Oil refinery, Jaipur Metro Rail work to go ahead: Raje

Stating government is of public and not of any political party, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today said the work on an Oil Refinery and Petro-Chemical project at Pachpadra and Jaipur Metro Rail would continue with new financial budgets for 2014-15.
BJP government provided an estimated budget of Rs 402 crore in next fiscal year 2014-15 for oil refinery and petro- chemical project being underway in a joint venture of HPCL and GoR, Raje told a press conference after presenting an interim budget inside the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly here.
The previous Congress government had provided a sum of Rs 26 crore to oil refinery in the current fiscal year 2013-14, she said, adding in the joint venture the GoR had only 26 per cent of share, and provided land and loan to HPCL for 15 years without interest.

"If required based on need, the budget for refinery could be raised later on", she said. When asked whether the place of refinery be changed from Pachpadra, Raje said let us wait.
For first phase of Jaipur Metro Rail, the government provided an estimated budget of Rs 486 crore in the next fy 2014-15, she said, adding, let the first phase of JMRC completed, then the second phase budget would be decided.
There was some controversy regarding Metro IInd phase it would pass through walled city, specially under ground, she said, adding, "let there be a "people's satisfaction" first and no Jaipur's heritage would be disturbed...We will decide."

"I heard Opposition Congress is holding a protest rally in Jaipur...I ask them to read the budget's provision...I tell you the government is of public and not of any political party, whether BJP or Congress," Raje commented.
She also assailed the UPA government's move to cut grants provided to Rajasthan fromn 30 to 50 per cent on mid-day meal, Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Mission, and gram sadak yojna.