"Central assistance to Gujarat is about 2.5 per cent of total tax collection of Rs 40,000 cr (by the state to the Centre)," he said while addressing a public meeting organised by the Baroda Milk Producers' Sangh to mark the inauguration of pipeline for taking Narmada water to the Baroda dairy to meets its daily requirement of five lakh litres water.
Modi said that Congress-led United Progressive Alliance at the Centre while goes out of its way to help state government in West Bengal while discriminates against Gujarat.
"After defeat in the assembly poll in Gujarat in December last Congress leaders have become desperate and making false statements regarding centre's assistance to Gujarat, Modi said.
Though he critised the Central government over raging inflation issue, Modi kept mum of slashing sales tax on petroleum products in the state.
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Modi announced setting up of the firstever 'Kamdhenu University' in the state for improving the health of the animals and increasing milk production.
He also appealed to people to set up "animal hostel" in the talukas to look after the cattle.
The Chief Minister also appealed to the people to set up 'milk bank' in villages so that children are benefitted from it.
Modi praised Chairman of Baroda Milk Dairy and BJP MLA Madhu Srivastav for cutting down expdenditcutre in the dairy and using money for the welfare of the members of the 1,200 milk cooperative societies in Vadodara.