Gandhinagar, Jan. 9 -- At the conclusion of the Shamlaji Mahotsav at the renowned pilgrimage centre of Shamlaji, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel gifted the Aravalli district multiple development works worth Rs. 168 crore.

After Shamlaji was recently declared a new taluka by the state government, this marked the Chief Minister's first programme in Shamlaji, turning the Shamlaji Mahotsav into a development festival (Vikas Utsav) for the entire Aravalli district.

Sharing details of Rs. 1,232 crore worth of development works approved for the Aravalli district over the past three years, the Chief Minister said the Prime Minister has ensured adequate funding to bring remote areas and deprived sections into the mainstream of development...