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NHRC issues notice to Raj govt over 'auctioning of girls' to recover debt

The NHRC on Thursday issued a notice to Rajasthan government over reports that girls are being auctioned on stamp paper in half a dozen districts of the state and the refusal thereof is resulting in the "rape of their mothers to settle financial disputes on the diktats of caste panchayats". The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report, it said in a statement. The chief secretary of Rajasthan and the state's director general of police (DGP) have been asked to respond to the commission within four weeks. Citing a media report, the NHRC said that whenever there is a dispute between the two parties particularly involving financial transactions and loans, girls aged between eight years and 18 years are auctioned to recover money. A media report said that after being auctioned, these girls are sent to UP, MP, Mumbai, Delhi and even foreign countries and subjected to physical abuse, torture and sexual assault in slavery. If true, the contents

Raj govt approves Rs 36 crore for digital libraries in 344 govt-run schools

The Rajasthan government sanctioned Rs 36.56 crore to set up digital libraries in 344 residential schools across the state, an official statement said. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved the amount in compliance with the announcement made during the discussion of the Finance and Appropriation Bill 2022-23. Gehlot had announced the financial provision for digital libraries and other necessary facilities for classes 9 to 12 in residential educational institutes and selected schools under various departments in view of the importance of digital learning in today's scenario, the statement said. With this, digital libraries equipped with state-of-the-art facilities will be established in various residential schools, multipurpose hostels and Kasturba Gandhi Schools run under the Tribal Area Development Department, Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Minority Affairs and the School Education Department, among others. The government is taking several decisions to promote informati

Rajasthan govt rooting daughters to soil, promote agri studies for girls

A provision has been made to give Rs 15,000 per annum for up to three year to do a PhD in an agriculture-related subject.

Rajasthan revises wage of contractual workers, gram panchayat assistants

The Rajasthan government has revised the pay scale of more than 31,000 contractual workers, gram panchayat assistants, education workers and para teachers, Education Minister B D Kalla said. They will now get salary based on the length of their service period. "The pay scale of contractual workers, gram panchayat assistants, education workers and para teachers -- whose estimated number is 31,473 -- has been revised. They will now get a salary of Rs 18,500 after nine years of service and Rs 32,000 after 18 years of service," Kalla said in a tweet on Friday. He also shared a copy of the official order dated October 21. According to the order, these posts have been brought under the purview of 'Rajasthan Contractual Hiring to Civil Post Rules'. The designations of education workers, para teachers and gram panchayat assistants have been changed. Former minister and Congress legislator Harish Chaudhary dubbed the announcement a "Diwali gift" for the people from the state government. W

14 IAS, 2 IPS officers transferred by in Rajasthan department of personnel

Fourteen IAS and two IPS officers have been transferred by the state department of personnel in Rajasthan. The transfer orders were issued on Thursday night. Vishram Meena, CEO of Jaipur Smart City Ltd and commissioner of Jaipur Heritage Municipal Corporation, will now hold only the charge of the commissioner of the municipal corporation. Rajesh Kumar Meena, who was under the awaiting posting order (APO) status, will be the new CEO of Jaipur Smart City Ltd. Kanishak Kataria was transferred from the post of SDM Mount Abu (Sirohi) to Kota as SDM Ramganjmandi. Two IPS officers -- Hemant Priyadarshi and Himmat Abhilash Tak -- who were under the APO status, were also given postings. While Priyadarshi was made ADG of Anti-Corruption Bureau, Tak was given the posting of SP law and order, Police Headquarters (PHQ).

Rajasthan: BJP wants Speaker to accept resignations of Gehlot loyalists

The Opposition BJP in Rajasthan on Tuesday requested Assemby Speaker CP Joshi to accept the resignation of Congress MLAs and ministers which they had submitted last month over their party high command's probable move to make Sachin Pilot the chief minister. A delegation led by the Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria handed over a representation to the Speaker at his residence. If the resignations are not accepted, Kataria said the Congress MLAs should withdraw them and apologise to the people. According to Kataria, 91 Congress MLAs, including ministers, had submitted their resignation to the Speaker on September 25 after they boycotted the legislature party meeting and held a parallel meeting at Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal's residence. Kataria said three weeks have passed since then and the resignation letters are under the Speaker's consideration. "The BJP Legislature Party requests you to accept the resignation letters of the MLAs given voluntarily or the

