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Rajasthan literally, "Land of Kings" is India's largest state by

area (342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4% of India's

total area).

It is located on the northwestern side of the India, where it

comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also

known as the "Rajasthan Desert" and "Great Indian Desert") and

shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the

northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus river valley.

Elsewhere it is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to

the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya

Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest.

Major features include the ruins of the Indus Valley Civilisation

at Kalibanga; the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at

Rajasthan's only hill station, Mount Abu, in the ancient Aravalli

mountain range; and, in eastern Rajasthan, the Keoladeo National

Park near Bharatpur, a World Heritage Site known for its bird life.

Rajasthan is also home to three national tiger reserves, the

Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, Sariska Tiger

Reserve in Alwar and Mukundra Hill Tiger Reserve in Kota.



The state was formed on 30 March 1949 when Rajputana – the

name adopted by the British Raj for its dependencies in the region

– was merged into the Dominion of India. Its capital and largest city

is Jaipur. Other important cities are Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer

and Udaipur.



QUICK FACTS Capital – Jaipur

No of Districts – 33

Largest city – Jaipur

Governor – Kalyan Singh

Chief Minister – Vasundhra Raje (BJP)



Legislature – Unicameral (200 seats)

Parliamentary constituency – 25

Administrative Language – Hindi

Major Industries – Handicrafts & Handlooms

Official Animal – Camel

Official Bird– Great Indian bustard

State flower – Rohira

State tree – Khejri

Area – 342,239 sq. km

Population (Census 2011) – 68548437

Rajasthan Day: 30th March

Mountain Range: Aravali Range

International Border: Pakistan

Nicknames of Rajasthan’s Cities

NICK NAMES OF RAJASTHAN CITIES

City Nicknames

Ajmer Holy Ajmer

Alwar The Land of Tigers

Bharatpur Birds’ Paradise



Bikaner The Desert City

Chittorgarh Land of Valor

Jaipur The Pink City

Jaisalmer The City of Gold

Jodhpur Sun City, Blue City

Jodhpur Oasis in The Thar

Mount Abu Rajasthan Summer Retreat

Pushkar Land Of Brahma

Ranthambore Untamed Beauty

Udaipur The City of Lakes

Bundi Little Kashi

Bhilwara Textile City

Important Fairs & Festivals and Dance of Rajasthan

Fairs & Festivals Dance

Rajasthan International Folk Festival, Jodhpur Bhavai

Dance

Desert Festival, Jaisalmer Chakri Dance

Urs Festival, Ajmer Chari Dance



Pushkar Fair, Pushkar Drum Dance

Teej Festival, Jaipur Fire Dance

Gangaur Festival, Jaipur Gair Dance

Jaipur Literature Festival, Jaipur Gawari Dance

Kite Festival Ghoomar Dance – Folk Dance of

Rajasthan

Nagaur Fair, Nagaur Kachhi Ghodi

Summer and Winter Festivals, Mt. Abu Kalbelia

Dance – Folk Dance of Rajasthan

World Sufi Spirit Festival, Gangaur, Jodhpur Khayal

Dance

Camel Festival, Bikaner Terah Taali

Mewar Festival, Udaipur Walar Dance

Brij Holi, Bharatpur Kathputli Dance

Kota Adventure Festival

Elephant Festival, Jaipur

Chandrabhaga Fair, Jhalawar

Ranakpur Festival

Baneshwar Fair

Kolayat Fair



Kumbhalgarh Festival

Matsya Festival

Important Rivers and Dams in Rajasthan

River Dam

Chambal Jawahar Sagar Dam

Jawai · Kota Barrage

· Jawai Dam

Mahi Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam

Chambal Rana Pratap Sagar dam

Jakham Jakham Dam

Banas river Bisalpur Dam

Important Lakes in Rajasthan

Lake Remarks Located in/near

Lake Pichola The jewel of Udaipur Udaipur

Fateh Sagar Lake Surrounded by mesmerizing Aravali

views Udaipur



Jaisamand Lake The second largest artificial lake in

India Udaipur

Mansagar Lake Where Jal Mahal enjoys its isolation

Jaipur

Sambhar Salt Lake The largest inland salt lake in India

Jaipur

Ana Sagar Lake – Ajmer

Gadsisar Lake, The only source of water in Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer

Pushkar Lake Embraced by pious shrines Pushkar,

Ajmer

Nakki Lake The lake of love Mount Abu

Balsamand Lake Enjoy both nature and luxury

Jodhpur

Siliserh Lake – Alwar

Sardar Samand Lake – Jodhpur

Ramgarh Lake – Jaipur

Kaylana Lake – Jodhpur

Lake Foy Sagar An artificial man-made lake Ajmer

Gadsisar Lake – Jaisalmer

Dailab Lake – Banswara



Anand Sagar Lake – Banswara

Ana Sagar Lake – Ajmer

Important National Parks in Rajasthan

National Park Famous species Place/near

Ranthambore National Park One of the best tiger

reserve in India, Ranthambore

Sariska Tiger Reserve TIGER Alwar

Darrah National Park Many species of wildlife includes

Panther, Sloth Bear, Wolf, Leopard and Chinkara. Kota

Keoladeo National Park One of the UNESCO World

Heritage Sites in India Bharatpur

Mount Abu Wildlife known as “Salim National Park”

