New Delhi: A total of 1,51,34,010 loans have been sanctioned in Gujarat under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) since its inception in 2015. The details were shared by the Government of India during a response in the Lok Sabha. In response to a question during the ongoing winter session of Parliament, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "The Government has undertaken two assessments of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) since its inception in 2015, details of which are as...Read More

New Delhi: The Government of India has undertaken various measures to control inflation, according to a response presented by the Ministry of Finance in the Lok Sabha. In reply to Gujarat's lone Congress MP from Banaskantha Lok Sabha seat, Geniben Thakor, the Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, said, "The steps taken by the Government to bring down the inflation rate included strengthening the buffer stock of essential food items and periodic open market releases, subsidised ret...Read More

New Delhi: Gujarat has been allocated ₹119,595.20 crore in the last 3 years under various central government programs, according to the latest data presented by the Ministry of Finance. In response to a Lok Sabha query, details of the funds allocated to Gujarat through Finance Commission Transfers, Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), Central Sector Schemes (CS), and Special Assistance were shared for the fiscal years 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24. For Finance Commission Transfers, Gujarat re...Read More

New Delhi: The state of Gujarat has the second-highest number of women income tax payers over the last five assessment years, ranking just behind Maharashtra. In AY 2019, 18,08,749 women from Gujarat filed income tax returns. In 2020-21, the number increased to 18,48,233. In 2021-22, it rose to 19,50,499, and in 2022-23, a total of 20,84,639 women filed ITRs. Meanwhile, for assessment year 2023-24, a total of 22,50,098 women from Gujarat filed ITRs. This information was shared by the Minister...Read More

New Delhi: The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, today provided an update on the archaeological excavations conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Gujarat over the past five years. In response to a query in the Lok Sabha, the Minister outlined the sites explored, the funds allocated, and the identification process behind these excavations. According to the Minister, ASI has carried out excavations at several significant ancient sites across Gujarat. ...Read More

New Delhi: A total of 372 schools are being run by the Christian Minority Group in the state of Gujarat, the Minister of State for Education, Jayant Chaudhary, stated today in Lok Sabha. In response to a question during the ongoing winter session of Parliament, the Minister, while sharing the state-wise table of Christian Minority Group-run schools, said, "Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution. Schools, other than those owned/funded by the Central Government, are u...Read More

Gandhinagar: A multi-party committee of Members of Parliament will begin a two-day visit to Gujarat on Thursday to gather input on the proposed Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024. The committee will arrive in Ahmedabad on Thursday evening and hold discussions on Friday with senior officials from various Gujarat government departments and representatives from the state Waqf Board. They will also meet with members of the bar council, legal professionals, Muttawali associations, and other stakeholders t...Read More

New Delhi: The Winter Session of Parliament concluded on Thursday. This session, which began on December 4, comprised 14 sittings spanning over 18 days. Within this session, Lok Sabha passed 18 bills, while 17 bills got passed in Rajya Sabha. Three bills were withdrawn with the leave of Lok Sabha, and one bill was withdrawn with the leave of Rajya Sabha. The total number of bills passed by both houses during the session is 19. Three significant bills aimed at reforming the criminal justice sys...Read More

New Delhi: The Union Government, during the ongoing winter session of Parliament, informed the Rajya Sabha about the export and import of food items over the last three years. Here are the details shared by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Anupriya Patel. The details of food items, including oilseeds, edible oils and pulses, imported into the country during the last three years are at Annexure-I. The details of food items exported from the country dur...Read More

New Delhi: A total of 397 lions, including cubs, have died in Gujarat in a three-year period from 2019 to 2021, as stated by Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change in Parliament on Friday. The Minister responded to a query in Rajya Sabha during the ongoing winter session of Parliament. The reply states: As reported by the State, 397 lions including 182 cubs of 0-1 year have died in Gujarat from 2019-2021, and the details are as u...Read More