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Rajasthan elections 2023: CM starts Free Annapurna Food Packet Scheme

Rajasthan Assembly elections 2023; CM Ashok Gehlot taunts BJP for not fulfilling promises and calling government schemes "freebies"

I-Day: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot launches Annapurna Food Packet Scheme

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Independence Day launched the state government's Annapurna Food Packet Scheme. Referring to his government's public welfare schemes, Gehlot said these are not freebies (revdi) and are being implemented with "excellent" financial management. He said, "My announcements are not just announcements, I have done what I have said." Gehlot also distributed Annapurna Food Packets to some of the beneficiaries on the occasion. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra were also present on the occasion. Each packet under this scheme will contain gram dal, sugar, salt, edible oil, chili powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder. Supplying food packets to beneficiaries at a cost of around Rs 370 a packet (including all expenses) would result in a monthly expenditure of around Rs 392 crore. This scheme is a part of Chief Minister Gehlot's Rs 19,000 crore "Inflation Relief Package", w

Rajasthan elections 2023: BJP begins minority outreach initiative

BJP Minority Morcha has launched a campaign aiming to create 900 Modi Mitras across 200 constituencies, with emphasis on 40 Muslim-dominated seats

Corruption in Congress states, BSP to contest elections on its own:Mayawati

BSP plans to contest independent election campaigns in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh, with a focus on issues of unemployment, women's safety, farmers and the underprivileged

Pushing boundaries: As elections near, states on a district-formation spree

Now, the government is contemplating the addition of at least 20 more districts to its existing 23

Power cuts take a toll on industrial production, consumers in Rajasthan

The demand for electricity has increased in the state due to inactive monsoon during the last few days

350,000 Rajasthani girl students await promised bicycles under govt scheme

Rajasthan government's free bicycle scheme provides girl students in class IX free bicycles to enable them to attend schools located in remote areas

Rajasthan elections 2023: CM Gehlot announces metro corridor extension

Ashok Gehlot plans an extension that could cumulatively cost Rs 1,184 crore ahead of Rajasthan Assembly election 2023

Rajasthan govt most corrupt, new 'scams' emerging every day: Pralhad Joshi

Accusing the Rajasthan government of being the most corrupt, the BJP's election in-charge for the state Pralhad Joshi on Sunday claimed new scams and rape cases come to the fore every day under the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress dispensation. Sixteen per cent of the cases of atrocities and murders registered in the country are from Rajasthan, the Union minister alleged. He was in Jaipur for a meeting with party workers for the assembly elections due later this year. "The Rajasthan government is the most corrupt government in the country. Rajasthan is on top in number of rape cases. Recruitment exam papers have been leaked more than 16 times," Joshi told reporters here. He said development work has stalled and a BJP government is needed in the state. If Chief Minister Gehlot wanted to do good for the poor then why did he not do so in four-and-a-half years, Joshi asked. Instilling confidence among the BJP workers, he said the party will form the government in the state with a two-thirds

Independence Day long weekend: Tourists make beeline for Rajasthan

Rajasthan's major tourist attractions like Jaipur, Udaipur, and Mount Abu, are witnessing a huge rush of people owing to the Independence Day long weekend, officials said on Sunday. As August 15 will be celebrated on Tuesday, people have taken leave on Monday (August 14) for an extended four-day weekend. According to the state's Tourism Department, there has been a four-fold rise in the footfall of domestic tourists as compared to last year's Independence Day extended weekend when August 15 fell on a Monday. Officials said major tourist places, including Jaipur, Udaipur and Mount Abu, are buzzing with tourists and only those who have prior travel and accommodation bookings will be able to enjoy their vacation without any hiccups. "The number of tourists has increased by four times as compared to last year during the days around Independence Day," Deputy Director of the Tourism Department, Dalip Singh Rathore said. Due to the surge in visitors, there is near full occupancy at hotel

Insecticides India to invest Rs 150 cr in next 2 yrs on capacity expansion

Insecticides India Ltd (IIL) Managing Director Rajesh Aggarwal on Sunday said the company will invest Rs 150 crore in the next two years on capacity expansion in Rajasthan and Gujarat, and also launch new herbicide and insecticide products before 'Navratri'. Speaking to PTI, Aggarwal said the company will invest about Rs 100 crore for setting up of a new plant at Sotanala in Behror district of Rajasthan, in the next two years. "Last week, we acquired 15-acre plant at Sotanala in Behror district. Lot of sheds are already there and we plan to manufacture agro-chemicals. We will invest about Rs 100 crore investment here in the next two years," he said. The plant will be implemented in phases and the work might commence by year-end, he said adding this is a second plant in Rajasthan and the other one is located at Chopanki which is up and functioning. Aggarwal further said the company will invest Rs 25 crore in the next fiscal for expansion of its SEZ plant located in Dahej, Gujarat an

