Rajasthan

• 19 Dec 2022

Inauguration of State Level Development Exhibition

Why In News?

On December 17, 2022, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inaugurated the state-level development exhibition organized at Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur on the completion of four years of the state government.

Key Points

• On this occasion, the Chief Minister visited all the stalls of 25 departments and inspected the development work, achievements and innovations done by the departments and instructed all the departmental officers to spread maximum awareness about the schemes and extend the benefits to the last person.
• In the development exhibition giving the message of 'Seva Hi Karma, Seva Hi Dharma', he told about the development works and schemes carried out in various areas during the tenure of the present government, including photos, sketches, models and publications.
• In this development exhibition, he also launched the Sujas App, Sujas Bulletin, Sujas e-Bulletin and Sujas Podcast 'Awaaz' of the Information and Public Relations Department.
• He said that about one crore people are being given pension for social security in the state. The work of establishing an accountable and transparent good governance in the state using IT has also been done. Under the 'Indira Rasoi Yojana', nutritious food is being served to the general public with respect for Rs 8.
• Free sanitary napkins are being distributed through the Rs 800 crore 'UDAN scheme' for menstrual health management of women and girls in the state.
• At present, the electricity bill of 46 lakh domestic consumers and farmers in the state is coming down to zero due to government schemes. Relief is being given to the unemployed in urban areas through the 'Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme'.
• He said that 'Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana' has been implemented to free the common man from expensive treatment. It offers free treatment up to Rs 10 lakh. The state government is bearing all the expenses by removing the limit of Rs 10 lakh in expensive treatments like kidney, heart, liver transplant. Apart from this, accident insurance up to Rs 5 lakh is also being provided.
• All types of treatment have been made free of cost in IPD, OPD by the state government. Ct Scan of the common man in the state. R. Mother. Expensive tests like scans are being done free of cost. With these historic decisions, Rajasthan has emerged as a model state in the field of health.
• He said that the state government has implemented the old pension scheme (OPS) from the humanitarian point of view in the state, in which the financial management has been excellent, due to which all the schemes are being successfully implemented in the state.
• The 'East Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP)' is very important for the common man and farmers in 13 districts of the state. This scheme will ensure the supply of drinking water and irrigation water to a large area of Rajasthan.
• The Chief Minister said that in the last budget, a provision of Rs 9600 crore has been made by the state government for ERCP. The state government will take it forward with its limited resources until ERCP gets the status of a national project.