Reserved category certificate not mandatory for govt jobs in Rajasthan

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal allowing candidates from the reserved category to apply for government jobs even if they do not possess an OBC/MBC/EWS certificate. Those belonging to other backward class (OBC), most backward class (MBC) or economically weaker section (EWS) can apply for jobs by submitting an affidavit if they do not have a caste certificate due to any reason, an official statement said on Saturday. Many candidates of various recruitment examinations held this year will be benefited by this decision, it added. According to the circular issued on January 20, it was necessary for the reserved category candidates to have the certificate issued by the competent authority before the last date of filling the application. In compliance with this circular, doubts were arising as the vacancy announcement for Livestock Assistant Direct Recruitment Examination-2021, Junior Engineer Direct Recruitment Examination-2022 and Patwar Direct Recruitment

Rajasthan CM Gehlot approves Rs 35 crore for gyms, fitness centres in state

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved Rs 35 crore to set up state-of-the-art gyms and fitness centres at all divisional headquarter cities/towns, the state government said in a statement. Open gyms will also be set up at each district headquarter city, it said. As per the proposal, state-of-the-art gyms and fitness centres will be opened in the state's seven divisional headquarter cities -- Jaipur (Sawai Mansingh Stadium), Jodhpur (Barkatullah Khan Stadium), Ajmer, Bikaner, Udaipur, Bharatpur and Kota at a cost of Rs 32.50 crore. Additionally, open gyms will be set up at all district headquarter towns/cities at a cost of Rs 2.50 crore. Gehlot had announced the opening of gyms and fitness centres in all divisions and open gyms in district headquarter towns/cities in the budget for 2022-23. The decision was aimed to help local residents improve their health.

Raj asked to pay compensation to children orphaned by Covid within 2 wks

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Rajasthan government to pay compensation to children orphaned by COVID-19 within two weeks. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Sudhanshu Dhulia also ordered the state government to furnish particulars to the state legal service authority with respect to rejected applications of payment of ex-gratia assistance within two weeks. It asked the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority to look into these applications and take appropriate decisions within four weeks thereafter. "In so far as pending applications for compensation to orphans are concerned, we direct the state to make the payment to remaining applicants whose parents have died due to Covid within two weeks," the bench said. The Rajasthan government informed the top court that 191 children, who became orphans due to Covid, have been paid ex-gratia out of total number of 718. On the issue of suicidal deaths, the counsel for the state government also apprised the bench that at district le

Interest-free loans for 100K rural families of Rajasthan for non-agri work

The state government has set aside Rs 2,000 crore for the Rajasthan Rural Family Livelihood Loan Scheme.

BJP to observe 4th anniversary of Congress govt in Rajasthan as 'Black Day'

The BJP in Rajasthan will observe the fourth anniversary of the Congress government on December 17 as 'Black Day' and hold demonstrations in the state's 200 assembly constituencies and district headquarters from next month. The state unit of the BJP has also planned a state-level protest and 'jan aakrosh rally' here in December. The party will hold protests against the state government in November and December, BJP's national general secretary and Rajasthan in-charge Arun Singh said. It will also issue a "black paper" against the alleged failures of the government in its four-year rule. Another BJP leader said that the party has set a target of two to three lakh people for the 'jan aakrosh rally' for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda and other central ministers will be invited.

Eat at 'Indira Rasoi' at least once a month: Gehlot appeals to politicians

To ensure quality of food at 'Indira Rasoi', Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has appealed to all the public representatives to eat there at least once a month, saying this will also increase their connect with the people. Under the scheme, food is served at Rs 8 per plate. "To maintain the quality of food and better monitor the scheme, which provides fresh, nutritious, and delicious meals for Rs 8, I appeal to the MPs, MLAs, mayors, chairmen, councillors, and all other public representatives to have food at Indira Rasoi at least once every month," Gehlot said. "This will also increase your connect with the public and a sense of belonging with the society," he added. Gehlot said the scheme was gaining popularity across the state. The chief minister said he, along with the Assembly speaker and some MLAs, had obtained coupons and eaten at an Indira Rasoi in Jodhpur last month. "I will continue to do so," he tweeted on Tuesday night. The chief minister also held a meeting on T

Rural tourism to be based on culture, economic characteristics in Rajasthan

The government proposes to develop tourist accommodation facilities including home stay, drinking water, safety, internet connectivity, and caravan parks in partnership with private players.

