Gandhinagar, May 19 (IANS) The Gujarat government has approved a Rs 18 crore scholarship scheme to extend Post Matric Scholarship benefits to Scheduled Caste male students from middle-income families, widening eligibility criteria and bringing an estimated 3,000 additional students under financial assistance for the 2026–27 academic year.The scheme already exists for Scheduled Caste female students.The approval has been granted under the guidance of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and the leade…
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Gir Somnath, May 9 (IANS) With preparations intensifying ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Somnath on May 11 for the ‘Somnath Amrit Parv’, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Saturday conducted a ground inspection of the proposed roadshow route and reviewed arrangements at Sagar Darshan in Gujarat. The Prime Minister is expected to visit the precincts of the first Jyotirlinga, Somnath Temple, where multiple official programmes are planned as part of the commemo…
Gandhinagar, April 7 (IANS) Gujarat BJP’s state election committee (Parliamentary Board) on Tuesday held a nearly six-hour-long meeting at the Chief Minister’s residence in Gandhinagar to deliberate on candidate selection for the upcoming local self-government elections. The meeting was held in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma.Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi was also present, along with other members of the election committee.The…
Gandhinagar, March 27 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Friday disbursed scholarships worth Rs 354 crore to more than 13.96 lakh students through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) at an event held in Gandhinagar, chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The funds were distributed to beneficiaries under SSIP 2.0, Namo Lakshmi Yojana, Namo Saraswati Vigyan Sadhana Yojana, Mukhyamantri Gyan Sadhana Merit Scholarship, and Mukhyamantri Gyan Setu Merit Scholarship, with the money credited directly into s…
Ahmedabad, March 26 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday participated in the Ram Navami Mahotsav organised at Nehru Park in Ahmedabad, where he offered prayers and paid obeisance to Lord Shri Ram, marking the festival celebrated across Gujarat.CM Patel also attended a devotional cultural programme organised as part of the Mahotsav and extended greetings to citizens present at the venue on the occasion of Ram Navami.MLA Amit Thakkar, along with office-bearers and local leaders of the…
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…
Gandhinagar, March 13 (IANS) Gujarat Education Minister Pradyuman Vaja, on Friday, cited historical letters of former Prime Minister late Jawaharlal Nehru in the state Assembly while speaking on a private resolution on ‘Somnath Swabhiman Parv’, saying the correspondence reflected Nehru’s opposition to the reconstruction and consecration of the Somnath Temple. Referring to the letters, Minister Vaja told the House that Nehru had written to the then President Rajendra Prasad on March 2, 1951, urgi…
Gandhinagar, March 9 (IANS) Universities must evolve into centres of research, innovation and entrepreneurship to keep pace with changing global trends, Gujarat’s Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia said on Monday while addressing the state’s first-ever Vice Chancellors’ meet.The one-day meeting was organised to formulate strategies to strengthen the science, technology and innovation ecosystem in the state.It was chaired by Modhwadia and attended by state Education Minister Pr…
Gandhinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) The Gujarat government has set aside Rs 2,000 crore in this year’s state Budget to implement region-specific economic master plans for six parts of the state, Minister of State for Higher and Technical Education Trikam Chhanga said on Thursday. He said that the initiative is aimed at ensuring “holistic and balanced development” based on local needs.Reacting to the Budget, Chhanga said Economic Master Plans had been prepared for Kutch, South Gujarat, Central Gujarat…
Ahmedabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Gujarat Education Minister Pradyuman Vaja is in a stable condition after suffering a minor heart attack and undergoing emergency angioplasty at the U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, sources said on Friday.Vaja was admitted to the city-based cardiac institute after he reported feeling unwell shortly after attending a public function at the Sabarmati Riverfront.Earlier in the day, he had participated in a programme organised by the Ahmedabad Municipal…