RAS question
When was RIPS 2024 (Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme) launched?
Correct answer: (D) 8th October 2024.
RIPS 2024, the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024, was launched on 8 October 2024.
Explanation
RIPS 2024 was launched on 8 October 2024. The official Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024 document is an order of the Government of Rajasthan's Finance Department, Tax Division, dated 8 October 2024, and it states that the State is launching the scheme to improve ease of doing business and reduce the cost of doing business for investors. This fixes the launch date as 8 October 2024, not any of the other December or February dates in the options. The scheme's purpose, as framed in the official document, is to attract investment and support Rajasthan's next phase of economic growth. By December 2024, 410 entitlement certificates worth Rs 36,344.45 crore had been issued.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 8 December 2024 refers to the launch of the Integrated Cluster Development Scheme, not the launch date of RIPS 2024.
- (B) 13 February 2024 is linked to PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, whereas the RIPS 2024 order is dated 8 October 2024.
- (C) 4 December 2024 refers to the implementation of RTUP-2024, while RIPS 2024 was already launched on 8 October 2024.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy schemes, especially the dates and purposes of major state investment policies. RAS repeats such questions because schemes like RIPS connect budget policy, industrial growth, investment promotion, and current administrative initiatives.