GUJARAT

Between January 1, 2020, and May 15, 2023, Gujaratis made a total of 1.59 lakh applications related to cybercrime on theNational Cyber Crime Reporting Portal(NCCRP) or helpline number 1930. It comes to 5,585 applications per month on an Average, 186 applications per day and average one application every 7.5 minutes.

Gujarat was among the nine states that recorded more than 1 lakh applications related to cybercrime during the said period, indicated data by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
The data was reported recently in an NCRB response to an RTI application filed by Jeetendra Ghadge, a Girgaon-based activist. Ghadge had sought details on the Percentage of applications related to cybercrime converted into FIRs by Police. In all, the national ratio was found to be 1.9% as 43,022 FIRs were filed based on 22.57 lakh applications. In comparison, Gujarat’s applications-to-FIR ratio was found to be less than half at 0.8% – the state police recorded 1,233 FIRs out of the 1.59 lakh applications.

Close on the heels of theUPgovernment releasing the first draft of its proposed Population control bill, theGujaratgovernment has begun an exercise to study the pros and cons of a similar legislation. Both UP and Gujarat face crucial assembly next year.

The draft of the UP population bill says that those having more than two kids will be debarred from contesting local body polls, applying for government jobs or availing subsidies.

The Gujarat government signed a memorandum of understanding with Tata Group in Gandhinagar. This MOU is an outcome of the newly formulated Electronics Policy. Gujarat is ready to lead in manufacturing lithium-ion cells.

According to release, the CEO of Tata Group’s subsidiary company, Tata Agaratas Energy Storage solutions Private Limited, and the Secretary of Science and Technology of the Government of Gujarat, Vijay Nehra signed and exchanged the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of the Chief Minister.

A giga-factory of this kind will be operational in Gujarat to produce the first-ever lithium-ion cells in India. This plant will have an estimated initial Investment of around Rs 13,000 crore and will have a production capacity of 20 GWh. It will generate direct and indirect EMPLOYMENT for more than 13,000 people.

Government stated that It was committed to increasing carbon-free, energy-efficient, and clean energy production by boosting the production of electric vehicles and reducing carbon emissions.

The usage of EVs will increase the dependence on lithium-ion batteries. With the establishment of Tata Group’s plant, Gujarat will become a leading state in lithium-ion cell manufacturing and will also receive assistance in setting up a battery manufacturing eco-system in the state.

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Gujaratis leading India in the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. According to a press statement by the , more than 11.56 lakh houses have been constructed in the state. This includes 7.50 lakh houses under thePM AwasYojana (Urban) and more than 4.06 lakh houses under PM Awas Yojana (Rural).

The state got Awards for being the Best Performing State for Implementation of CLSS, the Best Performing State for Implementation of ARHC under model-1, the Best AHP Project under PPP model, the Best State for Convergence with Other Missions, State with Maximum Technical Visits at LHP Sites, the Best Performing SLTC under PMAY (U), and the Best Performing Municipal Council (Una Municipality).
Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), a target of 7.64 lakh houses was earmarked for Gujarat. A total of 9.54 lakh houses have been sanctioned till date.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural), more than 4,06,000 houses with Infrastructure have been constructed, till date. A total of Rs 4,877.72 crore has been spent for the same. A target for construction of 1,84,605 houses has been set under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural) for 2022-23. An assistance of Rs 2,215.26 crore will be disbursed to the beneficiaries for the same.

The state also leads in the Credit Link Subsidy Component (Urban). More than 5.20 lakh got benefits from the scheme.

Gujarat government has decided to form a committee to look into the challenges and issues arising from mass promotion to Class X students and find solutions.

The decision to cancel board exams will pose a challenge to the Education department for enrolling students who plan to pursue diploma engineering or ITI studies after Class X, said a official.

The committee will look into this and other issues and submit their findings to the state government in a few days,

The states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan owed Gujarat a sum of Rs 6,934.19 crore as part of the Narmada project, the informed in the ongoing budget session of the Gujarat assembly.

Three states owed Gujarat as part of the Narmada project, as on December 31, 2020. In a written reply, the deputy chief minister said the Madhya Pradesh government owed Rs 4,764.35 crore, Maharashtra government owed Rs 1,627.66 crore, and Rajasthan owed Rs 542.18 crore.

The railways is set to introduce a Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train to showcaseGujaratunder the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme, according to an official statement.

The train on “Garvi Gujarat” tour will depart from Delhi’s Safdarjung station on February 28.

The tour will include visit to prominent pilgrimage and heritage sites of Gujarat such as the Statue of Unity, Champaner, Somnath, Dwarka, Nageshwar, Beyt Dwarka, Ahmedabad, Modhera and Patan.

Tourists can board or deboard the train in Gurugram, Rewari, Ringas, Phullera and Ajmer RAILWAY stations as well.

Although the recently formed a high-level task force under former Union finance secretary Hasmukh Adhia, to prepare an action plan for corrective action to enhanceGujarats economic contribution to achieve PM Narendra Modis aim of a $5 trillion Indian economy by 2024, the statesGSDP(gross state domestic product) will have to increase its Growth rate by 25% per year.

To match this share towards the country reaching a $5trillion economy, Gujarat will have to achieve GSDP of Rs 27. 5 lakh crore from the present GSDP of Rs 16. 5 lakh crore in two years. According to budget estimates, GSDP for 2021-22 has been Rs 18. 7 lakh crore, for 22-23 it will have to be Rs 21. 3 lakh crore and Rs 24. 1 lakh crore for 23-24.

Khijadia Bird Sanctuaryof Jamnagar district has been declared as new Ramsar site on the occasion of World Wetland Day (WWD).

In an event at Sultanpur in Gurugram,Gujaratresident commissioner Arti Kanwar received the designation certificate of Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary from Union minister Bhupender Yadav.

Khijadia Bird Sanctuary is unique having both fresh water lakes, salt and freshwater marshlands.

It is spread over an area of 6.05km. Before Independence, a check dam was built for storing the waters of river Ruparel just before it entered the sea.

Over the years with fresh water of the rain and river on one side and salt water of the sea on the other side, a unique area was formed here.

Besides, Khijadia Wild Life Sanctuary, Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh was also declared as Ramsar site. The Space Application Centre (SAC) Atlas on Wetland of India (Physically) was also released during the event.