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Rajasthan govt to focus more on giving employment opportunities

Around Rs 100 crore will be used for overall personality development and Rs 200 crore for education, scholarships and other related resources

Rajasthan govt increases workdays to 125 under its job guarantee scheme

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal to increase the number of workdays from 100 to 125 under the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme. A state government statement said that the scheme, started on the lines of central government's Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, is proving helpful for the jobless in the cities. This amendment will be effective from April 1, 2023. An expenditure of about Rs 1,100 crore is likely to be incurred for providing additional 25 days' work to the urban unemployed, the statement said. Gehlot had made the announcement in the budget 2023-24. The scheme was implemented in the year 2022-23. Last year, a budget of Rs 800 crore was allocated to provide 100 days of employment per family under the scheme. Under the scheme, people can get work through a job card, which they can issued by producing Jan Aadhaar card and fulfilling other formalities. The scheme provides work in several fields such as environment protection, water conservatio

Rajasthan approves Rs 1,745 cr for improving roads, bridges in rural area

The Rajasthan government has approved Rs 1,745.73 crore for the construction, upgradation and strengthening of rural roads and bridges, according to an official statement. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has okayed a proposal to this effect, it said. A total 266 roads and 35 bridges will be covered under the project. As many as 301 works will be undertaken, covering 2,369 kilometer rural road length and 3,369 metre bridges. The project will be carried out by the Public Works Department.

Centre sets up panel to protect wheat as farms gear up for heat wave

The states that could see a possible heatwave are in the Northwest region mostly, which is India's main food bowl plain and comprises Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

Gehlot alleges Union min's involvement in Sanjivani Credit Society scam

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday accused Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat of being involved in the alleged Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society scam, saying police investigation has proven his involvement. His comments come a day after Shekhawat accused Gehlot of indulging in his character assassination due to frustration as he had defeated the Congress leader's son in the last Lok Sabha election. Gehlot said that Shekhawat is trying to mislead the public in the case even though the Special Operations Group (SOG) has showed his involvement in the matter, just like other arrested accused. "He himself knows this very well. They know that Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society has looted the lifetime deposits of more than one lakh victims, amounting to more than Rs 900 crore. "In this case, the rights to attach the property are with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and not with the SOG," Gehlot said in a tweet. Gehlot said the SOG has urged the ED five times in t

Delhi-Chennai train stopped at Rajasthan after bomb hoax call, 3 detained

Hazrat Nizamuddin - M.G.R.Chennai Central Garib Rath Express (12612), was stopped at the Dholpur station in Rajasthan for three hours, after a passenger claimed that there was a bomb on the train

Pakistani drone entering India with drugs shot down by BSF in Rajasthan

A Pakistani drone entering India from across the international border in Rajasthan has been shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday evening, a spokesperson of the force said. The flying machine was downed in the Sriganganagar sector of the state and five packets of "suspected" narcotics, that were being ferried, has been recovered, he said. In a related incident, a China-made drone was recovered by the BSF and the state police from along the India-Pakistan frontier in Punjab's border district of Fazilka on Monday.

Renewed focus on tourism in Rajasthan to drive economic growth

The Budget has proposed to set up more meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibition centres in Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, and Ajmer

Govt committed to overall development of tribal regions, says CM Gehlot

The Rajasthan government is committed to the overall development of tribal regions and the state Budget includes "many important gifts" for the area's overall development, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday. The chief minister was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Government Community Health Centre at Dhariyavad assembly segment in Pratapgarh district where he inaugurated projects worth Rs 11.74 crore. He also laid the foundation stone of 10 projects worth Rs 59.68 crore. "The state government has not kept any shortfall in the Budget for the welfare of the tribals. "The state government has given a major share in the Budget to the Mewar region under the irrigation sector as there is a strong potential for irrigation projects here," Gehlot was quoted as saying in a statement. Gehlot presented the 2023-24 Budget at the Legislative Assembly on February 10. During his address, Gehlot announced that the state government would also open medical colleges in ..

NIA carries out searches at 7 locations in Rajasthan in PFI conspiracy case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at seven locations in Rajasthan in connection with a case pertaining to unlawful activities by the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), an official said. The raids were conducted at three places in Kota and one each in Madhopur, Bhilwara, Bundi and Jaipur districts on residential and commercial premises of suspects, a spokesperson of the federal anti-terror agency said. During the searches, the official said, digital devices, an airgun, sharp weapons and incriminating documents were seized. The spokesperson said the searches were conducted as a follow up to a case registered suo moto by the NIA on September 19 last year after getting information from reliable sources that PFI members Sadiq Sarraf of Baran and Mohammed Asif of Kota were indulging in "unlawful activities" along with other office-bearers and cadres. Further investigation in the case is in progress, the spokesperson said.

