VADODARA, Aug 17: Civil Supplies Minister Jaspal Singh on Saturday gave away Gokul Gram certificates to Kandari village of Karjan taluka and Menpura village of Dabhoi taluka in the district.With this, 52 villages in the district have attained the status of Gokul Gram after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in Gujarat in 1995. The villages covered under the scheme are given basic civic amenities like roads, school building and potable water.Speaking on the occasion, Singh said Gokul Gram was not the final target of rural development and the authorities should continue to provide more amenities even after developing the village as Gokul Gram.MLAs Siddharth Patel and Chandubhai Dabhi were among those who attended the function organised by District Development Officer Anju Sharma and director of District Rural Development Agency B N Leuva. District Collector Anil Mukim and village sarpanchs also remained present.Singh suggested that villages which have very less facilities should be developed into Gokul Grams. He stressed that works should also be taken up to develop facilities in the areas habited by scheduled tribe and scheduled caste.
