PM Narendra Modi To Inaugurate Global Patidar Business Summit In Surat

Inauguration to Take Place today!

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the Global Patidar Business Summit (GPBS), organized by Sardardham.

As per the information, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the summit at noon. The summit is to take place in Surat.

According to the statement given by Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Sardardham is organizing GPBS under ‘Mission 2026’ to provide an impetus to the socio-economic development of the Patidar community. The Summit is organized every two years.

The first two Summits were held in Gandhinagar in 2018 and 2020, and the current Summit is now being held in Surat. The main theme of GPBS 2022 is "Aatmanirbhar Community to Aatmanirbhar Gujarat and India".

Further, the PMO said, the Summit aims to bring together small, medium, and large enterprises within the community; nurture and support new entrepreneurs and provide training and employment assistance to the educated youth.

The three-day Summit, being organized from April 29 to May 1, covers various aspects of government industrial policy, MSMEs, start-ups, and innovation among others.

According to the tweet, PM Modi wrote that the summit is aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship and value creation among the youth.

PM Modi is also scheduled to speak at the SemiconIndia 2022 event today at 11 am. The event aims to “bring together various different stakeholders including startups from the world of semiconductors,” tweeted the Prime Minister. “This is a sector in which India is making rapid strides,” he wrote.