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Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot sacks minister Rajendra Gudha over questioning

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday sacked Rajendra Gudha as minister of state, hours after he cornered the state government in the assembly over law and order. Gudha held charge as Minister of State for Sainik Kalyan (Independent Charge), Home Guard and Civil Defence, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development. A Raj Bhavan spokesperson said, "Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recommended Governor Kalraj Mishra to dismiss member of council of ministers Rajendra Gudha in the evening. The governor has accepted this recommendation with immediate effect." Gudha on Friday questioned his own government's performance in reining in crimes against women, even as his peers slammed the Manipur violence. During the discussion on the Rajasthan Minimum Income Guaranteed Bill, 2023, in the Assembly, Congress MLAs waved placards on the Manipur violence. The protest, however, did not go down well with Gudha, who sought accountability from his own government on crimes against women. "The way we ha

Rajasthan govt tables country's first gig workers bill for social security

Rajasthan government on Friday tabled the Rajasthan Platform Based GIG Workers (registration and welfare) Bill, 2023 country's first such which seeks to guarantee social security to gig workers. The bill provisions for monetary penalties if an aggregator fails to comply with the Act. The state government may impose a fine up to Rs 5 lakh for the first contravention and up to Rs 50 lakh for subsequent contravention. Under the bill, the state will constitute a 'The Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers Welfare Board' which will ensure registration of gig workers and aggregators operating in the state. The bill also aims to set up a welfare fee deduction mechanism that will be integrated with the aggregator app. The government also seeks to set up a monitoring mechanism to review compliance of provisions of the Act and to verify if the welfare fee is being deducted regularly. The bill says that a part of the welfare fee will be contributed by the aggregator on the basis of each ...

Rajasthan received Rs 1,024.4 crore green tax in last five years: Minister

The Rajasthan government has received Rs 1,024.4 crore as green tax in the last five years, the state assembly was told on Monday. Addressing members in the Rajasthan assembly in a written reply, Minister of State for Transport Brijendra Singh Ola said the government received Rs 1,024.4 crore green tax between 2018-19 and 2022-23. Replying to a question by BJP MLA Satish Poonia, Ola said the figure was available as per the accounts prepared after tallying the numbers with figures received from the Accountant General. He said there is no official information available regarding the inclusion of Jaipur and Jodhpur in the list of 15 most polluted cities of the world in the report of the World Health Organisation. He said the one-time tax and surcharge on other taxes and green tax imposed on old and new vehicles are collected under the Rajasthan Transport Infrastructure Development Fund under the Rajasthan Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1951 and surcharge on stamp duty is collected under

Rajasthan govt to incur Rs 700 crore in FY24 for wholesome meal plan

The scheme was started by the Ashok Gehlot government on August 20, 2020, with 358 kitchens in 213 urban local bodies

Monsoon rains push up kharif sowing in Rajasthan to nearly 70% of target

Agriculture and allied sectors contribute around 25 per cent to the state's gross domestic product (GDP)

Rajasthan govt setting up facilities for hi-tech teaching in ITIs

According to a state government official, the students will now get an opportunity to study on the Internet along with their textbooks

PM Modi inaugurates projects worth over Rs 24,300 cr in Rajasthan's Bikaner

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated and laid the foundation stones of development projects worth more than Rs 24,300 crore in Rajasthan's Bikaner district. Modi dedicated to people a six-lane greenfield expressway section of the Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic Corridor, the first phase of the Inter-State Transmission Line for Green Energy Corridor, a Bikaner-to-Bhiwadi transmission line and a 30-bed Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospital. He also laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of the Bikaner railway station and the doubling of the 43-km-long Churu-Ratangarh section. The prime minister pressed a remote button to inaugurate the projects at a programme in Norangdesar, Bikaner. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister of State for Law and Parliament Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal, who is also the member of Parliament from Bikaner, were also present on the occasion.

Rajasthan govt to spend Rs 200 crore to ramp up infra in industrial hubs

However, a state-based trade body is not happy with the development being undertaken in industrial areas

BJP chief Nadda chairs meeting of party leaders from various states

BJP president J P Nadda on Friday chaired a meeting of party leaders from various states, including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, as the party ramps up its campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Senior leaders deliberated on a host of organisational programmes, people's feedback and the strategy ahead, sources said. Functionaries from Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Daman Diu-Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Haryana were present in the meeting. The meeting also comes ahead of assembly elections in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Mizoram. On Thursday, a similar meeting was held with leaders, mostly from eastern and northeastern states, in Guwahati. BJP leaders from southern states and Maharashtra will meet in Hyderabad on Sunday. Sources said that "sewa, sushashan and garib kalyan (service, good governance, welfare of the poor)" ha

Leaders must maintain discipline, will win Raj polls with unity: Congress

The Congress on Thursday said it can win the Rajasthan assembly elections provided there is complete unity and asked all its leaders to maintain discipline and not speak outside the party forum. The party also said that it will decide its candidates for the polls by the first week of September and winnability will be the only criterion for their selection. Congress leaders will hit the ground from Friday through a house-to-house campaign to take schemes of the state government to the people. All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K C Venugopal told reporters after the party's strategy meeting on election preparedness in Rajasthan that all leaders agreed that the Congress could win the assembly polls slated later this year provided there is complete unity. It, however, refrained from commenting on any peace formula between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot. "We never announce the chief ministerial candidate, but we will fight the election

