Gandhinagar, May 5 (IANS) Gujarat has secured fourth place in the country in the eighth edition of ‘Poshan Pakhwada’, contributing more than 10 per cent of the total activities undertaken nationwide during the campaign held from April 9 to 23.According to official data, 73.14 lakh nutrition-related activities were carried out across the state during the fortnight-long initiative.At the national level, Gujarat’s share stood at 10.77 per cent of total reported activities, placing it among the to…
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Ahmedabad, Jan 23 (IANS) In a major push to strengthen leadership skills among adolescent girls and familiarise them with democratic processes, the Gujarat government has constituted ‘Balika Panchayats’ in over 13,000 gram panchayats across the state. With this initiative, Gujarat has emerged as the first state in the country to implement such a model on a statewide scale.The programme, which began as a pilot in Mota Angiya and Maska villages of Kutch district, has now been expanded to every…