August 2018

GUJARAT   Modi govt approves 1.12 lakh more houses under PM’s housing scheme   The Centre has approved construction of nearly 1.12 lakh more affordable houses for urban poor in eight states under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, with Andra Pradesh bagging the largest share of over 37,000 housing units.   According to the Housing … Read more

GUJARAT Ahmedabad Railway station slips from 7th to 17th in cleanliness   A survey by the Centre, for its Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat Ranking has shown that none of Gujarat’s railway stations figures in the top 10 clean stations either in the A1 category or even the A category.  In fact, Ahmedabad station ranks 17, … Read more

GUJARAT   Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani launches 181 safety app for women   The government of Gujarat has launched a mobile application of the existing 181 Abhayam helpline number for women’s safety.   The application features a panic button, call-on-shake, and lat-long to ensure help is readily available to women if and when required. A … Read more

GUJARAT   Gujarat reported highest fake currency seizure after demonetization: Govt   Fake notes with face value of over Rs 13.8 crore were seized in the country post-demonetisation and the highest seizure of over Rs 5.94 crore was reported from Gujarat.   Currency Notes (FICN) of face value Rs 13.87 crore were seized in states … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat to get six more passport centres   Gujarat will soon get six more Passport Seva Kendras, a top functionary in the union government announced after a meeting with state government officials.   The new Passport centres will come up in Gandhinagar, Patan, Amreli, Sabarkantha, Bardoli and Surendranagar.   From 19 at present, the … Read more

GUJARAT   Measles Rubella vaccination in Ahmedabad 36%, Gujarat 63%   Ahmedabad city residents showed the poorest response to the Measles Rubella (MR) vaccination programme run by government these days.   The numbers released by Gujarat government showed that only 36% kids against total target were vaccinated.   Against 14.80 lakh kids been targeted to … Read more

RAJASTHAN PM’s insurance scheme for farmers sees poor response in Raj   The farmers’ interests to avail Modi government’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna has declined drastically in Rajasthan. A dip of 33 per cent in its coverage has been reported, which is the highest as compared to the other states across the … Read more

GUJARAT   8,000 cusec water to be released from Narmada to save crops: Gujarat government With many parts of the state reeling under water crisis due to inadequate rainfall, the state government has started releasing water from Narmada dam for drinking and irrigation purposes to such areas. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre, the … Read more

GUJARAT   Fuel surcharge up 10 paise/unit in Gujarat   Torrent Power has increased fuel surcharge for the current quarter by 10 paise per unit. This comes even as the four state-owned electricity distribution companies reduced the surcharge by two paise. Torrent Power, which supplies electricity in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Surat, revised the Fuel and … Read more

GUJARAT   Ahmedabad Railway station slips from 7th to 17th in cleanliness A survey by the Centre, for its Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat Ranking has shown that none of Gujarat’s railway stations figures in the top 10 clean stations either in the A1 category or even the A category.  In fact, Ahmedabad station ranks 17, … Read more