Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to undertake a series of official programmes in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad on Saturday, covering the launch of a cooperative mobility initiative, development review meetings and public interaction events.
According to official programme details, HM Shah will begin the day at the Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar, where he will launch Bharat Taxi (Gujarat), a cooperative-based ride-hailing service developed under the Ministry of Cooperation.
The initiative is based on the ‘Saarthi Hi Maalik’ model, under which drivers are also stakeholders in the platform.
Government briefings have described it as a driver-owned, zero-commission digital mobility system aimed at expanding the cooperative sector into urban transport.
After this, the Union Minister will chair a meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) at the Circuit House in Sector-20, Gandhinagar.
DISHA meetings review the implementation of Central government schemes and district-level development projects, with participation from MPs, MLAs and senior administrative officials.
Later in the day, HM Shah is expected to hold two separate review meetings in Ahmedabad on the ‘Green Lok Sabha’ initiative under the Gandhinagar parliamentary constituency.
The first meeting at 5:15 P.M. will be with government officials, followed by a second session at 6 P.M. with organisational representatives.
Both meetings will review progress under the ‘Samuhik Vriksharopan’ (collective tree plantation) campaign, which forms part of a wider afforestation programme being implemented across the constituency.
The ‘Green Gandhinagar’ initiative has been a key focus of recent constituency-level development planning, with authorities previously setting targets for large-scale plantation drives aimed at increasing green cover and improving environmental conditions in urban and semi-urban areas.
Recent government reviews have also linked the programme with broader infrastructure and civic development works in the region.
In the evening, at 7 P.M., HM Shah will attend a public ‘Janata Darbar’ in the Sabarmati Assembly segment, covering the Raniip and Sabarmati wards.
The interaction is scheduled at Swaminarayan International School in Raniip area of the city, where public grievances and constituency issues are expected to be heard.
Officials said the day-long schedule reflects continued focus on cooperative sector expansion, administrative review of central schemes and constituency-level environmental and civic initiatives across Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.
(IANS)
