Gandhinagar/Morbi, May 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday said that 40,000 new domestic PNG (D-PNG) gas connections and 13,000 reconnections were provided in the state within 2.5 months as authorities sought to maintain an uninterrupted supply during the ongoing global energy uncertainty. The developments were reviewed during a state cabinet meeting held in Gandhinagar under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.Government spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani said the m…
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Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government has approved a new rural infrastructure scheme under which community facilities capable of accommodating 500 people will be built in villages across the state for social, religious and public events, while also serving as emergency shelters during natural disasters. The decision was approved by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during a state Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday.Announcing the decision, Government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government has decided to send advance and consolidated proposals to the Centre for diversion of protected forest land required for future road widening projects, as part of an effort to speed up infrastructure works while maintaining environmental safeguards. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.Government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani said the Chief Minister had issued d…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government has approved a series of amendments to its ‘Vatan Prem Yojana’, allowing more than 20 categories of development works to be undertaken in villages and widening eligibility for individuals, organisations, and trusts to contribute towards rural infrastructure projects. The changes were approved at a state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday.Announcing the decisions taken at the meeting, government spokesperson and…
Gandhinagar, May 19 (IANS) The Gujarat government has substantially increased financial assistance for the purchase of “Sanedo” agricultural vehicles under the ‘Kisan Parivahan Yojana’, in a move aimed at reducing transport costs for farmers and improving the movement of agricultural produce, particularly in rural and remote areas of the state. Announcing the decision on Tuesday, State Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said the increase in subsidy was approved after repeated representati…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that 75 per cent of the profits generated by Madhur Dairy’s newly inaugurated milk processing plant at Dashela village in Gandhinagar district would be transferred directly to livestock rearers after operational expenses are deducted. The Union Home Minister made the announcement while inaugurating the fully automatic milk processing and packaging plant built at an estimated cost of Rs 128 crore on 15 acres o…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Centre had set a target of tripling India’s milk production over the next decade under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘White Revolution 2.0’ initiative.HM Shah made the announcement while inaugurating Madhur Dairy’s newly constructed milk processing and packaging plant at Dashela village in Gandhinagar district.Addressing dairy farmers and livestock rearers, Union Minister Amit Shah said India’s…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated Madhur Dairy’s newly built fully-automated milk processing and packaging plant at Dashela village in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district, saying “the facility would strengthen the cooperative dairy sector and benefit livestock rearers across the district”. The plant has been constructed on 15 acres at an estimated cost of Rs 128 crore and has an initial milk processing capacity of 2.5 lakh litres per day, w…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a newly constructed, fully automated milk processing and packaging plant of Madhur Dairy at Dashela village in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district on Sunday, marking a major expansion in the cooperative dairy sector in the district.The plant, developed by Gandhinagar District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited at an estimated cost of Rs 128 crore, has a milk processing capacity of 2.5 lakh litres per day…
Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS) The Gujarat government has announced a wide-ranging set of measures aimed at reducing fuel consumption, government expenditure and foreign exchange outflow, while increasing the use of virtual administration and public transport across departments. The decisions were announced after a state cabinet meeting held under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent app…