Category: Gujarat

Ahmedabad Gujarat has received Rs 170.79 crore from the central government under the COVID-19 package and an additional Rs 85 crore is due. The Central government has released total of Rs 3,000 crore in Phase-1 and Rs 1256.81 crore in Phase-2 to the States and Union Territories under the COVID-19 package. Gujarat’s allocation was Rs 85.79 crore in Phase-I and Rs 170 crore in Phase-II. The entire amount of Phase-1 has been released and Rs 85 crore from Phase-II…

Chief Minister at Gujarat Travel & Tourism Award-2020, launches new website

September 26, 2020

Ahmedabad With recently announced new concepts like Heritage Tourism Policy and Rural Home-stay Policy, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani here today expressed his resolve to let Gujarat Tourism blossom into multifaceted kaleidoscope of 16-phase artistic Service Sector. Speaking at a webinar to mark the Gujarat Travel and Tourism Excellence Award-2020 organized by Gujarat Tourism Corporation on the eve of World Tourism Day on September 27, he said that Gujarat has a wide range tourists spots – archaeological and heritage…

For healthy life, state government is determined to supply pure-filtered water to citizens

September 23, 2020

Ahmedabad Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani expressed determination that under the ‘Nal Se Jal’ (Water through Tap) scheme of ‘The Jal Jivan Mission’ every house would be supplied pure-filtered drinking water for healthy life to everyone in the state. In this context, Chief Minister said that the objective of supplying the safe drinking water to every house of the state, including of Saurashtra, Kutch, and North-Gujarat regions, is to protect the people from water born diseases such as bladder-stones, elephantiasis…

Water Supply Project worth Rs.229 crore for Gandhinagar city

September 18, 2020

Ahmedabad Chief Minister Vijay Rupani laid e-foundation stone of ambitious 24/7 water supply project for Gandhinagar city today on the 70th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah through video conference from New Delhi. This ambitious project will take shape at a cost of Rs.229 crore and the citizens of Gandhinagar will be able to get 24 hours pure drinking water through taps. Speaking on the occasion Home Minister Amit Shah…

For economical empowerment of women, CM announces ‘CM Women Upliftment Scheme’

September 14, 2020

Ahmedabad With an aim to make middle class women an economic pillar of their family, particularly in the social scenario of post-Corona time, Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani has expressed a firm resolution to introduce a revolutionary ‘Chief Minister Women Upliftment Scheme’ in Gujarat. ‘Chief Minister Women Upliftment Scheme’ would be gifted to Gujarat’s women power on Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi’s birthday falling on 17th September, 2020. Under this revolutionary scheme over 10-lakh women would be given a financial loan…

This Journalist Left His Job to Help the Underprivileged, adopted rivers and Making Barren Lands Green

September 12, 2020

Ahmedabad His ability to see what’s around him, without fiction or filters, makes him beyond inspirational. His struggle to survive has helped him to reflect what matters and what doesn’t and now through his work, this 41-year old activist is breaking stereotypes and forging a new path for others to follow. He believes from the core of his heart that “to do something for the society, you don’t need to be a part of any NGOs, you are an…

E-launches renovation & up-gradation projects worth Rs. 6 Crore

September 11, 2020

Ahmedabad With a view to attract the tourists to Gujarat, Jawaharbhai Chavda, Tourism and Fishery Minister, Government of Gujarat, and Vasanbhai Ahir, Minister of State for Tourism and Welfare of Socially & Economically Backward Classes, have made E-launching of renovation and up-gradation works of ‘D-type’, ‘C-Type’ and Surya Cottages, at a cost of Rs. 3.67 Crore, of Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited (TCGL), at Saputara Hill-Station in Dangs district, today. Besides this, the duo also dedicated to the people…

Ban on sale

September 5, 2020

Ahmedabad Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel said that the sale, storage and distribution of gutka as well as tobacco or nicotine-containing pan masala is currently banned in the state. The state government has decided to extend the ban for one more year to improve the health of the citizens. Deputy Chief Minister added that the ban has been imposed under the rules and regulations under the Food Safety Standards Act-2006 and Regulations-2011. Under which adding tobacco or nicotine to…

GCPL donates Rs. 5-Cr into CM Relief Fund

September 2, 2020