New Delhi: In pursuance of the Union Budget 2026-27 announcement to address the concerns faced by the manufacturing units in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) due to ongoing global trade disruptions, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) today introduced a special one-time relief measure to facilitate sales by eligible manufacturing units in SEZs to the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) at concessional rates of duty. The Union Budget announcement is being implemented through an exemp...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of three senior IAS officers from the Gujarat cadre to key positions in the Union government, according to an official notification issued on Tuesday. Mona Khandhar (1996 batch), currently serving as Additional Chief Secretary in the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department of the Gujarat government, has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment at t...Read More

New Delhi: The Union Government has released over ₹2,461 crore in grants under the XV Finance Commission (XV-FC) to strengthen rural local bodies across eight states, including Gujarat. Gujarat has received ₹763.83 crore as the second instalment of tied grants for FY 2025–26. The allocation will benefit all 33 eligible District Panchayats (DPs), 247 Block Panchayats (BPs), and 14,563 Gram Panchayats (GPs) across the state. Additionally, a withheld portion of ₹7.338 lakh from the first i...Read More

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 38,949 houses constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) (PMAY-G) in Gujarat on March 31, 2026. The houses have been built at an estimated cost of Rs. 651 crore across multiple districts. PMAY-G is a centrally sponsored scheme aimed at providing housing to eligible rural households. Under the scheme, financial assistance of Rs. 1.20 lakh is provided to beneficiaries in phases, with funding shared between the Central and ...Read More

Gandhinagar: After inaugurating the Gujarat Semi-Connect Conference 2026 at Mahatma Mandir, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that railway projects worth ₹1.28 lakh crore are currently being implemented across Gujarat. Addressing reporters, Vaishnaw highlighted the significant rise in railway budget allocations for the state. He stated that between 2009 and 2014, during the UPA government, Gujarat received only ₹589 crore in the railway budget. In contrast, the current gov...Read More

New Delhi: In a major step towards conservation and protection of the entire Aravalli Range stretching from Delhi to Gujarat from illegal mining, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has issued directions to the States for a complete Ban on the Grant of any New Mining Leases in the Aravallis. This prohibition applies uniformly across the entire Aravalli landscape and is intended to preserve the integrity of the range. The directions are aimed at safeguar...Read More

New Delhi: Gujarat has emerged as one of the top revenue-earning states from petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) products, generating substantial sales tax revenue through fuel sales. According to data shared by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the state collected over ₹24,500 crore in sales tax/VAT from POL products in the financial year 2024–25 (provisional). The figures indicate a significant rise over the past five years. Gujarat’s sales tax collection from POL products stoo...Read More

New Delhi: Milk procurement in Gujarat has increased nearly five-fold over the past two decades, accompanied by a sharp rise in the prices paid to farmers, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah informed the Lok Sabha while replying to a question on the status of dairy cooperatives in the State. Shah said milk procurement, which stood at about 50 lakh litres per day in 2001–02, has now reached around 250 lakh litres per day in 2024–25, reflecting the sustained expansion of Gujarat’s cooperative-ba...Read More

Himmatnagar: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday inspected the ongoing works of the six-lane Shamlaji–Motachiloda section on National Highway 48 in Sabarkantha. As the Union Minister and the Chief Minister were scheduled to pass through Rasulpur village in Prantij taluka during their journey from Himmatnagar to Chiloda, villagers welcomed them warmly. The two leaders arrived at Motipura and reviewed key structures, inclu...Read More