Surat, Sep 19 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday launched the master plan for the Surat Economic Region (SER) and said it will play a crucial role in making the state a $3.5 trillion economy by 2047. The 'Economic Master Plan of Surat Economic Region' was launched as part of NITI Aayog’s ‘Growth Hub’ programme.
The CM said the master plan for SER will realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of holistic development of the entire region instead of focussing on only a few pockets. “Besides traditional businesses like chemicals, diamond and textiles, this master plan also focuses on developing sustainable agriculture, IT, real estate, tourism and logistics sectors. We aim to make Gujarat a $3.
5 trillion economy by 2047 and this master plan will play a crucial role in it,” he said. NITI Aayog, the Centre’s apex public policy think tank, has selected Surat, Mumbai, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam under its Growth Hub (G-HUB) programme, said Gujarat Chief Secretary Raj Kumar in his address at the launch event in Surat city. The main objective of the G-HUB initiative is to prepare a comprehensive framework and strategies for the economic development of these cities and their surrounding regions, besides formulating a detailed roadmap to implement this master plan, he said.
In his address, NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said the master plan concerns the entire Surat Economic Region (SER) of south Gujarat, including Surat and its adjoining district.