Raj govt approves DA hike for employees, pensioners in 5th pay commission

Employees and pensioners working under the Fifth Pay Commission in Rajasthan will get an increased dearness allowance from January 2023. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal in this regard, an official statement said. According to the proposal, an increase in the rate of dearness allowance has been approved for state employees and pensioners working under the Fifth Pay Commission and Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1998. From January 1, 2023, the rate of dearness allowance will be increased from 396 per cent to 412 per cent to such state employees and pensioners. From January 2023 to March 2023, the amount will be deposited in the general provident fund account of the concerned employees. While the pensioners will get the increased dearness allowance in cash. Gehlot has approved the proposal of the Finance Department for this. The statement said that personnel and pensioners working under the Fifth Pay Commission will benefit from this decision of the

Free fish seed scheme to benefit nearly 20,000 farmers in Rajasthan

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recently approved the Rs 2 crore project that will provide each farmer or diggi (water pond)

Asaduddin Owaisi highlights fissures within the ranks of Congress in Jaipur

Revealing secretive talks between some Congress leaders and the AIMIM, Owaisi said, They had a discussion with us too. I asked them to wait for now. We will tell you when it is the right time

Ashok Gehlot govt to rope in social media influencers ahead of state polls

The Rajasthan government will be roping in social media influencers to publicise its welfare work on social media ahead of the upcoming assembly election. The Ashok Gehlot-led government in a notification on June 26 said that in addition to the print and electronic media, social media influencers will now be hired to advertise the government's works. According to the notification, the influencers will be paid up to 5 lakh per month depending on a variety of parameters, including the number of followers they have and the material they post. "The Rajasthan government would grant advertisements to social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, which are being operated from within or outside the state, in order to make the state government's public welfare programmes accessible to the general public swiftly. "According to usage and requirements, the adverts will be delivered to account owners, operators, or social media influencers," the notification says. The ...

Raj cabinet discusses formation of new districts announced in state budget

Discussions regarding the formation of new districts announced in the Rajasthan budget 2023-24 were held in a cabinet meeting here on Friday evening. Decisions on recitation of Preamble and fundamental duties of the Constitution in schools, first increment in the interest of the employees in six months, more opportunities to the youth of the state in government service were also taken in the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The cabinet discussed the report presented by the Ramlubhaya Committee, which was formed to look into the demands of new districts, as well as memorandums received from different areas after the announcements of new districts. Discussions regarding the administrative boundaries of the new districts and on suggestions from people were held in the meeting. Gehlot had announced to form 19 new districts in the state budget this year. However, people in some areas have expressed unhappiness over the announcement. Protests have been held in some areas .

Rajasthan govt approves proposal to upgrade skills of weavers, spinners

A state government official said: "This will help them become self-reliant and boost sales of khadi products"

Shah brings up Kanhaiya Lal murder case in Rajasthan rally ahead of polls

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday targeted the Congress government in Rajasthan, saying that had it set up a special court in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case, the accused would have been hanged by now. Shah recalled the year-old case at his rally in Rajasthan's Udaipur. Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor, was murdered on June 28 last year by two cleaver-wielding men, who had accused him of insulting Islam on social media. "The Rajasthan government did not set up a special court. Otherwise, the accused of Kanhaiya Lal's killing would have been hanged," Shah said at the rally organised to highlight the achievements of the Narendra Modi government in the past nine years. "I have travelled across the country. From the support I have seen, it is certain that Modi is going to become prime minister in 2024 with BJP winning 300 seats," he said. Shah also exuded confidence that the BJP will form government in Rajasthan with a record margin when assembly elections are held later this year.

Influencers hog limelight in poll season; Rajasthan govt notifies ad rates

Both govts and political parties woo them for campaigns; Rajasthan govt notifies ad rates

Air connectivity to Bikaner, Kishangarh airport likely to enhance: Official

Air connectivity to Rajasthan's Bikaner and Kishangarh airports from other parts of the country is likely to enhance as the Airport Authority of India along with the Ministry of civil aviation has put up both the airports for bidding in order to start new fights. The development came after the Rajasthan government's resident commissioner in New Delhi held a meeting with the secretary of the union ministry sometime back regarding the expansion and development of airports in the state, an official said here. Commissioner of Rajasthan Foundation Dhiraj Srivastava said Bikaner and Kishangarh airports have been included in the bidding process for starting new flight services. Rajasthan Foundation is a body of the state government to address the needs and concerns of non-resident Rajasthanis (NRR). "The bidding process will go on till July 15. By August 15, it is expected that airlines will come up to operate more flights from these two airports," Srivastava said while referring to the .

Rajasthan govt gives a booster shot to rural health infrastructure

The sub-district hospitals of Mahuva-Dausa, Bhiwadi-Alwar and Laxmangarh-Sikar will be upgraded to district hospitals