Rajasthan

• 05 Feb 2022

NCC Rajasthan Got First Place in Flag Area Competition NCC Rajasthan Got First Place in Flag Area Competition

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Col Jitendra Kumar (SC), Director, National Cadet Corps (NCC) and Col Sanjay Gupta, Contingent Commander, NCC presented memento and NCC cap to Vishvendra Singh, Rajasthan Tourism Minister on February 4, 2022 at Paryatan Bhawan.

Key Points

• 57 NCC cadets of Rajasthan NCC Directorate participated in the Republic Day Parade Camp in Delhi from 17th December, 2021 to 29^th January, 2022.
• Rajasthan cadets have secured the third position in the RDC camp. Line area competition, flag area competition, drill competition and cultural competition were organized in the camp.
• It is noteworthy that in order to showcase the cultural heritage of Rajasthan, the tourism department had helped the NCC cadets by providing information about the art, culture and heritage of Rajasthan. As a result, the cadets performed very well and secured 1^st position in Flag Area Competition, 4^th Position in Cultural Competition and 3^rd position in RDC 2022 as a whole.

Medical Minister Inaugurated Oxygen Plant and Critical Care Unit

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On February 4, 2022, Rajasthan's Medical Minister Parsadi Lal Meena inaugurated the Medical Oxygen Plant and Critical Care Unit at Maharaj Vinayak Global University, Kukas.

Key Points

• Medical Minister Meena said that the state is completely self-sufficient in the matter of oxygen. For adequate medical oxygen, arrangements have been made for 40 thousand concentrators, while more than 472 plants have been set up.
• He said that the establishment of an oxygen plant by private organizations would work as a support for the state government.
• The cost of an oxygen plant imported from Italy at Maharaj Vinayak Global University is about Rs 50 lakh. The specialty of this plant is that it can convert normal oxygen into medical oxygen.

Upgraded Version of Information and Public Relations Department's website Launched

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On February 3, 2022, Director of Information and Public Relations Department of Rajasthan, Purushottam Sharma launched the upgraded version of the website of the department in the Directorate of Government Secretariat.

Key Points

• Director Purushottam Sharma informed that this is the first departmental website of the state to be upgraded by the Information and Technology Department through the Public Welfare Portal.
• Along with making the website attractive, many new features have been added to it. Many information will be easily found on the main page of the website. Press releases will appear on the main page itself.
• Facility has also been provided to see them according to the category of the department, district and specific person. Here you can see the schemes of the state government and schemes related to journalist welfare. Many information including latest audios, videos, photos, posters and advertisements are displayed on the main page itself.
• The creator of the website of the Information and Public Relations Department and in-charge of Chief Minister's Office IT Cell said that the website has been connected to the Chief Minister's Information System. Apart from this, the main points of DIPR's budget announcement and public manifesto, CM directions and achievements have also been displayed on the website.
• The portal has also been connected to the websites of all the districts through Jan Kalyan Portal. Now the press release issued by the Public Relations Officers of DIPR is also being displayed on the website of the district. Apart from this, all the state level and district level press releases can also be seen on the mobile app of Jan Kalyan Portal.
• Websites of 33 districts have been created through Jan Kalyan Portal. The website of 'Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana' has also been created through Jan Kalyan Portal. DIPR is the first department whose website has also been created through Jan Kalyan Portal.