Thursday, 11 May 2017

Gujarat Model : A Reality Check


ADMINISTRATION


No full-time officers in 30 key posts, Gujarat relies on in-charges
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/no-full-time-officers-in-30-key-posts-gujarat-relies-on-in-charges/articleshow/58232536.cms


Gujarat govt left over Rs 15k cr funds unspent: CAG report
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-govt-left-over-rs-15k-cr-funds-unspent-cag-report/story-FwiFfUHyBf9ZkyLzsFDlZM.html




ECONOMY

Gujarat: Rs 24,000 crore of VAT/sales tax dues yet to be recovered
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-rs-24000-crore-of-vatsales-tax-dues-yet-to-be-recovered-4648561/

Big companies leave no catch for fishermen: Study
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/big-companies-leave-no-catch-for-fishermen-study/articleshow/58212230.cms

Gujarat Has Seen The Maximum Fake ₹2000, New ₹500 Notes: Report
http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/04/06/gaujarat-had-the-maximum-fake-2000-and-new-500-notes-report_a_22027967


HEALTH & EDUCATION

CAG reports: Education and health spending dropped 11 per cent
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/cag-reports-education-and-health-spending-dropped-11-per-cent-4595920/

Maternal mortality rising in Gujarat, says CAG report
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/maternal-mortality-rising-in-gujarat-says-cag-report/article17760982.ece

World Immunisation Week: Guj Holds One of India’s Worst Records
https://www.thequint.com/health/2017/04/28/world-immunisation-vaccination-week-gujarat-children-worst-records

More infants dying in Gujarat’s tribal belt
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/more-infants-dying-in-gujarats-tribal-belt/articleshow/58200323.cms


INFRASTRUCTURE


27,000 km of Narmada canal network incomplete
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/big-companies-leave-no-catch-for-fishermen-study/articleshow/58212230.cms


LAW AND ORDER

How cow vigilantes flourished in Gujarat under CM Modi
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/how-cow-vigilantes-flourished-in-gujarat-under-cm-modi/story-7n0jSUlOGqTZ7ycm3usq3L.html

In 24 Hours, a Lifetime Goes Up in Smoke for Muslim Villagers in a Corner of Gujarat 
https://thewire.in/119862/gujarat-patan-communal-violence-muslims/ …

'5,000-Strong Crowd Came With Pistols, Weapons': A Gujarat Village, Seared
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/day-before-riot-gujarat-village-split-sarpanchs-term-for-muslim-hindu-1674486

Gujarat recorded 415 custodial deaths in 2010-16: SHRC
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-recorded-415-custodial-deaths-in-2010-16-shrc/articleshow/57881108.cms

Bombay High Court upholds lifer for 11 convicts in Bilkis case
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/050517/bombay-high-court-upholds-lifer-for-11-convicts-in-bilkis-case.html

Denied Free Food, Gujarat Police Parade Restaurant Owner Across Town in Handcuffs, Arrest Family
https://thewire.in/128128/gujarat-palitana-police-nodia/ 


PROHIBITION

'Heavily Drunk' Son Of Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Taken Off Flight
http://linkis.com/m.ndtv.com/india-new/vOwM4

Gujarat prohibition failure: Officials caught drinking in a govt office
https://newsd.in/gujarat-prohibition-failure-officials-caught-drinking-govt-office/ 


UNEMPLOYMENT

More than 80% engineers in Gujarat are without jobs
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/more-than-80-engineers-in-gujarat-are-without-jobs/articleshow/57887543.cms


WOMEN SAFETY

Ahmedabad tops state in gang-rape cases
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/ahmedabad-tops-state-in-gang-rape-cases/articleshow/58605641.cms




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