Srinagar

Desert National Sanctuary, Witness Great Indian

Bustard, one of the rare birds found only in India

Jaisalmer

Important Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan



Wildlife Sanctuary Place/near

Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Kumbhalgarh

Darrah Sanctuary Kota

Mount Abu Sanctuary Mount Abu

Sita Mata Sanctuary Pratapgarh

Keladevi Wildlife Sanctuary Karauli

National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary Kota

Machiya Safari Park Jodhpur

Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary Bundi

Mukundara Tiger Reserve Kota

Baretha Wildlife sanctuary Bharatpur

Jaisamand Sanctuary Udaipur

Tal Chhapar Sanctuary Shekhawati

Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary Jaipur

Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary Bikaner

Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary Udaipur

Todgarh Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary Ajmer

Jorbeed Bikaner

Nahargarh Biological Park Amer

Shergarh Sanctuary Sawai Madhopur



Sorsan Wildlife Sanctuary Kota

Van Vihar Sanctuary Dholpur

Important Mountains in Rajasthan

Mountains Heights ( Mtr.) Place/near

Guru Shikhar 1732 Mount Abu, Sirohi

Ser Peak 1592 Sirohi

Delwara 1442 Sirohi

Jarga 1431 Udaipur

Achalgarh 1380 Sirohi

Kumbhalgarh 1224 Rajsamand

Raghunathgarh 1055 Sikar

Hrishikesh 1017

Kamalnath 1001 Udaipur

Khoh 920 Jaipur

Taragarh 870 Ajmer

Bhairach 792 Alwar

Babai 780 Jhunjhunu

Bairath 704 Jaipur



Important Temples/ Sites in Rajasthan

Temples Near/Place

Abdullah Pir Dargah Banswara

Achal Nath Shivalaya Temple Jodhpur

Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra Ajmer

Adishwar Temple Pali

Akshardham Temple Jaipur

Andeshwar Parshwanath Banswara

Arthuna Banswara

Avari Mata Temple Chittorgarh

Baba Ramdeo Temple Jodhpur

Bhand Devra Temple Baran

Bisaldeo Temple Tonk

Brahma Temple Pushkar

Bullet Baba ( Om Banna) Pali

Chamunda Mata Temple Jodhpur

Charbhuja Temple Garhbor Kumbhalgarh

Charbhuja, Nathdwara Nathdwara



Chintamani Parasnath Jain Temple Barmer

Dadhimati Mata Temple Nagaur

Deo Somnath Temple Dungarpur

Dev Dham Jodhpuriya Tonk

Dilwara Jain Temple Mount Abu

Dwarkadhish Temple of Kankroli Nathdwara

Eklingji Temple Kailashpuri Udaipur

Galtaji Temple Jaipur

Ganga Maharani Temple Bharatpur

Garh Ganesha Temple Jaipur

Ghotiya Amba Banswara

Govind Dev Ji Temple Jaipur

Harsha Mata Temple Abhaneri

Jagat Ambika Mata Temple Jaipur

Kaila Devi Temple Karauli

Karni Mata Temple – The Rat Temple of Rajasthan

Bikaner

Khawaja Gharibnawaz Dargah Ajmer Ajmer

Kiradu Temples Barmer

MeeraBai Temple Chittorgarh



Laxmi Narayan Temple or The Birla Mandir Jaipur

Mansa Mata Mandir Sikar

Mehandipur Balaji Temple – Exorcism Temple of

Rajasthan Dausa

Nimbo Ka Nath Temple Pali

Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple Jaipur

Osian Temple Jodhpur

Ranakpur Jain Temple – Most Spectacular of the Jain

Temples Ranakpur, pali

Salasar Balaji Temple Churu

Savitri Temple Pushkar

Shrinathji Temple Nathdwara

Important Archaeological Monuments/Sites in Rajasthan

Archaeological Monuments/forts/Sites Near/Place

Achalgarh Fort Mount Abu

Amer Fort – Most Magnificent Fort of Jaipur Jaipur

Badal Mahal Dungarpur

Badal Mahal Kumbhalgarh



Badi Mahal (Garden Palace) Udaipur

Balsamand Lake Palace Jodhpur

Bhangarh Fort – A Beautiful Enigma Alwar

Brijraj Bhawan Palace Kota

Castle Bijaipur Bijaipur

Chandra Mahal Jaipur

City Palace Jaipur : The Grandeur Palace of Jaipur

Jaipur

Clock Tower Alwar

Deeg Palace Bharatpur

Ek Thambiya Mahal Dungarpur

Fateh Prakash Palace Udaipur

Fateh Prakash Palace Chittorgarh

Gaitore Jaipur – Royal Cremation Ground of the

Kachhwaha Rajputs Jaipur

Gajner Palace Bikaner : A Luxury Heritage Hotel

Bikaner

Ganesh Pol at Amer Fort Jaipur

Ghanerao Castle Pali

Hadi Rani Mahal Nagaur



Haldighati Rajsamand

Hawa Mahal: The Palace of Winds Jaipur

Ishwar Lat Jaipur

Jai Mahal Palace Jaipur

Jaigarh Fort: Artillery Production Fort of Rajputs

Jaipur

Jaisalmer Fort – Golden Fort of Rajasthan Jaisalmer

Jal Mahal Palace Jaipur

Jalore Fort – A 10th Century Fort in Rajastha Jalore

Jantar Mantar – A Historic Astronomical Instrument

Jaipur

Juna Fort Barmer

Junagarh Fort Bikaner

Khejarla Fort Jodhpur

Khimsar Fort Jodhpur

Kumbhalgarh Fort- Hill Fort of Rajasthan Kumbhalgarh

Lal Garh Palace Bikaner

Lohagarh Fort Bharatpur

Maharani ki Chhatri Jaipur

Mehrangarh Fort – The Pride of Jodhpur Jodhpur



Padmini Palace Chittorgarh

Phool Mahal Palace Kishangarh

Rai Ka Bag Palace Jodhpur

Roopangarh Fort Kishangarh

Samode Palace Jaipur

Sheesh Mahal Amer Fort Jaipur

Important stadiums in Rajasthan

Stadiums Place/near

Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur

Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur

Indira Gandhi Stadium Alwar

Chaugan Stadium Jaipur

Important Airports in Rajasthan

Airports Category Place/near

Jaipur International Airport International Jaipur

Jaisalmer Airport Domestic / Defence Jaisalmer

Jodhpur Airport Domestic Jodhpur

Nal Airport Domestic / Defence Bikaner



Kota Airport Domestic Kota

Maharana Pratap Airport Domestic Udaipur

Important Hydro-Electric Power Stations in Rajasthan

Hydro-Electric Power Stations Place/near River

Chambal Hydroelectric Project Kota Chambal

Mahi Hydroelectric Project Banswara Mahi

Important Power Plant/Stations in Rajasthan

Hydro-Electric Power Stations Place/near

Barsingsar Lignit Power Plant Barsingsar

Suratgarh State Thermal Power Station Suratgarh

Kota State Thermal Power Station Kota

Giral Lignite Thermal Power Station Barmer

Chhabra State Thermal Power Plant Baran district

VS Lignite Power Plant Bikaner

JSW Energy (Ratnagiri) Ltd Ganganagar



Sanjog Sugars & Eco Power Pvt. Ltd. Hanumangarh

Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd Baran District

RAJASTHAN BUDGET 2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS –

Fiscal Indicators

Estimated Revenue Deficit for 2018-19 without effect of UDAY – deficit of Rs. 5454 crore 85 with effect of UDAY – deficit of Rs. 17454 crore 85 lacs.

Estimated Fiscal Deficit for 2018-19 Rs. 28011.21 crore which is 2.98% of GSDP. Estimated total revenue receipts for 2018-19 Rs. 151663.50 crore. Estimated own tax revenue for the year 2018-19 Rs. 58099 crore against Rs. 51816 crore in the 2017-18 RE, which is higher by 12.12% , Estimated own tax revenue for 2018-19 as percentage of GSDP is 6.18% Estimated interest payment in 2018-19 is Rs. 21412.62 crore which is 14.12% of total revenue receipts.

Road & Transport

Connecting remaining Gram Panchayat headquarter by constructing roads under Grammin Gaurav Path Yojana and Missing Link Yojana with provision of Rs 766 Cr.

Up gradation and renewal of 5 thousand Km of Rural Roads with provision of Rs 800 Cr. Construction of 882 Km roads in district Jodhpur, Nagour and Pali under ADB and World Bank sponsored schemes with provision of Rs 2,274

Cr. Up gradation and maintenance of 3464 Km of rural roads under PMGSY with provision of Rs 1622 Cr. Construction of fully automatic driving tracks in all remaining 19 district transport offices. Development of emergency landing airstrips on selected highways/mega highways.

Establishment of State Level Road security training centers in Jaipur with provision of Rs 10 Cr. Free travel in RSRTC Buses for old age people beyond 80 yrs and 50% concession for one attendant. Toilet facilities creation at 30 RSRTC Bus Stands.

Water Resources & Command Area

Announcement related to initiation of major irrigation and drinking water projects such as Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project, Bramini-Banas Project, Anas Dam Project in Banswara, Upper High level cannel from Mahi Dam in Banswara, recharging Jawai Dam from Sabarmati Basin project for utilization of 577 million Cubic meter water of Tajewala head, Mahi high level cannel from Jakham Dam and Drinking water project for district Udaipur and Rajsamand from Jakham and Devas Dam with estimated cost of Rs 52,000 Cr.

Announcement related to incitation of JICA sponsored Rajasthan Water Sector Livelihood Improvement Project in 16 districts. World Bank sponsored Rajasthan Agricultural Competitiveness Project in 7 districts and New Development Bank sponsored Rajasthan Water Sector Re-structuring Project for Desert Area in 3 districts with provision of 1658 Cr.

Beginning of Parvan and Dhoulpur lift project with provision of Rs 1150 Cr.

Drinking Water:

2 major drinking water projects under Regional Water Grid namely Mahi High Level canal to Jaisamand drinking water project and additional water treatment capacity for Bisalpur Jaipur Drinking Water Project Phase 2 with provision of Rs 1,450 Cr. .

Initiation of Parvan-Akavad drinking water project; Dungurpur-Aaspur-Dovra Major Drinking Water Project; Gararda & Jhaliji ka Barana Major Drinking Water Project, Bundi, Kachawan Drinking Water Project in Chabra, Baran for addressing scarcity of drinking water in these areas.

Sanctioning upto 100 hand pumps in each constituency for handling water crisis during peak summers. Establishment of 500 new RO plants to provide safe and qualitative drinking water.

Energy:

7 Lac new domestic electric connections under DDUGJY and IPDS in rural and urban areas of Rajasthan.



Creation of 24 new Divisions and 93 new sub divisions in the State to improve structural formation of DISCOMs and provide better services to the consumers.

Providing 2 Lac Agricultural connections to dispose of pendency upto January 2012 .

