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.
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.
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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