PM Modi inaugurates Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for Kutch and Saurashtra in Rajkot
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for the Kutch and Saurashtra region in Rajkot on 11 January 2026, on his first visit to Gujarat in 2026.
Summary
The Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for the Kutch and Saurashtra region was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in Rajkot on 11 January 2026, his first visit to Gujarat in 2026. The PM said Vibrant Gujarat has become a global benchmark over two decades, with ten editions held so far, and described India as the world's fastest-growing large economy. He noted that India has the world's third-largest start-up ecosystem and is the third-largest aviation market. Welspun Group Chairman B.K. Goenka recalled that at the first Vibrant Gujarat Summit in 2003, Modi urged Welspun to set up a plant in quake-hit Kutch.
Key facts
- Event
- Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference — Kutch and Saurashtra
- Venue and date
- Rajkot, 11 January 2026
- Inaugurated by
- PM Narendra Modi (first Gujarat visit of 2026)
- Vibrant Gujarat
- Ten editions so far; first summit in 2003
- India facts cited
- 3rd-largest start-up ecosystem; 3rd-largest aviation market
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In which city did PM Modi inaugurate the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for the Kutch and Saurashtra region on 11 January 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Rajkot
PIB (PMO): the PM inaugurated the conference in Rajkot, Gujarat.
In which year was the first Vibrant Gujarat Summit held, as recalled at the Rajkot regional conference in January 2026?
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Correct answer: B — 2003
PIB (PMO): Welspun Chairman B.K. Goenka recalled the first Vibrant Gujarat Summit in 2003.
How many editions of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit had been held, according to PM Modi's address in Rajkot in January 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Ten
PIB (PMO): the PM said ten editions have been held so far in two decades.