New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) NITI Aayog, in partnership with IIM Ahmedabad, the Gates Foundation and the Gujarat government, organised a workshop to launch State and District reports on Sustainable Development Goal 5 and to push for district‑level action on gender equality, an official statement said on Friday.The technical sessions focused on strengthening SDG 5 monitoring and evidence systems, women’s economic empowerment and social empowerment of women, the statement from NITI Aayog said.State…
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Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) Gujarat Women and Child Development Minister Manisha Vakil on Tuesday said that the right time has come to ensure 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative bodies. She remarked that the Central government is preparing for key discussions on the implementation framework of the women’s reservation legislation, Narishakti Vandan Abhiniyam, during the upcoming special parliamentary session beginning April 16.Addressing a press conference in Gandhinagar, Vakil sa…
Ahmedabad, March 29 (IANS) Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on Sunday received a Rs 1,099 crore infrastructure boost with the inauguration and foundation laying of multiple projects. Presiding over the event, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the works are aimed at making urban living “easier and more convenient” while strengthening the city’s global standing.The projects unveiled include housing, bridges, gardens, lakes, auditoriums and other urban facilities intended to improve civic amenities and …
Gandhinagar, March 25 (IANS) Gujarat has ranked first in the country in disposing of complaints received through the National Helpline Against Atrocities, while over Rs 23 crore in assistance was disbursed in 2025.The assistance is provided in cases involving Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), officials said after a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday.The state-level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee, constituted under the Scheduled Castes and S…
Vadodara, March 21 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Saturday said Gujarat is increasingly leveraging technology to strengthen both development and public safety, as he announced and inaugurated projects worth Rs 538 crore across Vadodara city and district. Speaking at a programme where around 55 projects were inaugurated or had their foundation stones laid, Sanghavi said the scale of works reflected the state government’s commitment to overall development.“Through the coo…
Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) Women and Child Development Minister Dr Manisha Vakil on Thursday hit back at the Congress in the Gujarat Assembly while replying to remarks by MLA Jignesh Mevani on Anganwadi workers and malnutrition, saying the condition of Anganwadi centres had significantly improved under the present government.Participating in the debate on the Women and Child Development Department’s budgetary demands of Rs 7,689.84 crore, Vakil said those questioning the government should re…
Gandhinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) The Women Art and Craft Festival was inaugurated at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly premises on Monday under the ‘Har Ghar Swadeshi, Ghar Ghar Swadeshi’ campaign.Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary formally inaugurated the festival. Deputy Speaker Purnesh Modi and Minister for Women and Child Welfare Dr Manisha Vakil were present at the ceremony, along with Assembly Secretary Chetan Pandya, senior officials of the Women and Child Development Department, and citizen…
Vadodara, Feb 15 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday unveiled a gold-adorned idol of Lord Shiva at Sursagar Lake in Vadodara and participated in the Maha Aarti and Shiv Yatra organised on the occasion of Maha Shivratri.The event, held at the centre of the lake, was organised by the Suvarna Sankalp Foundation and attended by a large number of devotees.Extending his greetings on Maha Shivratri, HM Shah said, “I am fortunate to be present at a sacred occasion for the city, and seeing the…
Gandhinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) More than 5.14 lakh beneficiaries have been newly brought under various Anganwadi schemes across Gujarat following a focused coverage exercise aimed at strengthening access to nutrition and health services for mothers and young children.The initiative, carried out between November 2025 and January 2026, expanded the reach of welfare services to pregnant women, lactating mothers and children aged up to six years, with a major share of enrolments recorded in tribal and ru…