Agriculture, Farmer and Animal Husbandry

Onetime Loan waiver upto Rs 50,000 for small and marginal farmers in the overdue and outstanding category of short-term crop loan provided by Cooperative Banks and constitution of Rajasthan State Farmer Debt Relief Commission.

Provision of Rs 544 Cr. for providing short term crop loan and interest subvention to the farmers by Co-operative Banks. Providing interest free Loan of Rs 500 Cr. to RAJFED for procurement of mustard and gram under Minimum Support Price Scheme to assist

farmers during distress. Creation of additional 5 Lakh MT storage capacity with provision of Rs 350 Cr, by Rajasthan State Ware Housing Corporation. Providing additional 10% top-up subsidy for construction of farm pond and Jal hauz with provision of Rs 20 Cr. Providing additional 25% top-up subsidy of construction of Diggis in canal areas with provision of 90 Cr. Providing subsidy up to 50% of construction cost or Rs 10 Lakh for establishment of green house and shade net with provision of Rs 32 Cr. Providing subsidy of 35% and 40% for respectively 3HP & 5HP solar energy pump system. Provision of Rs 40 Cr for advance storage of 2.25 Lakh Mt. Urea and DAP for crops. Providing subsidy for Nandi Goushala upto Rs 50 Lakh in each district of the State and increasing fodder subsidy from 90 days to 180 days. Providing infrastructure facilities for registered Goushala with the provision of 50 Cr. Subsidy of 50% of cost or maximum Rs 40 Lakh for establishment Bio-Gas plant in Goushala.

Women and Child Development

Substantial increase in honorarium and bearing entire amount of premium on Insurance schemes of more than 1.84 Lakh Aanganwari Workers under WCD

Announcement related to Menstrual Hygiene Scheme for sensitization of stakeholders and providing sanitary pads for women under age group of 15 to 45 years through government intervention

Recruitment of 1000 Nursing Training Teachers to accommodate under Child development projects Extending cover of Mukhyamantri Hamari Betiyaan Scheme to meritorious one orphan girl in each district Providing 50% subsidy of the cost of 1,000 Bulk Milk Coolers to the registered women Milk Co-operatives

Medical and Medical Education

Roof top solar plants for 27 district hospitals in the state New Medical College in Dhoulpur district 28 new PHCs and up gradation of 16 PHCs to CHCs with provision of Rs 120 cr, Recruitment of 4,514 Nurse Grade-II and 5,558 Women Health Workers New Cath Labs in SMS Hospital, Bikaner and Ajmer Medical College Equipment Support to Ajmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jhalawar, Kota Medical

Colleges

Introducing various one year diploma courses in Government Ayurved College, Udaipur

Food & Civil Supply

Announcement to start 1000 new Annapurna Bhandar at Fair Price Shops Increasing fair price dealers commission from Rs 70 to Rs 125 per quintal Seven new categories to be included in NFSA to facilitate weaker sections of society

Education

Providing infrastructural support for construction of additional class rooms and toilets in Model Schools with provision of Rs 360 Cr. .

Up gradation of 1,832 schools in various categories Introducing fresh milk, thrice a week, for all students covered under Mid Day Meal Scheme with provision of Rs. 250 Cr. Recruitment of about 77,100 teaching staff including 54,000 III Grade Teachers to address manpower issues in remote and rural areas. New Government colleges to be established at 17 Sub Divisions in the State New Agriculture College at Kota and Nougavan, Alwar Converting self financing scheme in government colleges in state financing with provision of Rs 11.41 Cr. Facilitating skill development courses in 50 government colleges to benefit over 12,000 students per annum and establishing 3 Fab Labs at

Jhalawar, Bikaner and Jodhpur districts. Free Wi-Fi in government colleges and free travel facility to interview aspirants for competitive exams conducted by UPSC, RPSC etc.

Skill, Employment & Youth

Provision of Rs 15 Cr for Entrepreneurship Development under Skill Training Scheme. Transforming 27 District Employment Offices as Model Career Centers with provision of Rs 45 Cr. Women wing in 12 trades under 24 Government ITls for strengthening technical education in the state, particularly for women.

Announcing 8 new ITIs in the state and extending smart class room facility to all District ITIs and Directorate, Jodhpur and Commissioner Office, Jaipur.

Announcing youth icon scheme by facilitating Shri Kamlesh Nagarkoti on his outstanding performance by an award of Rs 25 Lakh. Infrastructural facility creation at State Sports Academy, Jhunjhunu with provision of Rs 31 Crore in phased manner



Provision of Rs 5 Cr for purchase of electronic targets for International Shooting range, Jagatpura Jaipur Infrastructure, furnishing and sports facility support to SMS Jaipur by sparing Rs 6.50 Cr.

SC, ST, OBC and EBC Welfare:

Outstanding loan and interest upto 2 lacs to be waived of by RSCSTFCC- burden on ? 114 crore. New Ambedkar Bhawan in each Municipality area-provision of? 80 crore. Interest free loan of ? 2 lacs to people engaged in occupations like Plumber, Cobbler, Riclcshawala etc. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Antyoday Swarojgar Yojna announced, loan upto ? 50 thousand to 50 thousand families at 4% interest without

collateral. Solar lamps to 170660 farmers of tribal sub-plan area. Facilities available to Sahariya and Kathodi of tribal sub plan area will be provided to ‘khairwas’ also. Free distribution of 8 lacs seed minikits to SC, Non SC BPL and Antyodaya farmers of tribal sub plan area of Pratapgarh, Udaipur, Dungarpur,

Sirohi and Kishanganj and Shahbad Tehsils of Baran- Expenditure of ? 14 crore Announcement of 1000 new Ma-Bari Kendra with gas connection – 30000 children will be benefited, provision of? 36 crore per year.

Construction of 10 new residential schools and 1 hostel under Dev Narain Scheme. Announcement for EBC Welfare:- Sundar Singh Bhandari EBC Swarojgar Yojna announced, loan upto ? 50 thousand to 50 thousand families

at 4% interest without collateral. Scooty to total 200 girls securing more than 85% in 10th Board and to 200-200 girls (total 600) securing more than 85% in each of Science,

Arts, Commerce subjects in 12th Board. Benefit of Anuprati Yojna for securing 85% in last examination. Benefit of pre-matric and post matric scholarship-Exp. of ? 273.50 crore.

Social Security :

Providing Bhamashah Surksha Kawach with accidental insurance of upto ? 1 lac to the members of Bhamashah Card holder NFSA families-4.50 crore beneficiaries.

New Divyang Kosh for welfare of specially-abled – provision of? 1 crore Subsidy of ? 1 lac to Adult orphans leaving govt, orphanage and joining mainstream society.

Multi purpose hostel at Dungarpur, Pratapgarh and Banswara for girls preparing for competitive exams-provision of? 12 crore. Construction of 2 hostels in Gobind Guru Tribal University, Banswara – Budget of ? 8 crore. Construction of 12 Anicuts and 6 canals in tribal area-expenditure of? 20 crore 25 community lift irrigation projects in tribal areas.

Employee Welfare:

Maximum two years childcare leave ■*’ Payment of arrears of 7th Pay Commission from 01.04.2018. Recruitment for total 1.8 lac posts. New advertisements for 75000 posts Dearness relief to re-employed family pensioner Making Secretariat a green building New sub-treasury at Pipar City Jodhpur and Sub-treasury Pension, Jaipur Provision of? 25 crore for VRS of Spinfed Employees

Industries:

Provision of ? 146 crore for underground pipeline and CETP upgradation in Bhiwadi Ind. Area 400 crore for land acquisition in DMIC project

Mines:

Drilling of 150 wells in Jaisalmer Basin for additional gas -m Expenditure of ? 1000 crore in mining area by DMFT

RD&PR:

Proposal of second phase of MPOWER of 781 crore will be submitted to Gol. Urban Development Providing 1000 crore for development of all municipal areas ? 340 crore for Annapurna Rasoi Yojana Providing Annapurna Rasoi facility in each Distt. Collector Office premises. 40 new electric buses in Jaipur- 72 crore Provision of 5 crore for Johari Sagar Churu Developing smart corridor in Dravyawati River Project-Exp. ? 50 crore Flyover in Kota amount? 150 crore 2500 EWS and L1G flats in Bikaner-? 110 crore Construction of 6000 residences by RHB New alternate tunnel between Ajmer and Pushkar-Cost – 55crore Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Memorial at Ajmer- 25 crore 4 new residential schemes in Jaisalmer District- 51 crore

Revenue and Soldier Welfare

ETS/DGPS based machines in 50 model tehsils Recruitment of 2000 Patwaries 3 New tehsils, upgradation of 2 sub-tehsils and 2 new sub tehsils Increase in cash amount to ? 25 lac to the dependants of martyrs. Construction of Shahid Smaraks at all remaining district headquarters.- ? 20 lac each.

