Valsad: The 12th Annual Chintan Shibir of the Gujarat government will be held from 13 to 15 November 2025 at Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram near Dharampur in Valsad district. Ministers, senior secretaries, and civil servants of the state cabinet are expected to participate in the three-day camp.

Organized by the Administrative Reforms and Training Department, this year’s Chintan Shibir will be held under the permanent theme: “From Collective Thinking to Collective Development.”

Topics planned for discussion and brainstorming during the camp include nutrition and public health, growth and diversification of the service sector, capacity building for a developed Gujarat, public safety, and green energy and environmental sustainability.

In addition to discussion sessions, the three-day camp will feature trekking, cycling, advanced meditation yoga, night-time games, and cultural programs.

Participants will travel together on the Vande Bharat train, reaching Valsad on 13 November and returning to Ahmedabad by train after the conclusion of the camp. The inaugural session will be held on the afternoon of 13 November, followed by discussion sessions, group meetings, and lectures by subject experts over the remaining two days.

The organization of this year’s Chintan Shibir was approved in a high-level meeting held in Gandhinagar under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat, initiated this annual Chintan Shibir in 2003 to promote a work culture of ease of governance and make the state administration more people-oriented and focused on public interest. DeshGujarat