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Recent Rajasthan Government Initiatives 2024–2026

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Recent Rajasthan Government Initiatives 2024–2026

4.1 Governance Initiatives

Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS)

  • Integrates budgeting, accounting, and financial operations of state government
  • Enhances transparency and accountability in public finance

Rajasthan Guaranteed Delivery of Public Services (RGDPS) Act, 2011

  • Legal guarantee of time-bound service delivery by government departments
  • Citizens can file complaints for delayed services

Rajasthan Sampark (181)

  • Unified grievance helpline integrating all departments
  • Available 24×7

National e-Governance Gold Award 2024-25

  • Rajasthan received this award for its AI-powered tele-radiology initiative for early silicosis detection — a public health breakthrough for mining-affected workers
  • Awarded by Ministry of Electronics and IT

4.2 Economic Policy Initiatives

Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit 2024

  • Held: 9–11 December 2024, Jaipur
  • MoUs signed: ₹35 lakh crore across sectors
  • Countries: 32 participating, 17 as partner countries
  • Delegates: 20,000+; inauguration by PM Narendra Modi
  • Target: $350 billion economy for Rajasthan
  • Key sector MoUs:
    • Energy: ₹26,07,804.45 crore
    • Industries: ₹3,28,151.80 crore
    • Mines: ₹1,72,709.46 crore

Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme (RIPS) 2024

  • Attracts domestic and international investment with incentives across sectors
  • Supplements the older RIPS framework with enhanced provisions

Rajasthan MSME Policy-2024

  • Promotes small and medium enterprises
  • Creates conducive environment for MSME growth and cluster development

Rajasthan Export Policy 2024

  • Targeted support to exporters to boost state export potential

Rajasthan Mineral Policy 2024

  • Sustainable, transparent mineral development
  • Leverages state's abundant mineral resources (Rajasthan holds significant shares of limestone, marble, copper, zinc)

4.3 Housing and Land Initiatives

Plot/Patta Distribution for Nomadic Communities (October 2024)

  • 17,156 plots/pattas allotted to houseless families from Vimukt, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic communities
  • Addresses historical exclusion of these communities from housing schemes

Smart Cities Mission Progress

  • Heritage conservation and tourism infrastructure in Jaipur and Udaipur
  • Technology-driven urban management

4.4 Agricultural Initiatives

  • Chief Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana — Additional ₹2,000/year state support (see Section 2.4)
  • Rajasthan Krishak Samarthan Yojana — ₹125/quintal bonus over MSP
  • PM-KUSUM Solar for Farmers — Solar pumps to reduce dependence on grid electricity for irrigation; provisional subsidy of ₹16,709.24 crore paid in 2024-25
  • Small and Marginal Older Farmers' Samman Pension — ₹1,150/month for eligible elderly farmers; 2.09 lakh beneficiaries