Narendra Modi's Speech At Vibrant Gujarat 2011 Supports Medical Tourism

Our eyes are on the global benchmarks. Our eyes are on global excellence in all possible spheres. Also, we are equally keen that these achievements benefit our people and raise their standard of living. We have taken definite steps to achieve this kind of performance. To give you a few examples: We have tripled the number of seats in our technical and management colleges on the one hand and on the other, we have set up seven new world class universities and an NT. As part of this very Summit, we have entered into agreements with several renowned universities of the world. Understanding the importance of knowledge in this century, we have organized exchange programmes with the best brains and institutions in the country and abroad. Similarly, we have made substantial progress in oil and gas exploration. At the same time, we have laid down a 2,200 km long gas grid to fuel the industries and households. We have made hundreds and thousands of water - harvesting structures, and also successfully implemented one of the world's biggest dams, the longest canal system and a State­ wide water grid. We have added substantial Megawatts to our electricity generation; and at the same time connected each and every village with electricity making Gujarat the only State to supply round the clock power to all the households of the State. We have set up world class - hospitals making Gujarat a global medical tourism destination, and at the same time, have ensured access for mothers and children to medical facilities. We already had the biggest Wide Area Network in Asia and the Pacific. But we have further strengthened our connections to the world by taking the broadband right up to the village level. Our primary and secondary schools have been equipped with the best physical and ICT infrastructure.