Rajasthan State PCS

• 08 May 2023

A permanent bench of the Rajasthan Civil Service Appellate Tribunal will open in Jodhpur

Why in News?

On 5 May 2023, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved the proposal to open a permanent bench of 'Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal' in Jodhpur.

Key Points

• The Chief Minister has taken this decision considering the convenience of the state personnel. This bench will be operated in court number-19 of the old heritage building of Jodhpur High Court.
• The Chief Minister has also approved the creation of a total of 13 posts including 2 posts of Member, 1 of Assistant Registrar, 2 of Information Assistant, 2 of Senior Assistant, 3 of Junior Assistant and 3 posts of Personal Assistant Grade-2 in this permanent bench. A financial provision of Rs 25 lakh has been made for necessary equipment and furniture for the office.
• With this decision of the Chief Minister, cases related to the service of state personnel like pension, salary fixation, promotion etc. will be resolved quickly.
• It is worth mentioning that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had announced this in the budget for the year 2023-24.

Nursing colleges will be opened in Masuda, Rawatbhata and Nawan

Why in News?

On 5 May 2023, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved the opening of new Government Nursing Colleges at Masuda in Ajmer, Rawatbhata in Chittorgarh and Nawan in Nagaur.

Key Points

• A financial provision of Rs 17.70 crore has also been approved for the operation of these new colleges.
• Along with this, approval has also been given for the creation of 24 new posts for each college. Of these posts, one post each of Principal, Vice-Principal, Professor, 2 posts of Associate Professor, 3 posts of Assistant Professor, 8 posts of Tutor, 7 posts of Executive Assistant, and 1 post of Assistant Librarian are included in each college.
• For each college, services will be taken through the agency on 10 posts of multi-tasking staff and 10 posts of security guards through Rajasthan Ex-Servicemen Corporation Ltd. (REXCO).
• It is worth mentioning that in the budget of the year 2023-24, the Chief Minister had announced the opening of a new Government Nursing College.

Awards received during the closing ceremony of National Cooperative Masala Fair-2023 & Organic Food Festival

Why in News?

In the closing ceremony of the 10-day National Cooperative Masala Fair-2023 and the 3-day Organic, Food Festival organized on 7 May 2023 at the Rajasthan Jawahar Kala Kendra premises, various committees have been awarded in terms of business & display in the Cooperative Fair.

Key Points

• Based on best display, IFFCO, and KRIBHCO among national level institutions & Rajfed, CONFED, Tilam Sangh, Jaipur Dairy and Apex Bank were honoured among top cooperative institutions.
• Cooperative organizations of Markfed Kerala, Punjab, and TANfed Tamil Nadu were honoured for the sale & display of state-specific products and spices.
• Based on the layout, Udaipur, Bharatpur and Bhilwara stood first, second & third respectively in the category of district consumer stores.
• Among other states, Kerala State Cooperative Marketing Federation, Confed first and Tilam Sangh stood second for maximum sales at Sahakar Masala Mela.
• Mathania stood first, Nagaur second and Kishangarh third in the purchase and sale co-operative societies. Similarly, Kota, Udaipur and Jodhpur stood first, second & third respectively in the category of district consumer stores.
• The people of Jaipur bought spices worth more than Rs 2.10 crore at this fair.
• It is worth mentioning that on April 28, 2023, the National Cooperative Spices Fair-2023 was inaugurated.
• In the closing ceremony, the Registrar of Cooperative Societies Meghraj Singh Ratnu honored the best stalls by giving them certificates and mementoes.
• For the first time, organic cookies have started to be made available to the general public through CONFED.