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IN 2001, PM VAJAPEE ANNOUNCED A 5 YEAR EXCISE DUTY HOLIDAY FOR INDUSTRIES IN EARTHQUAKE RAVAGED KUTCH DISTRICT IN GUJARAT


PUBLIC TOILET SCHEME FOR 300 CRORE IN URBAN AREAS



The Apex Court appointed Justice H S Bedi (former Judge Supreme Court) as the chairman of the monitoring body tolook into the case of 22 alleged fake encounter killings in Gujarat b/w 2002-06. The SC also directed the State Govt to extend full cooperation to the appointed Committee which is will put forward its interim report within 3 months.







Monsanto maize seeds hit roadblock in Gujarat
The Gujarat Government has decided to stop procuring double-cross hybrid maize seed made by seed major
Monsanto, which were distributed among the farmers in the tribal areas of the state under the tribal a development
scheme. The seeds sold under the brand name ‘prabal’ were being distributed to farmers in the tribal regions under
the Sunshine Project, which falls under the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yogna, since 2008. It is estimated that the seeds were
distributed among half a million farmers by the Tribal Development Department.
It has been decided not to procure Monsanto seeds which were distributed among the farmers of tribal area. Instead,
the farmers would be asked to buy government approved seeds of their own choice for which the government would
provide financial support.
Why this move was taken?
This has been done to break the monopoly of Monsanto Company in Gujarat.
The state government’s decision follows several representations by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) and some MLAs
from the tribal areas. In last session of state assembly in March, opposition had demanded ban on maize seeds of
Monsanto, claiming that there were ill-effects of Monsanto’s maize seeds which were being distributed by the state
government in tribal areas.










Gujarat gets Annual Plan of Rs. 51,000 cr by Planning Commission for
yr 2012-13
The Planning Commission finalized the Annual Plan of Rs51,000 crore for Gujarat for the year 2012-13. The plan size is
34.2% higher than last years allocation at Rs 38,000 crore.
 The Child Sex Ratio (0-6 years) though improved marginally i.e. by 3 points in Census 2011 but it is still low at 886
against the all-India average of 914.
 Agriculture sector’s contribution to the state GSDP has steadily declined from 16.1% in 2004-05 to 12.7% in 2010-
11.
 Share of industrial sector to GSDP is around 40%
 Share of Service sector to GSDP is showing a rising trend and has risen from 43.9% in 2004-05 to 46.0% in 2010-
11.