GUJARAT

TheSupreme Courthas made a special mention aboutGujaratse-nirman portalfor the registration of construction workers and for the issuance of U-Win cards for the unorganized-sector workers.

The e-nirman portal was launched by CM Vijay Rupani on June 8. Gujarat became the first state in the country to launch such a digital platform to register unorganized-sector workers through a common service centre.

The state labour department indicated in its affidavit that an online portal and mobile application have been set up for the registration of construction workers. This is to ensure seamless and smooth grant of various central and state-sponsored welfare schemes. The portal is operational. Registrations will be done through about 21,300 service centres, which were previously limited to 33 board offices. Labourers can also register through the mobile app.

The Gujarat government has approved Rs 2,213.60 crore for 919-km-long road covering94 stretchesfrom small villages to metro cities.

Chief minister Bhupendra Patelhas sanctioned 94 works, including four lanes, 10 meters wide, road strengthening, bridges, bypasses on the state highways conecting , industrial centers, metropolises and tourist destinations.

Also with context to Parikrama Path Yojana announced in this year’s budget, works worth Rs 467.09 crore have been sanctioned for widening 289.32 km of 37 roads passing through 17 districts to 10 meters.

A two-day e-conclave on the far-ranging topics of Environment, safety and Health (EHS), jointly organized by Rotary Club, Dahej.

Economist Jay Narayan Vyas stressed on the importance of protecting the environment and promoting a culture of health and safety, during the inaugural session of the conclave.

Discussions on varied topics such as the new Occupational Hazard Safety act, accident prevention through cleaner production audit, water conservation and process safety were held during the conclave.

With immigration and customs facilities all set to be started soon atVadodara airport, Barodians can look forward to international air connectivity in the future. At least flights to Dubai or Sharjah will start.
Vadodara MPRanjan Bhatton Sunday said that Union Home ministerAmit Shahduring his visit to the city on Saturday had handed over the gazette notification issued by the Centre through which Vadodara airport will get immigration and customs facilities.

Since the inauguration of the new terminal building, the demand for airline connectivity to international destinations has been on a rise. “The airport in Vadodara has got approval to start international Services,” said Bhatt, adding that Shah handed over the gazette notification for starting immigration and customs facilities at Vadodara airport. She thanked prime minister, home minister and civil aviation minister for starting the facilities at the airport.

The objective of Sports Policy 2022-27 is to change the sports scenario in Gujarat.

An equal emphasis has been laid on promoting the sports talent in Gujarat and also creating world-class sports across the state.

Through this policy, the Gujarat government aims to encourage and promote sports culture by organizing national and international tournaments and giving prizes to all sportspersons. The government also wants to conduct amateur and professional sports leagues and implement efficient sports Governance in Gujarat.

About the High-Performance Centers (HPCs)

The Sports Policy 2022-27 envisages establishing four new High-Performance Centers (HPCs) for elite athletes, which provide training facilities of international standards.

One of the new HPCs will be specifically for the training purposes of the para-athletes.

To provide personalized Training and Development, HPCs will have a specialized team of physiotherapists, psychologists, nutritionists, strength coaches, and sports analysts.

Apart from HPCs, eight centers of excellence will also be established. The participation of the Private sector will be encouraged in establishing both HPCs and centers of excellence.

Other highlights of the policy

The policy lays down a three-tier elite athlete development program.

Huge cash Awards and incentives are also promised for sportspersons.

A sports incubator will also be established.

Data analytics and sports science will be introduced in the curriculum of Sports University.

The Sports Authority of Gujarat will be the nodal agency to implement the policy.

Benefits to allied sectors

The creation of infrastructure facilities will not only benefit athletes, but also those in the allied sectors. The policy also proposes to establish an industrial cluster comprising companies that manufacture sports goods. Thus, it will give a boost to Gujarats manufacturing sector.

Around 1,100 chemicals and textiles units in key industrial areas like Naroda,Odhav, and Vatva will remain shut for around 10 days from March 5 as the Ahmedabad Mega Clean Association (AMCA) will carry out desilting work of the mega pipeline.

To do this work, AMCA will also put meters at key locations to measure effluent water flow.

AMCA, the operating body of the mega line of industrial effluent ofcommoneffluent treatment Plants (CETPs), has told its members that the desilting activity starts from March 5 and no discharge would be allowed in the mega line till the desilting work is completed.

The mega line was set up in 2001 to carry treated effluent water from Odhav, Naroda and Vatva CETPs. It is a 27km line with a capacity of 75 MLD.

TheGujaratgovernment signed its firstMoUunder the newly introduced IT/ITES policy withQX Global groupfor strategic PARTNERSHIP in the field of business process management.

The CM said the government would provide all necessary assistance for the companys Gujarat operations.

As a result of the fresh MoU, an additional 2,000 jobs would be created in the IT sector in the coming years.

QX Global Group is a provider of business process management Services.