SC raps Rajasthan govt over ex-gratia compensation for state's Covid deaths

The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the Rajasthan government over its "unsatisfactory" affidavit enumerating steps on payment of ex-gratia to family members of those who died of COVID-19, and said it was not doing any charity. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Krishna Murari directed the state government to file a detailed affidavit in the matter. "Earlier also you had made an assurance. State of Rajasthan is not doing any charity. There is a direction issued by this court and persons affected by COVID-19 should be treated with sympathy. "Affidavit filed by the Rajasthan government is not satisfactory at all. The counsel prays for time to put a detailed affidavit. Put up on Friday," the bench said. The counsel for the Rajasthan government informed the court that the state is taking all the requisite steps. The apex court was hearing a plea filed by advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal alleging Rajasthan is not adhering to the 2021 order directing states to pay ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 to the

Rajasthan govt hasn't given any preferential treatment to Adani: Rahul

A day after Gautam Adani pledged huge investments in Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Congress government in the state has not given any preferential treatment to the industrialist and asserted that he is not against corporates but monopolies. Addressing a press conference here, Gandhi also said that if the Rajasthan government gives business to Adani wrongly, he will oppose that too. BJP on Friday mocked the Congress after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot lavished praise on Adani, the industrialist Gandhi often picks to allege that Prime Minister Narendra Modi helps only big businessmen. Asked about Adani's presence at a Rajasthan government event and the industrialist pledging investments in the state, the former Congress chief said, "Mr Adani has committed Rs 60,000 crore to Rajasthan. No chief minister can refuse such an offer. In fact, it would not be correct for a chief minister to refuse such an offer." "My contention is in the use of political power to help

Rajasthan to be first state to implement green hydrogen policy: Minister

Rajasthan Industries Minister Shakuntala Rawat said on Friday that the state would be the first in the country to implement a green hydrogen policy

Adani announces Rs 65,000 cr investment in Rajasthan over next 5-7 yrs

Richest Asian Gautam Adani on Friday announced a Rs 65,000 crore investment in Rajasthan over the next 5 to 7 years in setting up a mega 10,000 MW solar power capacity, expanding cement plant and upgrading Jaipur airport. The investment by ports-to-energy conglomerate that Adani heads also spans city gas infrastructure for retailing CNG to automobiles and piped gas to households and industries as well as laying transmission lines to carry renewable power. Speaking at the Invest Rajasthan 2022 Summit here, he said the Adani group already has a sizeable presence in the state. It operates a thermal power plant, has set up a solar park and supplies coal to the state's power-generating units. Adani Group is investing Rs 50,000 crore to add 10,000 megawatts of renewable power generation capacity. "This will be commissioned progressively over the next 5 years," he said, adding the group just a week back achieved commercial operation of the world's largest wind-solar hybrid power plant in

CM Ashok Gehlot woos investors; says Rajasthan has friendly govt policies

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday pitched the state as a favourable investment destination that has friendly government policies, excellent road infrastructure, skilled labour, as well as better law and order. In his address at the inaugural session of the two-day 'Invest Rajasthan' Summit here, Gehlot highlighted that there has been an improvement in the happiness index of the state, which also saw its GDP rise by Rs 3 lakh crore to Rs 12 lakh crore in the last three years. Various leading industrialists, including Gautam Adani and Anil Agarwal, were also present. According to Gehlot, Rajasthan today produces 23,000 MW electricity. It had started producing 3-4 MW wind energy and presently produces 4,500 MW energy from wind besides 10,000 MW solar energy. "The state GDP has increased by Rs 3 lakh crore in three years in Rajasthan. Total state GDP today stands at Rs 12 lakh crore. The state's happiness index has also increased, making it a suitable destination for ...

In a first, Rajasthan to get thermal coal through coastal shipping

This comes as current supply pressures and heavy monsoons have choked several busy stretches of the railways, even as states struggle to avert another power crisis

Rajasthan govt leases barren land to power solar energy plants

An online portal has been set up and on it farmers/landowners can register their land to give on lease