15 facts about Gujarat

15 facts about Gujarat which no media house told you ever

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1. The only state in India which has the infrastructure 

to provide E-services through IT to 13685 Gram Panchayats 

which are connected through Gujarat State Wide Area Network (GSWAN).

2. India’s first 1 MW Canal-top Solar Power Project 

on the Canal of the Sardar Sarovar Project 

( eliminating the need for separate land for solar plants )

3. Gujarat accounts for 15.14% (USD 114.52 bn) of the 

total investments in India; Highest amongst all States in India.

4. Gujarat is set to become the first state in the country 

to have a complete integrated police ERP 

(enterprise resource planning, a software integrating 

all aspects of an operation).

5. Nearly 100% of Gujarat’s 18,000 villages have electricity 

connection for 24hr power through the Jyotigram Yojana.

6. Gujarat tourism, attracting 1.65 crore visitors annually 

had numbers ranging to 20 lakh during years 2001-02

7. Gujarat has one of the best rural road networks in India, 

and 98.7% of villages are connected by pukka roads.

8. Under scheme called "Green Kisan Credit Card", 

govt convinced banks to consider the monetized 

value of teak trees owned by the tribal farmers 

and give them loans against the mortgage of these trees. 

( first ever in world to have tree as a guarantee )

9. In 2007, the number for malnourished children in gujarat 

was 70.69 % (highest in country) , but by 2011, the number 

came down to 38.77 % ( most improved state in country )

10. Before Narendra Modi became CM, the state’s average 

growth in GDP was 2.8%. Under him, between 2002-03 and 

2011-12, it turned out to be 10.3%.

11. In 2004-05, 33% of Gujarat's population were under 

below poverty line , in 2011-12 it dropped to 15% 

( sharpest improvement in country )

12. Gujarat was awarded the prestigious 'UN Sasakawa' 

award for outstanding work in the field of disaster 

management and risk reduction (no other Indian state got it ever )

13. Gujarat has largest OFC (optical fiber connection) 

network of more than 50,000 km. There are more than 

900,000 internet users and all villages are connected 

with broadband internet.

14. The state registered 12.8% agriculture growth 

in the last five years against the national average of 2%. 

(consistent average of above 10% over a decade)

15. The region of kutch in Gujarat was synonym to "drought" , 

this region now boasts 32% annual growth , 

second to Surat, the richest city there.

Not to mention the exemplary industrial growth, 

24x7 power supply , safe and riot free environment !! 

Let the "bluff-masters" first prove themselves 

and then raise fingers at others.