Gandhinagar, March 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government has provided Rs 3.39 crore in financial assistance over the past decade to families of workers who died due to silicosis, with a higher disbursement recorded in the current financial year, officials said on Friday.The assistance forms part of a set of measures aimed at supporting unorganised sector workers and self-employed persons engaged in agate, stone, and construction activities, who are at risk of contracting the occupational disease.Unde…
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Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday passed budgetary demands of Rs 3,725.11 crore for the state’s Rural Development Department for the financial year 2026–27.The government has proposed to extend rural employment from 100 to 125 days under a new mission and increase housing assistance for beneficiaries.Presenting the provisions during the discussion in the Assembly, Rural Development Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya said the budget aims to expand employment opportunities …
Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) Gujarat has the lowest unemployment rate in the country at 1.1 per cent, significantly below the national average of 3.2 per cent, Labour and Employment Development Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya said in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.Citing the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) of the Central government, Bavaliya said the figures reflected the impact of the state’s employment and skill development initiatives.“Against the national average unemployment rate o…
Gandhinagar, Feb 17 (IANS) The Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, raising the threshold for the law’s applicability and revising provisions related to working hours and overtime. Presenting the Bill in the House, Labour and Employment Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya said the amendments were introduced in view of changing economic and social conditions and the…
Gandhinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Quality standards in public-interest works will not be compromised at the village level, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Tuesday, stressing that accountability and workmanship must remain central to rural development initiatives across Gujarat.The Chief Minister was speaking at the inauguration of the ‘Gram Shakti Training Programme’ at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Secretariat, organised by the Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and…
Gandhinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) Emphasising that the transformation of villages is central to India’s long-term growth, Gujarat’s Rural Development Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya said on Friday that the vision of “Viksit Bharat@2047” can be realised only when villages evolve into vibrant economic hubs. He was speaking while chairing a high-level review meeting in Gandhinagar to assess the implementation of key rural development schemes across the state.The meeting focused on a comprehensive review of wor…