji Bavaliya, and Minister of State for Cooperation Jagdish Vishwakarma were present at the high-level meeting.
Officials also gave a detailed presentation on the programmes conducted from January to June 2025 under the International Cooperative Year initiative.
These included cooperative-themed tableaus featured in Republic Day parades at the district level on 26 January, seminars on cooperation aimed at women and youth, state-wide tree plantation drives under the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign led by cooperative bodies, and successful rural sanitation campaigns.
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