06.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT Rural credit pegged at Rs 1.58 lakh crore in Gujarat     National agriculture and rural refinance body has estimated that rural Gujarat will need Rs 1,57,779 crore for the year 2019-20, a rise of 23.45 per cent compared to Rs 1.28 lakh crore in the previous fiscal. This is significant compared to a … Read more

05.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Rs 40,200 crore VAT, GST dues to be recovered: Gujarat government   More than Rs 40,000 crore in outstanding sales tax, GST and other levies are to be recovered from over 42,000 individuals, the state government said.   The dues are to be recovered from 42,675 individuals, i.e. an average of Rs94 lakh … Read more

03-04.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT 8% of Gujaratis pay income tax   Of the 6.5 crore people in Gujarat, about 11.8% pay income tax. The state thus ranks first in the country on this metric, while only 5% of India’s 130 crore people pay income tax.   Of the Rs 55,000 crore target for the 2018-19 fiscal, about Rs … Read more

02.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT   Gujarat got Rs 4,000 crore from fees for NA land certificates   The state government collected a whopping Rs 4,014 crore from premium fees charged for issuing non-agriculture (NA) use certificates for agricultural land, over the last five years. This reflects a sizeable decline in agricultural land in the state.   The state … Read more

01.03.19 (GPSC) Gujarat Daily Current Affairs

GUJARAT 55% of Gujarat’s dams less than 10% full   A total of 113 of the state’s 203 irrigation dams are dry or on the verge of drying up. These reservoirs are presently less than 10% full. Another 65 dams are between 50% and 10% full. The only consolation for the state is that the Sardar … Read more