The first meeting of the governing body of the state government’s think tank — Gujarat Institution for Transformation (GRIT) — was held on Monday in Gandhinagar where it signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) to utilise its knowledge, skills, expertise, and network to tackle key state government issues and schemes.
The think tank was announced in July this year at the ninth meeting of the Niti Aayog governing council to chart the roadmap for 2047.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel chaired Monday’s meeting where a presentation was made by the newly-appointed GRIT CEO and retired IAS officer S Aparna.
The MoU with IIMA was signed by Aparna, IIMA director Bharat Bhasker and Pankaj Patel, chairman of the governing board. It was decided to expand the growth hub model implemented by Niti Aayog for Surat region to other regions of Gujarat.
Finance Minister Kanu Desai, Health Minister Rushikesh Patel, Industry Minister Balwantsinh Rajput, Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel and Education Minister Kuber Dindor were part of the meeting.
Chief principal advisor to CM Hasmukh Adhia was also present at the meeting apart from other officials.