Category Articles: Central Government

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Public Distribution System (PDS) Launched in Gujarat

February 15, 2026

Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, today launched a transparent, modern, and simple Public Distribution System (PDS) based on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. On this occasion, Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendra Patel, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Pralhad Joshi and many other dignitaries were present. In his address, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Am...Read More

Centre imposes complete ban on new mining leases across Aravalli range; issues directives to states

December 24, 2025
Centre imposes complete ban on new mining leases across Aravalli range; issues directives to states

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

Gujarat earned over ₹24,500 crore from petrol, diesel sales in 2024–25: Centre

December 19, 2025
Gujarat earned over ₹24,500 crore from petrol, diesel sales in 2024–25: Centre

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

Gujarat’s Dairy Sector Sees Five-Fold milk procurement; Pay to producers Up 140% in 25 years: Shah

December 06, 2025
Gujarat’s Dairy Sector Sees Five-Fold milk procurement; Pay to producers Up 140% in 25 years: Shah

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

Nitin Gadkari inspects under-construction 6-lane Shamlaji–Mota Chiloda section of NH-48 in Gujarat

November 26, 2025
Nitin Gadkari inspects under-construction 6-lane Shamlaji–Mota Chiloda section of NH-48 in Gujarat

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

Rajnath Singh Attends ‘Shaurya Vijay Utsav’ in Bhuj, Lauds Indian Army’s Valor and Adaptability

October 01, 2025
Rajnath Singh Attends ‘Shaurya Vijay Utsav’ in Bhuj, Lauds Indian Army’s Valor and Adaptability

Bhuj (Kutch):  On the eve of Vijaya Dashami, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh today attended the ‘Shaurya Vijay Utsav’ organized by the Indian Army at the district headquarters in Bhuj, the border district of Gujarat. The Defence Minister shared dinner with jawans and witnessed a series of impressive performances, including cultural displays and martial art demonstrations by Army personnel. The evening also featured a grand drone show that lit up the skies over Bhuj. Addressing the gatheri...Read More

Gujarat to have three GST Tribunal within 2025

September 16, 2025
Gujarat to have three GST Tribunal within 2025

Gandhinagar: Gujarat may get three GST Tribunals by 2025 year-end. While locations of two tribunals are already decided, and they are Ahmedabad and Surat, the third location is still undecided, and it may most probably come up in Saurashtra region. The Centre has approved three GSt Tribunals in Gujarat in response to long-pending demand by traders. DeshGujaratRead More

High-level review held in national capital to fast-track infra projects worth ₹36,296 cr in Gujarat & Rajasthan

July 07, 2025
High-level review held in national capital to fast-track infra projects worth ₹36,296 cr in Gujarat & Rajasthan

New Delhi: A high-level meeting was convened on 03.07.2025 to review key issues impacting major infrastructure projects in Gujarat and Rajasthan, with a focus on resolving bottlenecks through the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) mechanism. A total of 22 issues related to 18 critical projects—collectively valued at over ₹36,296 crore—were taken up for discussion. Among the major initiatives discussed was the Transmission System Strengthening Scheme for evacuation of power from solar energy...Read More

India Announces Five Decisions After Pakistan Sponsored Terror Attack in Pahalgam

April 24, 2025
India Announces Five Decisions After Pakistan Sponsored Terror Attack in Pahalgam

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met this evening under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister. The CCS was briefed in detail on the terrorist attack on 22 April 2025 in Pahalgam, in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were killed. A number of others sustained injuries. The CCS condemned the attack in the strongest terms and expressed its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and hoped for the early recovery of the injured. Strong expressions of support ...Read More

PDEU – NSDC Centre of Excellence for Skill Development inauguration on April 21st

April 19, 2025
PDEU – NSDC Centre of Excellence for Skill Development inauguration on April 21st

Gandhinagar: The PDEU - NSDC Centre of Excellence for Skill Development will be inaugurated at the PDEU Auditorium, Raisan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat on April 21st. The Chief Guest for the event will be Jayant Chaudhary, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship & Minister of State, Ministry of Education. This Centre of Excellence is a joint initiative by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Pandit Deendayal Energy Universit...Read More