Home:

Increase in mess allowance New 210 vehicles to police force-exp. of? 7.10 lac ->i Recruitment of 1161 constables for new MBC battalion -h ? 164 crore for construction of residential and administrative buildings.

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Establishment of the Sardar Patel Global Centre for security, counter terrorism and anti-insurgency-? 91.66 crore

Law and Justice:

New ADR centre building in Jaipur- 10.81 crore. 35 new courts will be opened

Tourism, Art and Culture:

Exp. of 33.25 crore on conservation of 19 monuments . 20 crore for making Amber, Jaipur a Iconic Tourism destination Development of 100 island area of Mahi Dam region-10 crore International Standard Toilets on NHS for tourist – 3 crore 10 crore for development of different temples. 10 crore for six new panoramas. 7 crores for museum at Mangarh Dham .

Forest and Environment:

Project for development of water catchment through greening of Rajasthan- ^151 crore Recruitment of 500 forester and 2000 forest guards. Stage wise implementation of pollution control and management system. 100 crore corpus fund for CETPs Establishment of Continues ambient air quality monitoring stations in 26 districts -? 60 crore

Journalist Welfare:

Insurance scheme for personal equipments of photo journalists and news cameramen. Interest subsidy for house construction to journalists. Financial aid to the dependents of Journalists and sahityakar having incurable disease.

IT

1000 additional Bhamashah ATMs in rural areas. 250 e-mitra plus in urban areas. Implementation building plan proposals on 3D BIM base in 4 smart cities.

Trader Welfare

‘The Trader Welfare Board’ would be constituted for speedy disposal of problems related to dealers, their social security and insurance needs and for making suggestions on Acts/Rules etc. ‘Trader Welfare Fund’ would also be created with initial corpus of Rs. 10 Crore.

Investment Promotion

After the implementation of GST from 1st July, 2017, VAT and CST based subsidies would now be based on These subsidies would be directly transferred to bank accounts of the entrepreneurs.

Exemption from Entertainment Tax and Luxury Tax was available under RIPS during VAT regime. These sectors would be considered for SGST based subsidies.

To promote employment to bonafide resident of Rajasthan, employment subsidy is enhanced by Rs. 5000 for these persons in each category. Subsidy in most backward area and backward areas would be enhanced from Rs. 40,000 and Rs. 35,000 to Rs. 45,000 and Rs. 40,000 category wise.

For establishment of IT, Entertainment and Tourism sector units 50% exemption would be available from Stamp Duty payable on purchase/lease of a floor/space in multi-storeyed commercial buildings.

Operative period of RIPS-2010 and RIPS-2014 would be extended to 31.03.2020 and 31.03.2021 respectively.

MSME Sector ‘ .

SGST based investment subsidy under RIPS would be increased from 30% to 40%. Sick units under MSME sectors to get relief in payment of arrears of SGST in 24 installments. Sick units under MSME sector would be allowed 100% exemption from payment of Electricity Duty for one year from the date of rehabilitation

package. Reimbursement of guarantee fee upto Rs. 1 Lac under Credit Guarantee Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) for the MSME

sector. 50% reimbursement of fees, upto Rs. 10 lacs for Technology acquisition from national level accredited institutions. 50% reimbursement upto Rs. 5 lacs on purchase of equipments for obtaining at least Silver Category under Zero Defect and Zero Effect (ZED)

scheme of Government of India. 75% reimbursement of expenses incurred for Energy Audit/Water Audit/Safety Audit subject to maximum of Rs. 1 lac for each such audit. 25 % reimbursement upto Rs, 10,000 for credit rating under Performance & Credit Rating Scheme of Ministry ofMSME, Government of India.

Agriculture Sector

To promote Agro based industries and services, the maximum limit of interest subsidy in a year is increased from Rs. 5 lacs to Rs. 5 lacs per year. Interest subsidy for women, disabled, SC/ST and entrepreneurs, who are bonafide residents of Rajasthan and are of age upto 40 years is enhanced from 5% to 6%.

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To promote self entrepreneurship for bonafide residents of TSP area in Agro Processing Sc Agri Marketing sector, for the notified manufacturing and processing activities under RIPS-2014, 5% interest subsidy will be provided on bank loans upto Rs. 20 lacs in addition to the benefits already available.

For improving the quality of agriculture produce activities such as cleaning, trimming, grading etc. would get incentives under RIPS-2014 at all stages of supply chain.

To increase warehousing capacity in the State for the needs of the farmers, the benefits of RIPS-2014 is proposed to be given for warehouses with minimum capacity of 3000 MT with the investment of 1.5 Crores in place of existing requirement of 5000 MT and investment of Rs. 2.5 Crores,

For supporting the ‘Operation Green’ of Government of India related to perishable produce like tomato, onion, potato etc., benefits to Reefer Van (Cold chain) are proposed under RIPS-2014.

Infrastructure support subsidy with the maximum limit of Rs. 5 Crores is proposed for first unit established in most backward area investing more than Rs. 50 Crores under each sector of Agro Processing and Agri Marketing, Bio Technology and IT sector.

Revenue & Colonisation

Ongoing Scheme for waiver of interest payable on the outstanding installment due towards all categories of land allotment in colonisation areas is extended upto 31.12.2018.

In order to provide big relief to farmers, ‘lagan’ on land (land revenue) would be exempted from (kharif samvat 2075) Financial Year 2018-19. This would benefit almost 40 to 50 lacs farmers.

Use of agriculture land for non-agriculture purposes in rural areas can be regularised on payment of penalty equal to 1.5 times of conversion charges upto 31.12.2018, instead of four times of the conversion charges.

Registration and Stamps > Relief in Stamp duty and Registration fees

In rural areas, valuation of the agriculture land up to 1000 sq. meter be done at the rate of agriculture land instead of the rate of residential land to help farmers to sell or buy the land for agriculture purposes in rural areas.

District-wise data of forests of Rajasthan

Top 5 Districts with Forest Cover:

1. Udaipur 2. Alwar 3. Pratapgarh 4. Baran 5. Chittorgarh

Last 5 Districts with Forest Cover:

Churu Hanumangarh Jodhpur Dausa Nagaur

RAJASTHAN CENSUS 2011 –

http://www.rajras.in/index.php/udaipur-history-geography-places/

http://www.rajras.in/index.php/churu-history-geography-places/



RAJASTHAN CURRENT AFFAIRS UPTO MAY 2018

1. 9th Jaipur International Film Festival begins in Jaipur

The 9th edition of the world’s fastest growing film festival, Jaipur International

Film Festival (JIFF) began on 7 January 2017 and will conclude on January 11,

2017 at the Golcha Cinema in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The two other venue were the

festival would take place are the Manipal University, Jaipur and the Rajasthan

PraudhShikshanSamiti (Rajasthan Adult Education Association).

The five-day event aims to promote emerging directors, as well as encourage the

exchange of knowledge, information, ideas and culture between India and the



participating nations.

2. BCCI appoints former Rajasthan DGP Ajit Singh as head of its Anti Corruption

Unit

On March 31, 2018, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed

former Rajasthan DGP, Ajit Singh as the Head of its Anti-Corruption Unit.

Ajit Singh will replace former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar, who

has been assigned advisory role in the ACU till May 31, 2018.He has served in

Indian Police Service (IPS) for 36 years. He is experienced in anti-corruption

operations, investigative work and field policing.He has also been the head of

Rajasthan’s anti-corruption bureau.

