Resources
Things worth knowing, kept accurate
Reference material we maintain because people need it and it is hard to find in one place — what the state will pay you and how to claim it, which number to call in an emergency, and when the giving days fall. Free, no sign-up, and sourced. More about who Scapex Foundation is.
Gujarat government schemes
Vahali Dikri, Kunwarbai nu Mameru, MYSY and Namo Saraswati — what each pays, who qualifies, and exactly how to apply. Figures taken from the departments' own Gujarati pages, which are more current than the English ones.
OpenHelpline numbers for Gujarat
Child, women, elder, mental health, medical, disability and more. Every number checked against an official government source; anything we could not verify was left out rather than guessed.
OpenFestival & daan calendar
Every major festival of 2027 with its date, what it means in Gujarat, and the giving tradition attached to it — from til-gud on Uttarayan to anna-daan in Pitru Paksha.
OpenScapex in Gujarat
Where we work and why we work in one state only — the six divisions on the ground, site-visit access, and the CSR route for companies whose spend has to land in Gujarat.
OpenRTE 25% admission in Gujarat
The free private-school seat your child may be entitled to under section 12(1)(c): who qualifies, which schools are exempt, what a school may not ask, the income limit and documents the Education Department publishes, and how the Gujarat process works.
OpenSave the girl child: what the law actually gives her
Sukanya Samriddhi in full, the PCPNDT Act, RTE entitlements, the real legal age of marriage, and Gujarat's Vahali Dikri — with the six claims that are most often got wrong, including the one used by scam callers.
OpenAnganwadi, mid-day meal and Poshan
What a child is legally entitled to eat under the National Food Security Act, who qualifies at an Anganwadi (no BPL card needed), PM POSHAN norms, and what Gujarat adds — plus the superseded figure still on a ministry page.
OpenStray dogs and the ABC Rules 2023
What the Animal Birth Control Rules require, what the Supreme Court’s May 2026 judgment changed, what residents and societies may do, what to do after a dog bite, and who to call in Ahmedabad.
OpenRainwater harvesting in Gujarat
How much water your roof can collect, the methods and when to use each, what the CGDCR building rules require, and the government schemes for water conservation in Gujarat.
OpenVan Mahotsav and India’s forest cover
India’s forest and tree cover reached 25.17% in ISFR 2023 — but of the 1,445 sq km gain, only 156 sq km was forest. What the tree festival’s numbers actually measure, and where India ranks as a carbon sink.
OpenSwachh Bharat & household sanitation
About 97% of villages declared ODF Plus, 70% use of improved sanitation measured in NFHS-5 — and why the official headlines look like they contradict each other.
OpenCSR fund explained
Which companies must spend, how much, the full Schedule VII activity list, Form CSR-1 and the three-year rule, unspent-amount transfers, overhead caps, impact assessment and penalties — from the Act and the Rules.
OpenDonations under the new tax regime
Does an 80G donation reduce your tax if you are on the new regime? No — and here is exactly who does still get the deduction.
Open80G tax exemption on donations
The answer most pages get wrong: on the new tax regime — the default since FY 2023-24 — a donation gives an individual no deduction at all. Plus the 50/100% split, the 10% cap, the ₹2,000 cash rule and how to claim.
OpenEducated unemployment in India
A young graduate is about nine times more likely to be unemployed than a young person who cannot read. The paradox, the current figures, the other types of unemployment, and exam answers to length.
OpenChild immunisation schedule
Every vaccine in India's national schedule with age, dose and what it protects against — plus how U-WIN and the Mamta card work, and what to do if doses were missed.
OpenChild labour in India
How to report a child in labour, what the 1986 Act says after the 2016 amendment, the family-enterprise exemption people argue about, and why the Census figures disagree with each other.
OpenWomen's enterprise in Gujarat
From Ela Bhatt and SEWA to the artisans of Kutch and the dairy cooperatives of Banaskantha — and the central and state schemes that fund the next generation.
OpenTop 100 NGOs in India
Founding year, headquarters, focus area, reach and what each is known for — searchable and filterable across 14 causes.
OpenTop 100 NGOs in the world
The global field, from BRAC and MSF through the humanitarian, health, rights and conservation majors.
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