Truck carrying LPG cylinders rams into another in Ajmer, four dead

An LPG-laden truck collided with another one carrying marble in Rajasthan's Ajmer district, leaving four people dead and another injured, police said on Friday. The accident occurred on national highway-8 near Rani Bagh resort on Thursday night, leading to a huge traffic jam on the highway, they said. The fire engulfed neighbouring shops and residences causing damage to property. "Four persons were burnt alive and another was injured in the accident. Neighbouring shops and residences also caught fire," Ajmer Superintendent of Police Chunaram Jat said. He said the fire was doused late last night and traffic has now been restored on the highway. Police teams are assessing the loss and identifying the bodies, he added.

CM Gehlot announces 100,000 jobs across Rajasthan current financial year

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced one lakh recruitment in the coming financial year as he called the state budget "excellent." Gehlot made the announcement while replying to a debate on the budget for the financial year 2023-24 in the state assembly. "While presenting the budget on February 10, I had announced to ensure recruitment on the vacant posts in the coming financial year in addition to the appointments which are under process," he said. "In this sequence, now I announce one lakh more recruitment in the coming (financial) year," the CM added.

Out of 302 blocks of Rajasthan, groundwater is 'over-exploited' in 219

About 219 of Rajasthan's 302 blocks, including seven urban areas, fall under the 'over-exploited' category in terms of groundwater usage, the Assembly was informed on Wednesday. In reply to a question by BJP member and Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore, the government said the latest groundwater analysis report from March 2022 showed that 219 blocks were 'over-exploited'. Among the others, 22 blocks are 'critical', 20 are 'semi-critical' and 38 are in the 'safe' category, it said. Three blocks were not included in the analysis due to saline groundwater. The seven urban areas included are Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Kota, Udaipur and Bikaner. Sixteen blocks in Jaipur are over-exploited -- the highest in the state -- followed by Jodhpur (15), Nagaur (14) and Barmer (14). Among the blocks in the 'safe' category, nine are in the Sriganganagar district, eight in Hanumangarh and six each in Banswara and Nagaur. The state government said a draft bill has been prepared i

Rajasthan Export Promotion Council signs MoUs to promote 1st global expo

The Rajasthan Export Promotion Council (REPC) has signed MoUs with local and overseas industry chambers to promote the Rajasthan International Expo to be held in Jodhpur from March 20-22, an official said. REPC Chairman Rajeev Arora in a statement said that the council is making every effort to ensure that the first edition of the international expo is successful. Recently, REPC has signed several memoranda of understanding with chambers of commerce both domestically and abroad to promote the expo in a big way, Arora said. REPC has signed MoUs with the National US India Chamber of Commerce, the Ural Chamber of Commerce, Russia, as well as the Global Business Federation Middle East, UAE, to promote the expo and ensure maximum participation and facilitate networking among institutions, businesses, and professionals. The council has also entered into memoranda of understanding with prominent business organisations Aaroh (Amazon Web Services) and FORTI, he added. In a statement, Arora

Schemes not 'freebies', but part of social security: CM on Rajasthan Budget

"We made a promise to our people, we are just delivering on that promise. Social security is their right," he said

Rajasthan govt to draft new law to stop auction of small farmers' land

Guha directed the officials that the Rajasthan Farmers Loan Relief Act should be prepared within a month

Enthused by investment summit, Rajasthan going full throttle on industry

More than 900,000 people are expected to get employment in the state through these

Govt to ensure regular supply of water in 13 Rajasthan districts: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre is committed to ensuring a regular supply of water for drinking and irrigation purposes in the 13 districts of eastern Rajasthan. He said a draft plan for a major project, combining the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) and the old Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal link, has been shared by the Centre with the governments of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. "The draft has been included in the list of priority-based projects by the special committee on rivers. The Centre will definitely think of advancing it when the governments of both the states agree on it," Modi said at a public rally organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan's Dausa district. Earlier, at another programme held a few kilometres away, where Modi inaugurated the first phase of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot reminded the prime minister that he had promised to accord priority to the ERCP at his election rallies in the

Congress govt in Rajasthan hindering state's development, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Congress government in Rajasthan of lacking vision and hindering the state's development, and said its plans and announcements remained just on paper. He was addressing a rally here, soon after a ceremony a few kilometres away to inaugurate the first phase of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, which he said would bring pace to development in Rajasthan as well. Assembly elections are due this year-end in the Congress-run state. Modi said Rajasthan would have progressed better if it had the double-engine government of the BJP, referring to the possibility of his party being in power both at the Centre and in the state. "Congress governments did not carry out development works in border villages and areas because they were scared, and they have said in parliament that what will happen if the enemy comes on those roads made by us," Modi said at a BJP rally in Dausa district. "The Congress has always underestimated the valour and bravery of

PM Modi inaugurates 246-km section of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a 246-km section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Dausa. The PM pressed the button of a remote to mark the opening of the Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Union MoS V K Singh, Union minister Gajendra Singh and other leaders were present on the stage at the function. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal khattar addressed the programme through a video link. While Gehlot joined the programme from the chief minister's residence in Jaipur, Khattar addressed the programme from a function held in Nuh district.