3. Niranjan Thomas Alva passes away

On 7th April 2018, Niranjan Thomas Alva, the husband of former Rajasthan

governor Margaret Alva, passed away following a chest infection at Ramaiah

Hospital in

Bengaluru. Niranjan Thomas Alva was 78 years old. He was a Supreme Court

lawyer. He was the son of the first parliamentarian couple, Joachim Alva and

Violet Alva.

4. South Western Command celebrates 14th Raising Day – April 15

On 15th April 2018, South Western Command celebrated its 14th Raising Day.

i. Tributes were paid to martyrs of Indian Army at a ceremony at 'Prerna

Sthal' in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on the 14th raising day of South Western Army

Command.

ii. Lt Gen Vijay Singh, chief of staff, South Western Command and other



officers paid tributes. He said that, South Western Command is the seventh

and the youngest command of the Indian Army.

iii. It was formed on 15th April 14 years ago. It is named as the Sapta Shakti.

Its motto is Forever Victorious.

5. Cabinet approves declaration of Scheduled Areas in respect of Rajasthan under

Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India

Union Cabinet granted this approval by rescinding the Constitution Order

(C.O.) 114 dated February 12, 1981 and promulgation of a new Constitution

Order.

i Promulgation of a new Constitution Order will ensure that the Scheduled

Tribes residing in Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, and partial areas of

Udaipur, Rajsamand, Chittorgarh, Pali and Sirohi districts of Rajasthan will get

benefits of protective measures available under the Fifth Schedule to the

Constitution of India.

ii. Constitution Orders specifying the Scheduled Areas in Rajasthan were issued

in 1981. However, due to reorganization/creation of new districts and changes

in population of Scheduled Tribes as per 2011 Census, the Government of

Rajasthan had requested for extension of Scheduled Areas in the State of

Rajasthan.

6. Bihar has highest rate of crime against SC/ST

i. As per NCRB data, crime against SC/ST is lowest in West Bengal.

ii. Madhya Pradesh reported the highest rate of crime (43.4%) against SCs

specifically, while West Bengal had the lowest at 6%.

iii. Rajasthan reported the highest rate of crime (12.9%) against STs



specifically, while West Bengal had the lowest at 1.6%.

iv. The data also revealed that since 2014, crimes against SCs have increased

by one percent overall, with a steep rise of 5.5% occurring in 2016.

v. On the other hand, crimes against STs since 2014 have seen an overall

decrease of 3.8%, with a significant drop of 8 percent in 2015.

7. NABARD approves Rs 14,690 crore funding to Rajasthan

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has

announced that it has extended total credit support of Rs 14690 crore to

Rajasthan during 2017-18.

i. Rajasthan has been one of the biggest beneficiaries under the Rural

Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of NABARD.

Funds sanctioned by NABARD were used for 10 irrigation projects, construction of

1614 roads and two rural drinking water supply projects in the state

8. Rajasthan passes bill for death penalty for rape of girls aged 12 & below

On 9th March 2018, a bill approving death penalty to those convicted of raping

or gang-raping a girl who is aged 12 years or below, was passed by Rajasthan

assembly.

i. Rajasthan has become the second state in India after Madhya Pradesh to

approve death sentence for those convicted of raping girls aged 12 years and

below.

ii. Gulab Chand Kataria, Rajasthan home minister, introduced the Criminal

Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2018 in the assembly. It was passed by a

voice vote.

iii. Sections 376-AA and 376-DD have been added in the Indian Penal Code,



1860, in regard with rape and gang-rape of young girls.

9. India successfully test-fires ATGM Nag in desert conditions

On 28th February 2018, India successfully test-fired Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

(ATGM) Nag in desert conditions, at Pokhran's field firing range in Jaisalmer,

Rajasthan.

i. The ATGM Nag was developed by Defence Research and Development

Organisation (DRDO). It was tested against two tank targets at different ranges

and timings.

ii. Director General (Missiles and Strategic Systems) G Satheesh Reddy said

that, the technologies of ATGM responsible for engaging targets in different

conditions have been verified with the successful tests.

iii. The developmental trials of ATGM Nag are over and now it is ready for

induction. ATGM NAG possesses advanced technologies like the Imaging

infrared (IIR) Seeker with integrated avionics.

10. BrahMos supersonic cruise missile successfully test-fired from Pokhran in

Rajasthan

On 22nd March 2018, India successfully test fired the BrahMos supersonic

cruise missile with an indigenous 'seeker' at Rajasthan's Pokhran test range,

enhancing the country's capability to hit enemy targets at a range of up to 400

km.

It was for the first time that the missile, capable of travelling at speeds of up to

Mach 3.0, or three times the speed of sound, was tested with indigenously

developed 'seeker' technology. The seeker - developed by Research Centre

Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, in collaboration with other DRDO labs, - determines



the accuracy of a missile by guiding it to the target

It was developed in a joint-venture between India and Russia.

This missile has been named after the rivers Brahmaputra of India and Moskva

of Russia.

11. India-US team test-fires M777 ultra-light howitzers in Pokhran

On March 5, 2018, officials from India and the United States were at the Pokhran

firing range (Rajasthan) to test-fire M777 ultra-light howitzers.

In May 2017, Indian Army took delivery of two M777 ultralight howitzers from BAE

Systems, US under a contract signed between Indian and US Government in 2016.

It has a modular design; due to which it can be easily towed through narrow and

treacherous mountain roads prevalent along India-China border and India-Pakistan

Border in Jammu & Kashmir

12. RSS founder member Bhanu Shashtri dies

On 24th February 2018, Bhanu Kumar Shashtri, founder member of Bharatiya

Jana Sangh and former MP, passed away after a long term illness in Udaipur,

Rajasthan.

i. Bhanu Kumar Shashtri was 93 years old. He was chairman of the Khadi

Board.

ii. He also became an MP from Udaipur. Bharatiya Jana Sangh was the

political arm of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

13. Prime Minister launches National Nutrition Mission (NNM)

On 8th March 2018, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, Prime



Minister Narendra Modi, launched the National Nutrition Mission at an event

held at Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan.

i. The National Nutrition Mission (NNM) has been formulated with a 3 year

budget of Rs.9046.17 crore starting from 2017-18.

ii. NNM aims in improving nutrition level in India on an urgent basis. It

includes several schemes working on reducing malnutrition, incentivizing

States/UTs to reach goals, incentivizing Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) to use IT

based tools, etc.

iii. NNM aims to reduce stunting, under-nutrition, anemia and reduce low

birth weight by 2%, 2%, 3% and 2% per annum respectively. It will work to

achieve reduction in stunting from 38.4% to 25% by 2022.

14. Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurates Rajasthan’s first mega food park at

Ajmer

On 29th March 2018, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat

Kaur Badal inaugurated Rajasthan’s first mega food parkM/s Greentech Mega

Food Park Private Ltd, at Roopangarh Village in Ajmer, Rajasthan.

The Greentech Mega Food Park has been established at a cost of Rs 113.57 crore. It

will benefit nearly 25,000 farmers in that region.The park has been constructed in

an area of 85.44 acres. It has central processing centre and 4 Primary Processing

Centres (PPCs) at Jaipur, Nagaur, Tonk and Churu.

15. PM Modi flags off Palace Queen Hamsafar Express in Karnataka

On 19th February 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Palace

Queen Humsafar Express train at the Mysuru railway station, Karnataka.

i. Palace Queen Hamsafar Express train will run from Mysuru in Karnataka to



Udaipur in Rajasthan.

ii. This train will link the following western states: Rajasthan, Madhya

Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

iii. It covers 30 parliamentary constituencies on its way. It covers a total

distance of 2000 km.

iv. Narendra Modi also dedicated a fully electrified railway line of length 140

km from Mysuru to KSR Bengaluru to improve energy efficiency of Indian

Railways.

v. The electrification of Mysuru to KSR Bengaluru railway line will cover 4

Karnataka districts: Bengaluru, Ramanagaram, Mandya and Mysuru.

vi. This project costs Rs 220 crore. It will benefit nearly 25,000 passengers

daily.

16. High-level committee approves Rs 6000 crore for disaster-hit states

On February 26, 2018, a high level committee chaired by Union Home

Minister, Rajnath Singh approved a central assistance of around Rs 6000 crore

for nine states which suffered from natural calamities during 2017-18.

i. Central assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF)

amounting to Rs 1055.05 crore for Gujarat, Rs 420.69 crore for Uttar Pradesh,

Rs 420.57 crore for Rajasthan and Rs 838.85 crore for West Bengal has been

approved by the committee. All these states were affected by floods during

2017-18.

