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Identifying works and funding key to national urban job scheme

The financial burden depends on the design of the scheme.

Rajasthan CM Gehlot to launch 100 days' employment scheme in urban areas

The Rajasthan government is going to launch on Friday its ambitious scheme to provide 100 days of employment to needy families in urban areas on the lines of the MGNREGA. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is scheduled launch the "Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Scheme" in the presence of Urban Development and Housing Minister Shanti Dhariwal, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi, Agriculture Minister Lal Chand Kataria and Jaipur Heritage Municipal Corporation Mayor Munesh Gurjar. Local MLAs will also be present on the occasion. The state-level programme will be held near a tunnel on Agra Road, an official said. Ministers in-charge of districts will launch the scheme in their respective districts. More than 2.25 lakh families have already registered for the scheme announced by the chief minister in the state budget this year. Projects on environment protection, water conservation, heritage conservation, maintenance of gardens, removal of

Invest Rajasthan Summit: State govt signs MoUs, LoIs of Rs 10.44 trillion

The summit has evinced interest from local business owners, in addition to investors from India and abroad

Rajasthan govt plans to upgrade facilities in hotels owned by RTDC

Recently, chief minister Ashok Gehlot approved Rs 10 crore for the renovation of six hotels of RTDC

Rajasthan govt signs MoUs, LoI for over Rs 10.44 trn investment: Minister

Rajasthan Industry Minister Shankutala Rawat on Saturday said memoranda of understanding and letters of intent for investment of more than Rs 10.44 lakh crore have been signed with companies ahead of the Invest Rajasthan 2022 summit. She said that the state is poised to take a significant step toward a new era of industrialisation with the Invest Rajasthan Summit which is going to be held in Jaipur on October 7 and 8. "Approximately 3,000 delegates from diverse sectors and industries will attend and participate in conclaves on tourism, NRR, MSMEs, agribusiness, start-ups, and future-ready sectors during the summit, she told reporters here. She said that 4,192 MoUs/LoIs have been received during various national and international investor meets/interactions held ahead of the Invest Rajasthan summit. The MoUs/LoIs that were signed are from the sectors like mining and minerals, agriculture and agro-processing, tourism, textiles, engineering, chemicals and petrochemicals, health and ..

Govt wants to develop Rajasthan as centre of religious tourism: CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said his government wants to develop the state as a centre of religious tourism, for which places of worship should be equipped with all kind of facilities. At a meeting held to review the management of religious fairs, he directed officials for their safe conduct. "The state government is committed to provide the devotees all kind of facilities and security. The intention of the state government is that Rajasthan should be developed into a wonderful centre of religious tourism," he said. "All religious places in the state should be beautiful and equipped with all facilities," Gehlot added at the meeting, which was also attended by religious leaders through videoconferencing. The chief minister said the guidelines issued by the state government for safety in fairs should be implemented properly. Gehlot also sought suggestions from religious leaders to improve facilities. The chief minister said his government is working for the ...

Rajasthan announces amnesty scheme for mining leases up to Mar 31, 2021

The mines department's Arrears and Interest Waiver Scheme, 2022, will be applicable to the outstanding dues of those in the business of minor minerals

Rajasthan attracts investment commitments worth nearly Rs 70k cr

Rajasthan's upcoming investor summit - Invest Rajasthan 2022 - began on Wednesday in the national capital and MoUs worth almost Rs 70,000 crore were signed by various firms. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, present on the occasion, exuded confidence that investment commitments worth Rs one lakh crore would come in September following a conducive environment for investors in the state. The state government's upcoming Investors Summit Invest Rajasthan 2022 - has started with MoUs signing ceremonies here on August 24, 2022. As per a statement, the MoUs of Rs 69,789.93 crore have been successfully signed by the Rajasthan government, creating a total of 11,846 direct employment opportunities. The investments were envisaged in various districts across the state, including Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Jhalawar, Ajmer, Jaipur, Udaipur, Alwar, etc. where RIICO (Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation) has developed special sectoral zones over the years. After the

Rajasthan CM santions Rs 30 cr for medicines to counter lumpy skin disease

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved Rs 30 crore for purchasing medicines and vaccines to prevent lumpy skin disease in cattle

Rajasthan government working on a strategy to increase farmers' income

According to estimates, agriculture and allied sectors contribute over 25 per cent to the gross state domestic product

Rajasthan government plans to provide smartphones to 1.35 crore women

Three major telecom companies of the country have shown interest in the Chief Minister Digital Seva Yojana of the Rajasthan government under which 1.35 crore women in the state are to be given smartphones, officials said Friday. A senior official said a high-level committee will take a decision on the bidders this month after evaluation. The government wants to complete this process at the earliest so that the scheme can be implemented before the assembly elections next year. The total cost of the project is Rs 12,000 crore. The technical bids for the government project were opened here on Wednesday. "Technical bids were opened on Wednesday. Vodafone, a private company that offered the tender, did not appear," Project in-charge Chhatrapal Singh told PTI. He said that now a high level committee will assess the tenders and decide further. Officials are hopeful that the process will be sorted out at the earliest and the first batch of the smartphones may be received by the governme

Rajasthan relaxes minor minerals concession rules to promote legal mining

The relaxation in rules, a notification of which was issued on August 16, is part of the Ashok Gehlot government's 2022-23 Budget speech

Majority believe Rajasthan govt has been failing on law & order: Report

Days after a Dalit boy was beaten to death in Jalore district for allegedly drinking water from a pot meant for 'upper castes', a vendor was lynched on suspicion of being a thief in Alwar district

Freedom from freebies must not come from judicial diktat or executive fiat

The Supreme Court should stick to its normal posture of not getting embroiled in political thickets

Rajasthan govt to provide 15k students free coaching for competitive exams

For the current financial year, the state government has allotted Rs 17.15 crore and the number of seats, too, has increased to 15,000

Rajasthan govt steps up efforts to control spread of lumpy skin disease

The worst-affected district is Sriganganagar with more than 45,000 cases, followed by Barmer with over 37,000 cases

'Proposals worth Rs 10 trn lined up before Invest Rajasthan 2022 summit'

Rajasthan is all set to make a big leap towards the new era of Industrialisation with proposals of over Rs 10 trillion lined up ahead of 'Invest Rajasthan 2022 summit', said the officials

'Was lured by Rs 60 cr offer but....', Raj Minister's tells school girl

Rajasthan Minister Rajendra Singh Gudha gave an interesting response to a school girl's question regarding corruption in the country.

Rajasthan govt lines up big plans for handicrafts, handloom industries

Various steps are being planned by the state government to give a boost to the sale of handloom, handicrafts and khadi products.

Rajasthan govt transfers 18 bureaucrats, including seven IAS officers

Four Indian Police Service officers -- Param Navjyoti, Yogesh Dadhich, Devendra Kumar Vishnoi and Alok Srivastava -- were transferred