Dahod: Minister of State Bachubhai Khabad who was silent and not visible for last few days suddenly surfaced on Tuesday and argued in favor of his two sons before the media. Khabad's both sons are arrested by police in MGNREGA scam. Khabad's nephew is also under arrest in this scam. While his exit from the Ministry is looming and it is believed just a matter of time, Khabad in reply to media questions refused to resign and said he managed to ensure lead of one lakh eleven thousands votes to p...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has today appointed the 2005 batch Gujarat cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Dr. Vikrant Pandey as Secretary to Chief Minister. Pandey who would now work in the Chief Minister's office is presently the Resident Commissioner of Gujarat government in national capital New Delhi. In another development, the 2003 batch IAS officer Smt. Avantika Singh Aulakh has been promoted from the post of Secretary to Chief Minister to Additional Principal Secretary ...Read More

Gandhinagar: In a move to ease the burden on citizens battling cancer, the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) is providing a significant 50% concession on normal bus fares for cancer patients and their attendants. This initiative facilitates travel from their residences to designated cancer hospitals in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, and Surat for medical treatment. The scheme, operating under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel and the guidance of Minister of Stat...Read More

Gandhinagar:  The Gujarat state government today announced the launch of the Gujarat Karmayogi Swastha Suraksha Yojana, a new cashless health benefit package for all its officers, employees, and pensioners. The scheme aims to provide comprehensive medical coverage and will operate similarly to the existing Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana - Mukhyamantri Amrutum (PMJAY-MAA) scheme. Under the newly introduced yojana, all state government Karmayogis (employees) and pensioners will be issued a s...Read More

Bharuch: Days after its virtual inauguration by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, the Arogya Mandir (health facility) at Avakhal village in Shinor taluka has not been opened for public. The Chief Minister had inaugurated the Arogya Mandir on 24 April virtually from Gandhinagar. The facility was constructed and ready two months ago. However its inauguration was delayed reportedly due to non-availibility of VIP person to inaugurate it.On 24 April, the Chief Minister virtually inaugurated it, however...Read More

Gandhinagar: A 26-member delegation of officers, officials and rural farmers of Kawardha district administration of Chhattisgarh state is a week-long visit to Gujarat  to observe the use of technology in rural development. This team includes the president and vice-president of Kabirdham district panchayat, as well as 12 farmer representatives and state government officials. This delegation  started its Gujarat tour with a visit to BISAG to get better acquainted with the GIS-based technol...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Administrative Reforms Commission (GARC) has in its second recommendation report handed over to the State Chief Minister has made 10 citizen-centric recommendations have been made, mainly with the aim of ‘Government at Your Door Step’ using digital technology. The main topics covered in this second recommendation report of GARC are as follows. (1) Creating user-friendly government websites for a pleasant citizen experience: To ensure the quality, accessibility and...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Water Supply Department of Gujarat government has made available the toll free number 1916 service to solve the drinking water problem of the citizens of rural areas. Due to this toll free number service, the people of the rural areas of the state can easily submit their complaints regarding drinking water to the government for solution. The government today in a press release claimed that since the inception of this toll free number 1916 service, more than 99% of the complaints...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government today said that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has decided to significantly increase the assistance provided by the state government to the municipalities of the state to build new Nagar Seva Sadan under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Urban Development Scheme. The government has also decided to include installation of lift facilities for people including the disabled and senior citizens, solar systems to save on power bills and rainwater harvesting system to ...Read More