17. US Air Force chief David L Goldfein flies India's LCA 'Tejas'

On February 3, 2018, General David L Goldfein, chief of staff of the US Air Force,

flew a sortie in the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) 'Tejas' at the Indian Air



Force (IAF) station in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

i. This is the first time that any Chief of Staff of the US Air Force flew LCA

‘Tejas’.

ii. For the sortie, General Goldfein was accompanied by Indian Air Force Air

Vice Marshal AP Singh as a co-pilot.

iii. On February 1, 2018, General Goldfein met Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal BS

Dhanoa and held discussion with Indian Air Force Officials to further enhance

cooperation between the two air forces.

18. Uma Bharti launches 2nd project of Swajal Yojana in Rajasthan

On February 27, 2018, Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma

Bharti, launched the Swajal pilot project at Village Bhikampura, in Rajasthan.

i. Swajal is a community owned drinking water programme for sustained

drinking water supply. 90% of the project cost will be provided by Central

Government while remaining 10% of the project cost will be contributed by

the local community.

ii. Budget of Rs. 54.17 lakh has been allocated for Swajal Project at

Bhikampura.

iii. Bhikhampura village faces scarcit y of drinking water and villagers have

to walk at least 3 km to collect it. Under the Swajal Project, four reservoirs will

be constructed in the village and common tap connection will be given to all

the households.

19. Rajasthan to get international educational institution for minorities

Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has stated that an

international educational institution for minorities will be built in Rajasthan's



Alwar city.

i. The institute in Alwar, will be one of the five such institutes, which the

Central Government is planning to set up across India.

ii. The plan for building international educational institution for minorities

was initially prepared in 2016 and an 11-member committee was formed

under former bureaucrat Afzal Amanullah to oversee it.

iii. The institute in Alwar will be setup on 100 acres of land. Government is also

considering having 40 per cent reservation for girls at these institutes.

20. Bikaner camel festival 2018 in Rajasthan

On 13 and 14th January 2018, the Bikaner camel festival was held in Rajasthan.

i. The Bikaner camel festival is celebrated every year in Rajasthan to honour

camels. The Bikaner camel festival 2018 started with a procession of camels

adorned with decorations and folk artists.

ii. During the festival, camel dances, camel races, camel rides etc. were also

held. The camel festival was organised by the Department of Tourism, Art and

Culture.

21. HDFC Bank, Rajasthan govt in tie-up to help start-ups

HDFC Bank has entered into a partnership with Rajasthan State Government to

promote and nurture the start-ups in the state.

i. Under this agreement, HDFC Bank will provide end-to-end solutions like

current accounts, credit cards and other solutions to start-ups in Rajasthan

under its SmartUp programme.

ii. Besides, HDFC Bank will evaluate the offerings by such Startups and will

also give them an opportunity to showcase their solutions/technologies.



22. Actor Shrivallabh Vyas passes away

On 7th January 2018, actor Shrivallabh Vyas passed away in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

i. Shrivallabh Vyas had acted in more than 60 Hindi films. He has also

performed in television and theatre. He stopped acting after he collapsed in

his hotel room in Gujarat in 2008.

ii. His popular films are Lagaan, Sarfarosh, Abhay, Aan: Men at Work, Shool, Netaji

Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero and Sankat City

23. Govt proposes rolling out e-Sansad, e-Vidhan in Parliament & State

Legislatures

18th All India Whips’ Conference began in Udaipur, Rajasthan on January 8,

2018. The two- day conference was inaugurated by Union Minister of

Parliamentary Affairs and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Ananth kumar.

i. Among other things, rolling out of e-Sansad and e-Vidhan in Parliament

and State Legislatures will also be considered during the course of the

conference.

ii. e-Sansad and e-Vidhan are Government of India’s projects under Digital

India, aimed at making the functioning of Parliament and State Legislatures

paperless.

iii .Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is the Nodal Ministry for implementation

of e-Sansad and e-Vidhan projects.

iv. These projects would not only make the functioning of Parliament and State

Legislatures participative, transparent, responsive, productive and more

accountable but will also promote Government of India’s ‘Go Green’ initiative.



6. Rajasthan to digitise all historical records

The Rajasthan government has started to digitise 10,000 pages every day, in

order to preserve administrative and historical records of Rajputana's princely

states.

i. This has been done in a move to protect old and fragile documents. This

includes a dedicated startup policy and various e-governance measures.

ii. The online records will benefit research scholars, administrative

departments of state government, judiciary and general public.

iii. Rajasthan State Archive consists of 30-40 crore administrative and

historical records of 22 princely states.

27. PM Modi inaugurates Project commencement of Barmer refinery

On January 16, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the

commencement of the work of an oil refinery in Rajasthan’s Barmer district.

i. Foundation stone for this refinery was laid by the then Congress President

Sonia Gandhi on September 22, 2013. It is the first such refinery in entire

Rajasthan.

ii. It is being set up by HPCL-Rajasthan Refinery Ltd (HRRL). HRRL is a Joint

Venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Rajasthan State

Government.

iii. The entire project entails an investment worth over Rs 43000 crore.

24. 10th Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) Begins in Jaipur

i. The 10th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) was inaugurated on



January 19, 2017 at the historic Diggi Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan jointly by Chief

Minister VasundharaRaje, veteran lyricist Gulzar, American poet Anne Waldman

and spiritual writer SadhguruJaggiVasudev.

ii. The theme of the 10th edition of JLF is The Freedom to Dream: India at 70. JLF is

considered as the ‘Greatest Literary Show on Earth’

25. HZL gets green nod for Rs 1,200 crZawar Mines expansion project

i. Vedanta Resources subsidiary firm Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) has received

environment clearance for its Rs. 1,200 crore Zawar Mines expansion project in

Rajasthan.

ii. The Jaipur based firm which is the world’s second largest zinc producer is

mulling to expand the production capacity of Lead-Zinc and ore beneficiation

at its Zawar Group of underground mines located in Sarada district.

26. Rajasthan Cricket Association adopts Lodha Committee reforms at EGM

i. Rajasthan Cricket Association in an Emergent General Meeting (EGM) accepted all the

reforms recommended by the Lodha Committee as per Supreme Court directive.

i. The Lodha committee was constituted by Supreme Court in January 2016 and

had accepted its major recommendations in July 2016

ii. The Supreme court had given six months deadline to BCCI to implement the

recommendations.

27. Rajasthan Inaugurates Medical Project RAHAT for Prompt Treatment of Heart

Disease



i. Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje inaugurated a medical project

Rajasthan Heart Attack Treatment programme (RAHAT) on February 25, 2017 at the

Eternal Heart Care Center Hospital in Jaipur.

ii. Raje also flagged off an ambulance fitted with equipment and trained

paramedical staff required for treatment of heart disease.

iii. RAHAT programme aims to provide people in remote and rural areas with timely

treatment during heart attacks. It has been launched by the private hospitals in the

state.

iv. Under the programme, the patients facing heart attack would be provided with

emergency ambulance service and telemedicine service through Eternal Heart Care

Centre Hospital.

v. Patient would be given the basic treatment in the ambulance on the way to the

nearest Heart Hospital and the same would be shared with the Hospital’s Command

centre through GPS.

vi. Rajasthan has become the second state in India after Tamil Nadu to launch

proragmmes against Heart Diseases.

28. 2017 Desert Festival Begins in Jaisalmer

i .The three day long International Desert Festival 2017 started with great

enthusiasm on 8 February 2017 in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

ii .The festival was inaugurated by Jaisalmer MLA Chhotu Singh Bhati and district

collector Matadin Sharma by flagging-off the shobha yatra. The procession traveled

from Gadisar Lake to Shaheed Poonam Singh Stadium.

iii. Famous folk artists coming from different parts of the country performed as the

procession moved further. A cavalcade of 48 camels of Border Security Force (BSF)

was the major attraction on first day of the festival.

