March 2021

GUJARAT No new taxes in state budget, health outlay up marginally   Taking a cue from the Union budget, the Gujarat government refrained from announcing any new taxes or revising existing levies in the state budget for 2021-22. This due to a large number of people benefiting from the Aatmanirbhar schemes and small businesses becoming self-reliant again. … Read more

GUJARAT Guj GST mop-up up 14%,fastest among mfg states   The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in Gujarat increased 14% to a fresh record high of Rs 8,221 crore in February 2021 as against Rs 7,217 crore during the same month last year, shows the latest data released by the Union finance ministry. With this, Gujarat clocked the … Read more

GUJARAT 20% of Gujarat has high blood pressure: NFHS-5   The National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS-5) has revealed that 20.6% of women and 20.3% of men covered reported elevated blood pressure — over 140mm of Hg systolic and over 90mm of Hg diastolic blood pressure. The survey covered 29,368 households in Gujarat in 2019-20. A paper, … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat: Rs 3,302 crore cess for labourers lie unused In reply to a question in the ongoing budget session of the Gujarat assembly on Saturday, the government said that a sum of Rs 3,302 crore collected as cess from the construction industry which was to be used for welfare of construction workers, is lying … Read more

GUJARAT Combined Commanders’ Conference to began at Kevadiya in Gujarat A three-day Combined Commanders’ Conference l began at Kevadia in Gujarat. The aterisation of armed forces, self-reliance in defence sector and evolving threats in the region will be the focus areas during the three-day annual event. During the conference, the setting up a new air … Read more

GUJARAT Entire Gujarat will be covered under Nal Se Jal scheme by 2022: CM Vijay Rupani All households in Gujarat will get tap water connections under the Centre’s ‘Nal Se Jal Yojana’ by the year 2022, ahead of the year 2024 target set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief minister Vijay Rupani told the Legislative … Read more

GUJARAT Three states owe Gujarat Rs 6,934 crore The states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan owed Gujarat a sum of Rs 6,934.19 crore as part of the Narmada project, The state government informed in the ongoing budget session of the Gujarat assembly. Three states owed Gujarat as part of the Narmada project, as on … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat records most deaths in police custody The ‘model state’ of Gujarat has topped the country in terms of deaths in police custody, as 15 accused died in lockups here in the financial year 2020-2021. The country’s 36 states and union territories reported a total of 86 deaths in police custody, which means Gujarat … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat government sanctions Rs 165.20 crore for developmental projects in Surat, Vapi Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani sanctioned Rs 165.20 crore for development of infrastructural amenities in Surat, Vapi and Dhrol under the ‘Swarnim Jayanti Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana (SJMMSVY). Of the total amount, Rs 114.66 crore has been sanctioned for the Surat … Read more

GUJARAT Lakhs of Visitors Visited Statue of Unity Since the inauguration in 2018, Kevadia’s “Statue of Unity” in the Narmada region of Gujarat has exceeded 5 million visitors. Highlights: India’s first seaplane service from Gujarat began on October 31, 2020. This route connects the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad with the Statue of Unity in Kaivadia. … Read more