Rajasthan State PCS

• 08 Jul 2023

10 Colleges Upgraded to Postgraduate

Why in News?

On July 6, 2023, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has taken an important decision towards strengthening the education infrastructure in the state and approved the proposal to upgrade 10 government graduate colleges of the state to post-graduate and start new subjects.

Key Points:

• According to the proposal, new subjects of post-graduate level will be started in Government College Deshnok Bikaner, Government College Khajuwala Bikaner, Veer Shiromani Rao Devraj Rathore Government College Shergarh Jodhpur, Government College Jamwaramgarh Jaipur, Government College Sampau Dholpur, Government College Mangrol Baran, Government College Uchaun Bharatpur, Government College Mangalana Nagaur, Government College Marwar Junction Pali and Government Girls College Piplu Tonk.
• A total of 26 posts including 20 posts of assistant professor and 3 posts each of laboratory assistant and laboratory bearer will be created for conducting these subjects.
• With this approval of the Chief Minister, the education sector will develop in the state and students will get opportunities to study their favorite subject nearby.
• It is worth mentioning that the Chief Minister had announced in this regard during the discussion on the Finance and Appropriation Bill of the Budget 2023-24.

Committee Formation for Better Facilities to Home Guard Volunteers

Why in News?

On July 6, 2023, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved the proposal to form a committee to provide better facilities to the volunteers of Rajasthan Home Defense and to solve their problems.

Key Points:

• According to the proposal, the committee will be set up at the Directorate level of Home Defence. The Principal Government Secretary of the Home Department will be its chairman.
• The Director General and Commander General (Commandant General), Home Defense and Inspector General of Police Home Defense will be the members of this committee. The Government Secretary of the Home Department will act as the Member Secretary of this committee.
• This committee will work for the employment of Home Defense Volunteers for 12 months, giving them equal to honorarium police reserves, giving dearness allowance and ESI/ PF facility and resolving problems arising from time to time to Home Defense volunteers.
• Apart from the formation of the committee, approval has also been given to increase the contract period of Rajasthan Home Defense Volunteers from 5 years to 15 years.
• The chief minister had made the announcement during the inauguration ceremony of the newly-built Home Guard headquarters in Jaipur in May 2023.