29. Rajasthan Becomes 2nd Largest Crude Oil Producer in India



i. Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh announced on February 23, 2017 that Rajasthan

has become the second largest crude oil producer in India.

ii .The oilfields in the state were producing nearly 90 lakh tones oil annually which

accounted for 24 percent of the total domestic crude oil production.

iii. On the other hand, the Bombay High, an offshore oilfield of Mumbai is the largest

producer of crude oil in India which accounts for half of the domestic oil production.

Rajasthan, Telangana bag eGov awards

i. Rajasthan and Telangana are bagged the eGovernance awards for Excellence

under the state category at the CSI –Nihilente Governance Awards held in

Coimbatore on January 31, 2017.

ii. Odisha and Nagaland bagged the Award of Recognition for the year 2016

iii. eGovernance Awards are Instituted by the Computer Society of India’s (CSI)

Special Interest Group with sponsorship from Nihilent Technologie

30. Vasundhara Raje Presented Rs.1,66,000-crore Rajasthan Budget 2017-18

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje who also holds the Finance portfolio,

presented Rs.1,66,000-crore state budget for 2017-18 in the Legislative Assembly on

March 8, 2017 with focus on aiding farmers and promoting tourism in the state.

♦ The Budget is based on the government’s vision document mission 2020. It aims at

a happy Rajasthan and a happy Rajasthani.

Salient Features of the State Budget 2017-18

i. Estimated Revenue Deficit for 2017-18 without effect of UDAY is Rs. 1528 crore.

And with effect of UDAY is Rs. 13528 crore.

ii. Estimated Fiscal Deficit for 2017-18 is Rs. 24753.53 crore which is 2.99% of GSDP.

iii. Estimated total revenue receipts for 2017-18 Rs. 130162 crore.

iv. Estimated own tax revenue for 2017-18 Rs. 59455 crore which is higher by

16.16%



v. Estimated own tax revenue for 2017-18 was 8.34% of GSDP.

Important Allocations

Public Works Department (PWD) for Infrastructure Development: Rs 6,657.32 crore

• Water Resources Department: Rs. 3313.08 crore which is 11.14% higher than the

RE of 2016-17.

• Tourism: Rs 88 crore

• Art, Culture And Archaeology Department: Rs 156.83 crore an increase of 49%.

• Agricultural Department: Rs. 3156.61 crore

• Social Justice And Empowerment Department: Rs. 5596.80 crore

• Medical and Health Department: Rs. 6,315.38 Crore which is 8.21 % higher than

2016- 17.

• Medical Education Department: Rs. 2,574.86 Crore which is 33.40% higher than

2016- 17

• Women and Child Development Department: 17.06% higher allocation in 2017-

18

• Sports Sector: 24.30% higher outlay in 2017-18

• Higher Education: 11.01% higher outlay in 2017-18

• Computerization of PDS: Rs. 18.51 Crore

• Skill Development Department: Rs 1,007 crore which is 31% more than 2016-17.

Labour And Employment Department: Rs. 1007.44 Crore which is 21.32% higher than

2016-17

• Allocation for providing food grain on concessional rates under National Food

Security Schemes: Rs. 397.91 Crore.

• Home Department: Rs. 5,600 crore

Schemes

• 15% increase in the value added tax (VAT) on tobacco products to make them

costlier



• VAT on ATF reduced to 1% under Regional Connectivity Scheme of Government

of India to promote tourism in the State.

• Provide Wi-Fi facilities in 190 cities in 2017-18 to deepen digital penetration in

the state.

• Double the subsidy and incentive amount for the marriage of a daughter under

Sahyog and Uphar Yojana.

• Pension under Mukhyamantri Specially-abled Samman Pension Scheme (Rs 750

per month) would be applicable to all eligible without age criteria.

• Mukhyamantri Ekal Nari Samman Pension Yojana- widow pensioners elder than

60 years will get Rs.1000 p.m. and widow pensioners of more than 75 years will get

Rs.1500 p.m

• Deemed Assessment Scheme has been introduced for VAT, Entry Tax, Luxury Tax

and Entertainment Tax in the state.

• Mukhaya Mantri Beej Swavlamban Yozna for Kota, Bhilwara and Udaipur

agricultural division.

• Aanganwadi workers will be given incentive of Rs. 250-500 p.m. based on work

performance.

• A composition scheme with the rate of composition fee at 2% for micro and

small enterprises having turnover up to Rs. 50 lakh.

31. NTPC commissions 45 MW of Bhadla solar plant

i. Indian Public Sector Undertaking company National Thermal Power Corporation

Limited (NTPC) has commissioned of 45 MW solar capacity at Bhadla in Rajasthan

ii. Now the the total installed capacity of the project is increased to 160 MW.

NTPC Installs 55 MW Bhadla Solar Power Project in Rajasthan

i. The state owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited

commissioned a 55 Mega Watt (MW) Bhadla Solar Power Project in Rajasthan on

March 27, 2017.



ii. The power generating giant has planned a capacity addition of about 1,000 MW

through renewable resources by 2017.

32. NTPC Commissions 260 MW Bhadla Solar Project In Rajasthan

i. State-run power generator NTPC Ltd commissioned another 260 MW Bhadla Solar

PV Project in Rajasthan on March 25, 2017.

ii .With this commissioning, the total installed capacity of NTPC has become 40,522

MW while that of NTPC has become 47,293 MW.

iii. Earlier, NTPC commissioned 55 MW Bhadla Solar PV Project in Rajasthan.

33. Inclusion Of Five Indian Cities In World Heritage Site

i. In recent news, UNESCO ( UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC and

CULTURAL ORGANISATION ) has added five Indian cities in its list of tentative world

heritage site.

ii. These cities include 1.Historic City of Ahmedabad, 2.Delhi – A Heritage City,

3.Jaipur City, Rajasthan,

4. Ekamra Kshetra- The Temple City, Bhubaneswar and 5.The Victorian & Art Deco

Ensemble of Mumbai.

36. Barmer Munawab and Pipad Road-Bilara rail routes – New Green Corridors in

India Indian railways has announced the 5 Green Corridors under which Barmer

Munawab and Pipad Road-Bilara rail routes in Rajasthan have been declared by North

Western Railways as Green Corridors. This initiative is taken under “Swachh Rail-

Swachh Bharat” mission.

i. The five green corridors are 1.Manamadurai– Rameswaram corridor, 2.Okha-

Kanalus corridor,

3.Porbandar-Wasjaliya corridor, 4.Barmer-Munawab corridor and 5.Pipad Road-Bilara

corridor.



i. Among these corridors Manamadurai – Rameswaram is India’s first green

corridor.

37. HPCL and Rajasthan Govt. sign revised Rs 43129 crore Mou for Barmer refinery

HPCL oil firm and Rajasthan government has signed a MoU for Rs 43,129 crore.

i. Memorandum of association is signed for oil refinery in Barmer district which will

produce BS-VI fuel.

ii. The state government will have 26 per cent stake in the refinery project while

HPCL will have the rest shareholding.

38. Insurance up for crop loan in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan government has raised the insurance cover by 1 lakh to 6 lakh for

farmers who avail crop loan from cooperative banks in the State.

i. It aims to bring around 25 lakh peasants under the scheme.

ii. The Rajasthan government has raised the insurance amount by 1 lakh in the

present fiscal year in the ‘Raj Sahakar Personal Accident Insurance Scheme’ targeted

to cover more than 25 lakh farmers.

39. DRDO successfully test fires anti-tank guided missile 'Nag' in desert ranges of

Rajasthan

The Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) has successfully test

fired anti- tank missile 'Nag' in a desert in the western sector of Rajasthan.

i. According to the defence sources the missile successfully has destroyed the

target in today's mission.

ii. The tests, which were witnessed by scientists from the DRDO, Defence Lab,

Jodhpur, senior officials from armed forces among others has concluded on 14th of

June.



iii. The "fire and forget" third generation anti-tank guided missile 'Nag' is equipped

with the highly advanced Imaging Infrared Radar (IRR) seeker with integrated

avionics, technology which is possessed by very few nations

40. Environment Ministry approves Projects in 3 States under NAFCC

On July 19, 2017, National Steering Committee on Climate Change (NSCCC), under

the Chairmanship of Secretary Environment Ministry, Mr Ajay Narayan Jha, approved

the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) submitted by Governments of Rajasthan, Gujarat

and Sikkim for funding under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change

(NAFCC).

