Prince Rahim Aga Khan V meets Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar

Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), paid a courtesy visit to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on 12 September. During the meeting, they discussed opportunities to strengthen grassroots-level collaboration with the State Government for the State’s holistic and sustainable development, as well as the Aga Khan Development Network's development-focused initiatives. Welcoming Prince Rahim Aga Khan V to Gujarat, the Chief Minister said the AKDN’s focus on sustainable development, enterprise promotion, and empowering underprivileged and vulnerable communities aligns with Gujarat’s development philosophy. Gujarat’s initiatives in women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship were also discussed. Under the women’s self-reliance ecosystem, thousands of women are provided with awareness and enterprise development training, enabling them to establish micro-enterprises and become economically self-reliant.