28.02.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT Gujarat government to help build Ayodhya Ram statue   The proposed massive statue of Lord Ram to be built in Ayodhya will come up with the help from Gujarat government. The cabinet decided UP government will sign an MoU with Gujarat government to provide technical assistance for the construction of the statue.   The Gujarat government had … Read more

27.02.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT Gujarat assembly gives nod to six bills in four hours   The state assembly  cleared six bills, including two finance bills. The House also passed the Shops and Establishment Bill and gave powers to municipal corporations to appoint deputy municipal commissioner and assistant municipal commissioners. All the six bills were cleared in a span of … Read more

26.02.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT 47 lakh farmers to benefit from income support scheme   Chief minister Vijay Rupani said that 42.47 lakh farmers in Gujarat will be benefitted by the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme that was formally launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Gorakhpur.   The scheme was announced the union budget in which small and marginal farmers who have land … Read more

24-25.02.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT Nabard to set up 250 FPOs in Gujarat   National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (Nabard) aims to set up 250 Farm Producers Organizations (FPOs) in Gujarat over the next three years.   Setting up of the FPOs – which are farmers’ collectives that help reduce cost of production by encouraging common cultivation and bulk … Read more

23.02.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT GTU tops state’s own institutional rankings   In a first, the state government declared the ranking of state’s universities and colleges based on 13 different parameters including student-teacher ratio, teachers’ qualification, its finances and research projects undertaken. The state’s education department in coordination with ministry of human resources department’s national institutional ranking framework developed its … Read more

22.02.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT Health cover raised under MA schemes   In a move that will help the poor and the middle class, the Gujarat government on Tuesday raised health insurance cover provided under the state’s Mukhyamantri Amrutum (MA) and Mukhyamantri Amrutum Valsalya schemes, to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 3 lakh. The increase is in line with the Centre’s Ayushmaan … Read more

21.02.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT Seeking information under RTI Act to go online   Soon, one will be able to get information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act online. The information from village-level offices to state-level departments of state government could be sought under the RTI using a dedicated web portal that is being developed by the state … Read more

20.02.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Current Affairs

GUJARAT Gujarat ranks 15th in Kaushal Vikas Yojana   Despite tall claims of giving jobs to the unemployed, and skill development to enhance employability of the youth in the state, Gujarat ranked poor 15thin the country, according to the a recent report released by the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship.   Gujarat figured at the 15th place in … Read more

19.02.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Current Affairs

GUJARAT Budget allocation for social sectors stagnant: Study   Every year during the budget the Gujarat government announces huge bonanzas, a majority of which are directed towards populist schemes that appear to strengthen the state’s social sectors significantly. But a detailed analysis shows the average allocation of budget towards these sectors has hardly seen an escalation. … Read more

17-18.02.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Current Affairs

GUJARAT Gujarat: Soon file complaint on app for code of conduct breach   The administration of Gujarat’s chief electoral officer (CEO) is preparing to provide a tool for common people to file complaints of breach of code of conduct during Lok Sabha polls through a mobile application. The C-Vigil application will be made available in … Read more