Dedicated freight corridor: 18-year mission on track

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In 12-odd hours — about half the time it takes by road — Maruti Suzuki’s automotive parts travel the 659 km between New Rewari in Haryana to Palanpur in Gujarat on the truck-on-train service (ToT) provided by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL). Also read: Maruti Suzuki adds one lakh units per … Read more

48% of “entitled” MPLAD funds in Gujarat remained unutilised between 2019-24, says ADR

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About 48 per cent of the total ₹442 crore that were to be spent as MPLAD funds in Gujarat between 2019 and 2024, remained “unutilised”, stated Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).  Also read:Gujarat Pollution Control Board imposes ₹10-lakh environment damage compensation on Asian Paints “The Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme was started … Read more

Gujarat govt announces new procurement policy to encourage MSMEs and women entrepreneurs

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Gujarat government on Saturday announced a new Gujarat Procurement Policy 2024 through which it plans to encourage MSME units and women entrepreneurs to sell more products to the state. The policy, which will come into force on April 1, will also encourage procurement from startups and entities operated by Scheduled Castes and Tribes, stated an official … Read more

PM Modi To Inaugurate India’s Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge In Gujarat Today

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The bridge is called ‘Sudarshan Setu’ or Sudarshan Bridge. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today inaugurate India’s longest cable-stayed bridge in Gujarat’s Dwarka. The ‘Sudarshan Setu’, connecting Okha and Beyt Dwarka island, has been constructed at the cost of Rs 979 crore. PM Modi had laid the foundation stone of the 2.3 km-long bridge … Read more