Rajasthan

• 09 Jan 2023

Rajasthan International Center

Why In News?

• On January 7, 2023, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot informed that the Rajasthan International Center is being constructed in Jhalana Institutional Area of Jaipur, on the lines of India International Center in Delhi, which will be inaugurated soon.

Key Points

• In April 2013, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had laid the foundation stone of the Rajasthan International Centre.
• After the construction of Rajasthan International Center, various types of government and non-government activities including art-culture, education, information technology and communication will be done here.
• It will have an auditorium of 700 people capacity, convention center of 500 capacity, two mini auditoriums of 170 seating capacity each, exhibition area of 500 capacity, 3 conference halls, e-library, 3 lecture halls, 2 restaurants, administrative section, double basement parking facilities. A guest house will also be built here, which will also have gym facilities.
• Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the internal construction of the center is being done on the lines of Rajasthan's architecture. The walls of the auditorium will conform to jaisalmeri pattern. The convention hall and pre-functional area will have halls based on City Palace Jaipur and walls based on Hawa Mahal Jaipur style.
• He said that a mini auditorium is being prepared on the Marwar pattern. Conference halls, lecture halls and restaurants are being prepared to suit the arches and monuments of the ancient art of Mandor Garden of Jodhpur, according to the state-of-the-art interior pattern.