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Rajasthan has been making national headlines with a series of reforms in the industry, labour and legal sectors, indicating that is ready to take on states such as Gujarat, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in ease of doing business. State Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje appears determined to do better in her second term. Recently she held the second edition of the Resurgent Rajasthan summit , which attracted investment proposals of Rs 3.5 lakh crore. She is keen to convert these proposals into reality. However, with limited fiscal space in which to manouevre, the state government will find it difficult to roll out more social schemes. Business Standard has compiled the following data detailing the state’s current demographic, financial and social indicators.