Gandhinagar, December 8 (NationPress) – On Monday, Gujarat’s Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel led the second session of the Governing Body for the Gujarat State Institution for Transformation (GRIT). This meeting highlighted the think tank’s pivotal role in crafting the state’s long-term development strategy, which encompasses Viksit Gujarat @2047 and Gujarat @2035.

Attendees included Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Finance Minister Kanu Desai, Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani, and Education Minister Dr. Pradyuman Vaja. The gathering evaluated GRIT’s achievements fifteen months post-establishment. Prior to the meeting, the Chief Minister inaugurated the newly established Viksit Gujarat Strategy Room at GRIT’s office in Gandhinagar.

This room, designed with digital dashboards, a research library, KPI-tracking systems, and a podcast area, will function as the state’s core hub for analyzing developmental metrics, assessing scheme efficacy, and tracking progress toward the 2047 objectives.

During the session, the CM unveiled the District Domestic Product (DDP) Estimates, a pioneering initiative by the state’s Planning Department. This data is anticipated to significantly enhance local-level planning, facilitating more focused, inclusive, and sustainable district development methodologies.

The Chief Minister emphasized that GRIT has centralized all departmental and scheme-related data, a resource that will expedite decision-making and pinpoint vital areas essential for Gujarat’s long-term aspirations.

He commended the young GRIT team for swiftly establishing the institution as a forward-thinking think tank.

GRIT CEO S. Aparna provided a summary of the institution’s significant projects, including policy documents, sectoral analyses, 19 publications, three task-force implementation reports, and the inception of a Regional Economic Master Plan aimed at propelling Gujarat towards a $4 trillion economy and generating 28 million jobs by 2047.

The presentation also addressed ongoing initiatives in education, fisheries, post-harvest management, green manufacturing, spatial computing, and the Blue Sky Policy initiative. Harsh Sanghavi proposed integrating GRIT’s data systems into the forthcoming budget preparations, allowing for more effective departmental planning.

The Governing Body unanimously reaffirmed the state government’s dedication to establishing GRIT as a leading institution for innovative policy research and governance transformation.

Key officials, including Chief Secretary M.K. Das, CM’s Chief Advisor Dr. Hasmukh Adhia, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Rajiv Topno, CM’s Secretary Dr. Vikrant Pandey, and Planning Secretary Aadra Agrawal, were in attendance at the review meeting.