What makes Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi special

Ahmedabad, Feb 15: The success story of Gujarat prompts a question: what is different about Chief Minister Narendra Modi from the others? He is both a thinker and a doer. With his feet firmly on the ground, his head is firmly held high!

Here we try to look at some of his qualities that make Narendra Modi a novelty in every sense of the word!

Dream BIG, Aim for The Best:

“Dreams are not seen when you sleep, dreams are those that don't let you sleep.”- Shri Narendra Modi

Behind every success story lies a dream, a purpose that drives human beings to perform to the fullest. For Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi the sky is the limit. It is his vision for Gujarat that has made Gujarat’s model of development so famous across the world. It was his dream that development must become a mass movement in Gujarat and it is due to this dream that some of the biggest landmark projects have been conceived and quickly completed during his tenure.

While the rest of the country struggled in implementing river linking projects, Shri Modi was able to link a down rivers as water flew in rivers that had dried up for ages. Today the Narmada Dam is operational as well. Never before has Gujarat’s infrastructure been more robust and these advances are nothing but the dream of Chief Minister Narendra Modi who dreamt of a glorious Gujarat.

Back in 2003, Shri Modi dreamt of a Gujarat that would become the hub of global business and thus the biennial Vibrant Gujarat was conceived. Through this initiative, a large of Shri Modi’s dream stands fulfilled. In the backdrop of a global recession the last Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit fetched MoUs worth US $ 240 billion that have given a strong impetus to growth in the state. Without Shri Modi’s dreams neither would these initiatives have been conceived nor would the world have been introduced to the full glory of the Gujarati entrepreneurs.

Workaholic to the core:

“An opportunity to work is good luck for me. I put my soul into it. Each such opportunity opens the gates for the next one.” - Shri Narendra Modi

Those who have interacted and worked closely with Shri Modi agree on one personal trait of his - that he is a complete workaholic. Ever since his childhood, Shri Modi realized the importance of hard work. He was a dedicated student and this commitment towards his work continued when he became a Pracharak with the Sangh. It was his workaholic nature that led to Shri Modi holding several important responsibilities in the Sangh and the BJP at a relatively young age.

This workaholic steak only sharpened after Shri Modi assumed the Chief Ministership of the state. The responsibility was enormous as he got working right from Day 1. He spends the entire day immersed in working for the people of Gujarat be it by meeting Ministers, officials or going out and taking a first-hand view of the development in the state.

Through his workaholic nature, Shri Modi has transformed the government apparatus in another important way. He has inculcated a work culture otherwise absent in various other establishments. Through practice more than words Shri Modi has brought in a paradigm shift in the way government functions in the state. He has made merit the sole defining point for any initiative of the Government be it appointments, transfers or policy decisions. Due to his effort Gujarat Government has adopted computer technology at a remarkable pace. His own office leads the way in the embracing of technology being an ISO 9001:2008 certified set-up making it among the few such government offices all over the country and perhaps the World.