April 2018

GUJARAT Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launches digital platform for police force   In order to improve the conviction rate, Gujarat police introduced the digital platform called Pocket Cop Project, under which 4900 smartphones will be contested with real-time information of 68 lakh criminals.   Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched the innovative application as a part of … Read more

GUJARAT Three oil PSUs to give 70,000 LPG connections in Gujarat   Three major public sector oil companies today announced that they would be distributing 70,000 LPG connections in the state on April 20 to households living Below Poverty Line (BPL).   On that day, around 15,000 ‘LPG panchayats’ will be held across the country under the … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat leads the game in domestic tourism   Gujarat is a state of savvy, food-loving travellers. The globetrotting community is not only known for its unquenchable wanderlust and a good spending power, but also for its generous hospitality. Gujaratis like to live life king size; hence they are known for welcoming their guests wholeheartedly … Read more

GUJARAT Solar rooftop makers yet to get Centre’s Rs 200 crore subsidy   Solar rooftop system manufacturers, who pass on subsidy benefits to customers and later recover the amount from governments in the state and Centre, have not been paid their subsidy dues by the central government since September last. The total outstanding subsidy amount … Read more

GUJARAT Governor of Gujarat clears 11 bills, sends 3 to President   Governor of Gujarat O P Kohli has dealt with 14 bills passed by the state assembly in the last budget session. Of these, three bills have been sent to the office of the President of India to receive the President’s assent, while he has cleared the other … Read more

GUJARAT India’s first green district cooperative bank to be inaugurated in Surat on April 13   India’s first district cooperative bank built on the green concept will be inaugurated in the diamond city by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday.   Established in 1909, the 109-year-old Surat district cooperative bank has become the first among the 370 … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat schools to have virtual smart classrooms in 5 years: CM   Gujarat chief Minister Vijay Rupanilaunched the annual primary school enrolment drive, ‘Shala Praveshotsav’ and ‘Gunotsav’, from Govindi village in the Panchmahal district. Addressing a gathering, Rupani said that the enrollment drive launched 15 years ago has achieved 99% of the given target while the … Read more

GUJARAT Lion’s share of funds from Centre and state is meagre   When it comes to funding lion conservation or taking up an exclusive project for the big cat species, the Centre has always citied the reason that the species is found only in one state. Even the state’s proposed Rs 274-crore Long Term Conservation Of Lions Project (LTLCP) has … Read more

GUJARAT Govt implements Mukhyamantri Apprenticeship Scheme   After facing extreme criticism over the high level of unemployment in Gujarat, chief minister Vijay Rupani had announced a scheme in the recent state budget to give stipend (unemployment allowance) to youths who take training as apprentices in any private firm.   The state labour and employment department quickly announced the … Read more

GUJARAT Rs 2,000 crore under AMRUT for 31 Gujarat cities   The central government has committed financial assistance of Rs 2,070 crore for development of 31 cities in the state under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).   The 31 cities included Ahmedabad, Dwarka, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Godhra, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surat … Read more