• Gujarat: The project seeks to enhance the adaptive capacity of natural resource

dependent communities to climate change in targeted villages of Kachchh district.

• Rajasthan: The project builds on work carried out under Phase I of the Mukhya

Mantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan to enhance the adaptive capacity of villages by

making them self-reliant in terms of water requirement.

• Sikkim: The project aims to address the issue of water security which are directly

identified as climate resilience building interventions under the State Action Plans on

Climate Change (SAPCC).

40. Rajasthan become the first State to fix Minimum qualifications for coop. societies’

polls Rajasthan is the first state of our country has set minimum educational

qualification to candidates for elections to village cooperative societies and various

other cooperative bodies.

Qualification needed to become a member of contesting election

i. The minimum educational qualification from class 5 to class 8 is must for

members of dairy societies, farming societies, consumer societies, weavers' societies,

urban banks, housing construction societies, primary land development banks, credit

societies and cooperative unions.



ii. The minimum educational qualification of primary committee members is of

class 8.

iii. The minimum qualification required is class 10 for district level members

iv. A member of State level committee must be a graduate.

41. Gadkari inaugurate Road Congress Meet in Udaipur

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways NitinGadkari will inaugurate the

212th meeting of Indian Road Congress (IRC) in Udaipur, Rajasthan

i. The Indian Road Congress is the apex body of highway engineers in the country.

ii. During his one-day visit, he will also attend a discussion by Udaipur chamber of

commerce on economic growth of Rajasthan with development of roads and

infrastructure.

42. Narendra Modi’s visit in Rajasthan – August 2017

On 29th august,2017 Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Rajasthan to inaugurate

few highway projects and to dedicate some to our nation along with road transport

and highways minister Nithin Gadkari. He informed that his government is setting in a

culture of completion of projects unlike previous governments. The assembly polls in

Rajasthan is going to take place next year.

PM Modi will also visit Pratap Gaurav Kendra which exhibits the valour and

achievements of Maharana Pratap and pay his homage to the famous King of Mewar.

Highlights of his visit :

1. He laid foundation stone and inaugurated national highway projects worth Rs

15,000 crore.

2. He dedicated 11 national highways to the nation. These highways cover a total

length of 873 kms and inaugurated a suspension bridge built across the Chambal river

at Kota, making it



the first 6-lane cable suspended bridge in the Rajasthan. The bridge, 1.4 km in length,

is constructed at a cost of Rs 278 crore at Kota. PM added that he is happy that his

government is able to complete the dream project of AtalBihariVaipaiyee ,” Golden

Quadrilateral”.

3. The PM also performed bhoomipujan for 6 NH projects of approximately 556

kms.

4. The list of completed projects include laning of Gomati Chauraha-Udaipur section

of NH-8 at total capital cost of around Rs 1,120 crore and laning of Rajsamand-

Bhilwara section of NH-75 with total capital cost of over Rs 1,350 crore.

5. PM Modi will perform bhoomipujan of 6 laning of Chittorgarh to Udaipur section

of NH-76 at a total capital cost of around Rs 1,220 crore and 6 laning of the new

Udaipur bypass on NH-8.

6. The completed projects include 11 districts of Rajasthan: Kota, Rajsamand,

Udaipur, Bhilwara, Pali, Nagaur, Barmer, Sikar, Churu, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer

whereas, the awarded projects for which the PM will perform bhoomipujan are

expected to benefit people in Jodhpur, Pali, Ajmer, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Udaipur

and Dungarpur.

These highways will help farmers, boost tourism and open up economic opportunities

for the local people. They would not only help link Rajasthan more efficiently but also

be gateways to progress.

43. NABARD Approves Rs 1,350-cr Loan to Rajasthan Government

The National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a

loan assistance of Rs 1,349.55 crore to the Rajasthan government announced on 20th

Aug 2017. Key Points:

i. The loan has been approved for creation of rural infrastructure in the state under

the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).

ii. The sanction includes assistance for construction of two rural drinking water

supply projects, strengthening and rehabilitation of 1,614 rural roads and

modernisation of three major irrigation projects.



iii. An amount of Rs 599.84 crore has been sanctioned for rehabilitation of 1,614

roads. iv.It will cover all 33 districts of Rajasthan, Rs 469.54 crore for providing

potable water to population of 419 villages of Jalore district and Rs 280.17 crore for

rehabilitation and modernisation of 3 major irrigation projects located in Udaipur,

Banswara and Dungarpur districts.

44. Rajasthan govt signed JV agreement for refinery project with HPCL

On August 17, 2017, Rajasthan State Government and public sector oil firm Hindustan

Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) inked an agreement to form a joint venture

company for Barmer petroleum refinery and petrochemical complex.

Background Information:

• On April 19, 2017, after prolonged negotiations that lasted over three years,

Rajasthan State Government signed a revised MoU with HPCL for a 9 million metric

tonne crude oil refinery at Barmer that would require investments of Rs 43,129 crore

and produce fuels meeting BS-VI specifications.

• As per the claims made by the present Rajasthan Government, revised deal will

save the state Rs 40,000 crore with annual viability gap funding of Rs 1,123 crore for

15 years instead of Rs 3,736 crore as per the previous MoU that former CM Ashok

Gehlot signed with HPCL.

• Principal Secretary Mines and Petroleum, Aparna Arora and Director (Finance) of

HPCL, J. Ramaswami signed the JV agreement respectively on behalf of the Rajasthan

State Government and the HPCL.

• As per the proposed plan, the refinery project would be established in 4,813

acres of land area

45. No Gandhi Jayanti holiday this year in Rajasthan varsities

All state-run universities in Rajasthan will not observe a holiday on October 2 on the

occasion of Gandhi Jayanti this year announced on 11th of August 2017.

Key Points:



i. Only 24 holidays have been listed for the academic year 2017-18, in the calendar

issued by the office of Rajasthan governor Kalyan Singh and by the Chancellor of all

state universities.

ii. The changes in the new holiday calendar for the academic year 2017-18 have

been issued in which the amendment has been made.

iii. The list has been circulated to all the 12 state-run universities two months ago.

iv. Some have already adopted it and the rest will follow the same after their

respective governing body’s next meeting.

45. Rajasthan govt accords OBC status to Jats of Bharatpur and Dholpur

Jats of Dholpur and Bharatpur districts have been given reservation under the Other

Backward Class (OBC) category in Rajasthan on August 24,2017.

Key Points:

i. The state social justice and empowerment department has issued a notification

after approval from the cabinet.

ii. Jat community people demanded for a long time to residing in both the districts

to include them in the OBC list.

iii. Jats residing in districts except for Dholpur and Bharatpur were getting benefit of

the OBC quota.

46. Rajasthan announces farm loan waiver of up to Rs 50,000

After a two-week-long protest by farmers the Rajasthan government has announced

a Rs 20,000 crore farm-loan waiver.

Key Points:

i. The government has agreed to waive loans for farmers up to Rs 50,000.



ii. The farmers were demanding waiver of all loans amounting to Rs49,500 crore

but the government was firm that as per records, the loans amounted to Rs19,700

crore.

47. VASTRA 2017: An International Textile and Apparel Fair 2017

On 21st – 24th September 2017, VASTRA 2017 – International Textile and Apparel

Fair was held at the Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

VASTRA 2017:

i. This is the 6th edition of VASTRA.

ii. VASTRA was started in 2012.

iii. The fair was organised by Rajasthan State Industrial Development and

Investment Corporation Ltd. (RIICO) and co-organised by Federation of Indian

Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

47. BJP MP Mr.MahantChandnath dies of cancer at 61

On 17th September 2017, BJP MP, Mr.Mahant Chandnath, from Alwar, passed away

at a hospital in Delhi.

MP Mahant Chandnath’s demise:

i. Mr.Mahanth Chandnath won the Alwar seat in Rajasthan in 2014 parliamentary

elections by defeating Congress candidate and former Union Minister Mr.Jitendra

Singh.

ii. He was suffering from cancer.

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