New Delhi: There are two mega food parks in Gujarat. One of these, situated in Surat, is operational, and another one in Mehsana is under implementation," stated Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, in response to a question posed by Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani. The reply also stated that out of the approved grant of ₹100 crore for the two parks (₹50 cr each), ₹82.67 crore has already been released. During the monsoon session of Parlia...Read More

New Delhi: Gujarat’s total solar energy installed capacity stood at 10,133.66 MW as of 30th of June, 2023. Gujarat’s solar power generation in 2022-23 was 10,335.32 MU. The information was presented in Rajya Sabha on August 08, 2023 by Minister of New and Renewable Energy and Power Shri RK Singh while replying to a question raised by Member of Rajya Sabha Shri Parimal Nathwani. According to the statement of the minister as of 30th June, 2023, a cumulative solar power capacity of 70,096 MW...Read More

New Delhi: A total of 36 railway infrastructure projects, covering a total length of 3,200 km at a cost of ₹30,789 crores, fall fully or partly within the State of Gujarat. These include 26 projects sanctioned since 2018. This data was provided by the Minister of Railways, Communications, and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, in Rajya Sabha in reply to a question during the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament. The government reply stated, As on 01.04.2023, 36 Rai...Read More

Gandhinagar: A total of 9,47,418 LPG connections were released under the central government's Ujjwala Yojana in Gujarat, stated Rameswar Teli, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, in Rajya Sabha in reply to a question of during the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament. In the reply to Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani, the government stated,  As on 01.07.2023, there are 9.59 crore beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY). No State/UT-wise allocation ...Read More

Gandhinagar: For the state of Gujarat, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has set a loan disbursement target of 4,00,000 under the PM SVANidhi Scheme. As of 03.08.2023, the State has received 5,46,308 applications under the scheme, out of which 4,12,358 loans were sanctioned, and 3,99,736 were disbursed. The ULBs in the State are responsible for mobilizing applications, which are then sanctioned and disbursed by lending institutions under the scheme. Under the PM SVANidhi sch...Read More

New Delhi: The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), as part of the National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM), has successfully mapped all 33 districts in the state of Gujarat. Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Bishweswar Tudu, revealed this during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament in response to a question from Rajya Sabha Member. In the reply to Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani, the government stated, 'In Gujarat, the NAQUIM studies have been completed in all the 33 dis...Read More

New Delhi: A total of 79 people lost their lives in the aftermath of cyclones that hit the Gujarat coast during the last 3 years, as stated by the Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Kiren Rijiju, in response to a question from a Rajya Sabha member during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament. In a written reply, Rijiju stated that a total of 299 people died nationwide due to several cyclones that occurred between 2020 and 2022. Out of these 299 fatalities, 79 were reported from Gujarat. Ho...Read More

Bhavnagar:  The Airports Authority of India has projected a land requirement of approximately 237 acres to the Gujarat government for the purpose of development at Bhavnagar airport, stated the Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, in response to a question from a Rajya Sabha member during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament. The current Bhavnagar Terminal Building spans 1275 square meters and is currently capable of handling up to 150 passengers during peak hours....Read More

New Delhi: There are 266 fishermen and 42 civilian prisoners who are Indian or are believed to be Indian in Pakistan jails as of July 01, 2023. There are 343 civilian prisoners and 74 fishermen in Indian custody who are Pakistani or are believed to be Pakistani. A total of 2559 Indian fishermen have been repatriated from Pakistan since 2014, including 398 Indian fishermen, who were repatriated from Pakistan this year.  This information was provided by Minister of State for Ministry of External ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Vadodara Mumbai Expressway and Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway are targeted to be completed by March 2025 and August 2024, respectively, stated the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Jairam Gadkari, in response to a question from a Rajya Sabha member during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament. In Gujarat, the construction of the Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway has been undertaken in ten packages, and the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway has been taken up in four package...Read More