Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Hears Grievances, Opens Surat Service Programme
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi met people in Surat to hear their problems.
He asked senior officials to respond quickly.
He also met Alkaben Mali, a flower seller whose gold jewellery had been stolen.
Police recovered cash worth the jewellery’s value and returned it to her.
The police arrested the alleged thief and the goldsmith who melted the jewellery.
Sanghavi also opened a Seva Setu programme in Althan.
People could get help with certificates, ration cards and other government services there.
The Health Department also provided Ayushman Bharat cards for free.
Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi held a public outreach programme at Surat Circuit House on Saturday, October 3.
He heard residents’ grievances and directed senior officials to act promptly.
Sanghavi met flower seller Alkaben Mali, whose stolen jewellery savings were recovered in cash and returned.
Police arrested the alleged thief and the goldsmith who melted the jewellery in Maharashtra.
A Seva Setu programme in Althan offered certificates, welfare assistance, health cards and ration-card services.
- Who
- Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, local residents and government officials.
- What
- Sanghavi heard residents’ grievances and inaugurated a Seva Setu programme; he also met a woman whose stolen savings had been recovered.
- When
- Saturday, October 3; the report does not specify a year.
- Where
- Surat, Gujarat, including the Surat Circuit House and Althan Community Hall.
- Why
- The outreach programme aimed to make administration more accountable, bring government closer to people and resolve grievances promptly.
- Outreach venue
- Surat Circuit House
- Seva Setu venue
- Althan Community Hall
- Resident met
- Alkaben Mali, a 60-year-old flower seller
- Recovered amount
- Rs 14.28 lakh in cash, equal to the value of the stolen gold jewellery
- Arrests
- The thief and the goldsmith who melted the jewellery were arrested in Maharashtra
- Services offered
- Income, caste and non-creamy layer certificates; widow assistance; ration-card services; and free Ayushman Bharat cards