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RKBY to ensure coverage to farmer’s loans and crops by 18 company
Back in 1999, the government introduced the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS) or the Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana (RKBY) to ensure coverage to farmer’s loans and crops.
The scheme did not get off to a good start, lying dormant for a long time and later on being
selectively employed to cater to the political motivations of some politici...
Gujarat IAS cadre ex-bureaucrat regrets poor state performance in educ...
Former state health commissioner Dr Amarjit Singh, Gujarat cadre IAS, made a civil society consultation in Ahmedabad an occasion to come down heavily on Gujarat's performance in social sector. Quoting official data, he suggested that, despite economic growth, Gujarat remains one of the worst performers in the social sector. Not only does the state ...
Mental illness: Gujarat’s vulnerable sections “forced̶...
Counterview Desk
A recent scrutiny into the state of public health in Gujarat by a voluntary organisation, Sahaj, with the help of two dozen-odd activists and experts, has found that things are particulalry bad with regard to mental healthcare for the backward sections of society. Offering four case studies, it says, there is, in fact, "no public ...
Union Minister of State Jashwantsinh Bhabhor compliment Gujarat for be...
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today inaugurated the 1 st Rashtriya
Adivasi Kala Mahotsav-2019 at Dahod, considered as the eastern gateway of Gujarat.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that promoting tribal art in India and abroad is the best
way for the conservation of tribal skill and talent; the Central Government and Gujarat
Government are doi...
Sanjeli and Jhalod new taluka bhavans
Rs4.80-cr Sanjeli and Jhalod new taluka bhavans dedicated to people
Gujarat Chief Minister lays stone of Rs2.50cr memorial to tribal freedom
fighter Guru Govind at Karath-Kamboi, Rs.3.20cr Kedarnath temple
Ahmedabad, Sunday: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today laid the foundation stone
of district tourism development works of a memorial t...
Relocation of crocodiles from Narmada dykes for tourism safety “...
Counterview Desk
In a letter to the Union environment, forests and climate change minister, senior officials of the ministry under him and their Gujarat counterparts, including chief minister Vijay Rupani, top Vadodara-based environmentalist Rohit Prajapati has demanded that the government must immediately stop translocation of the crocodiles from...
HIGHLIGHTS OF BUDGET 2019.
Within 2 years, Tax assessment will be done electronically
2. IT returns processing in just 24 hours
3. Minimum 14% revenue of GST to states by Central Govt.
4. Custom duty has abolished from 36 Capital Goods
5. Recommendations to GST council for reducing GST rates for home buyers
6. *Full Tax rebate upto 5 lakh annual income after all deduc...
Book with 150 Gandhi quotations released in Ahmedabad
CV News/ Wednesday, January 30, 2019
'Gandhi Bolechhe' (Gandhi Speaks), a book containing Mahatma Gandhi's 150 quotations, was released on Wednesday in three languages – Gujarati, Hindi and English. Released by Kumarpal Desai, well-known Gujarati writer and padmashree awardee, and senior social activist Indukumar Jani, the quotations in the book...
South Gujarat tribal rights body seeks special state assembly discussi...
CV News/ Tuesday, January 29, 2019
The South Gujarat-based civil rights organization, Adivasi Kisan Sangharsh Morcha (AKSM), has asked 27 tribal legislators of Gujarat to demand a special discussion in the Gujarat state assembly, whose session begins on February 18. AKSM convener Romel Sutariya, in a statement, has said that the issue has become...
Rs.200-cr to start 2,000 startups by 2022
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani inaugurated the 21 st national
convention of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) at L.D. College of Engineering
here today. He took keen interest while going round the exhibits set up by the stalls.
Nearly 10,000 students and youth from across India are participating in 70-odd
competitions, besides ...
Mega Placement Fair is to create job opportunity for 60,000
Mega Placement Fair for Gujarat University affiliated and grant-in colleges with a view to create 60,000 job opportunities.
Thanking the industry for their cooperation with the government in the placement fair, he
said that 33 Mega Placement Fairs are proposed to be held across the state till February
13, 2019. The objective is make Gujarat a mo...
Rs.28.50-cr Take Home Ration (THR) plant at Banas Dairy
Inaugurated the modern Take Home Ration (THR) plant of 200 metric tonne per day capacity built at a cost of Rs.28.50-crore at the Banas Dairy at Badarpura in the Banaskantha district. It adds up to 5,368 metric tonnes per month.
Speaking on the occasion, he said the plant has been built as part of the pan-India National
Food Security Act, 2013 an...
Snapdeal sells products at unbelievable discounts. Are they Counterfei...
CERC makes a representation to DCGI asking for urgent intervention
Consumer Education and Research Centre(CERC), Ahmedabad conducted an online survey of personal care products and cosmetics sold on e-portals Snapdeal and Nykaa. While Snapdeal is an e-commerce platform with over 3,00,000 sellers, Nykaa is a popular online store that claims to sel...
Ambaji temple covered with 140-kg gold.
Domes of all the temples with gold at the temple town of the famous Ambaji Shakti-pith in north Banaskantha district. Ambaji temple covered with 140-kg gold.
Ambaji Development Authority to plan and implement all round development of the temple town, including roads, gutter lines and pilgrim’s shelter, for the convenience of the pilgrims.
Th...
Banaskantha district tops in drip irrigation in India
Gujarat leads in the Happiness Index in India, thanks to its significant march in all round development. Banaskantha district has topped in animal husbandry and agricultural parameters in the country. Banaskantha district leads in drip irrigation in India, besides
implementation of Green Revolution and White Revolution. He listed assistance for e...