20 students died by suicide in Kota in 8 months: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Earlier, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sushil Kumar Modi had on August 8 expressed concern over increasing cases of suicides among students

PM Modi losing respect within his party, may face revolt: Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi is losing respect within his own party and could soon face a "revolt". The senior Congress leader claimed PM Modi's respect among the common people is also on the wane as his party "turns against" him because of his "approach". Gehlot targeted Modi for his attacks on the Congress over dynastic politics and his call for a Congress-free India. "Making the country Congress-free will never happen," Gehlot said. "The Congress is in every house of the country, while the condition of their party (BJP) is getting worse." "There is a split in their party. Modiji's respect is waning within his party. This should be a matter of concern for Modi ji himself. The respect that he earlier enjoyed among the public has also decreased," he said. The BJP has often took potshots at Chief Minister Gehlot over the infighting in the Rajasthan Congress. Addressing a rally in the state's Mount Abu in May, PM Modi had sai

With new youth policy, Rajasthan to be leading Indian state by 2030: Gehlot

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said that with the new youth policy, Rajasthan will become the leading state of the country by 2030. The youth policy will be released soon and a youth development and welfare fund of Rs 500 crore will also be set up, he said. Addressing the state level youth mahapanchayat 'Yuva Sankalp' organised at the Agricultural Research Centre here here, Gehlot said the youth policy will become a powerful medium to make the government's Vision 2030 a reality. A presentation on the new youth policy was shown at the programme and a short film on it was also screened later. Youth Board President Sitaram Lamba handed over the draft of the new youth policy to the chief minister. The chief minister said that his government has taken many important decisions in the interest of the youth. The state government is continuously working for the welfare of the youth, their employment and skill development, and making efforts to provide them with higher education ...

Ex-MLAs, former police chief among 16 join BJP in Rajasthan ahead of polls

Sixteen people, including former MLAs and a retired state police chief, on Saturday joined the BJP here ahead of Assembly polls. Taking to reporters, BJP in-charge for Rajasthan Arun Singh said "more and more people" are showing their faith in the BJP and attacked the Congress government over the "rising" crimes against women in the state. Assembly polls in the state are likely to be held later this year. Former MLAs Motilal Kharera, Anita Katara, Gopichand Gurjar, retired judge Kishan Lal Gurjar, former Madhya Pradesh DGP Pawan Kumar Jain, Congress leader Mridurekha Chaudhary are some of the prominent faces who have joined the party. "Sixteen leaders and hundreds of workers have joined the BJP today. Several people had joined the party in the past and it will continue in the future as more and more people are showing faith in the party's policies and programmes," Singh said. He said that the Congress government is responsible for the "rising" crimes against women, unemployment, .

Gujarat minister writes to Rajasthan govt over its plans to build two dams

Amid a row over reports suggesting that Congress-ruled Rajasthan is planning to build two dams upstream of the Dharoi dam, the Gujarat government has registered its protests saying the project would violate a water-sharing agreement. Gujarat Water Resources Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya told reporters on Friday he has written to the Rajasthan government over its plans to build dams on Sabarmati and Sei rivers near the border of both states. Concerns have been expressed that if such a plan is implemented, the Dharoi dam won't get any water. According to Bavaliya, Rajasthan should adhere to the water-sharing agreement signed when Dharoi dam on Sabarmati river was built in Mehsana district of Gujarat over 40 years ago. While Sabarmati river originates from Rajasthan, Sei river is a tributary which eventually merges with Sabarmati before it enters north Gujarat, where Dharoi dam is situated. Water should be distributed as per the water treaty signed by both states in the past, said the ..

Rajasthan govt waives fuel surcharge for domestic & agri consumers

CM Ashok Gehlot states that the state will examine a proportionate hike in SC/ST reservation in government jobs

Rajasthan government woos more visitors with new tourism products

These platforms will be available in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, and Bikaner with the help of the department of industries

Rajasthan elections 2023: Congress veterans gather in Jaipur today

Rajasthan Assembly elections 2023: Senior party members will gather to discuss strategy, foster unity and address key issues for the Rajasthan state Assembly elections

Rajasthan MLAs not keen to move to new govt complex before elections

CM Ashok Gehlot will inaugurate the new luxurious government accommodations on Saturday, August 12