Rajasthan

• 25 Mar 2022

Inauguration of Rajasthan Festival in New Delhi

Why in News

On March 24, 2022, the Rajasthan Utsav, organised on the occasion of Rajasthan Foundation Day (30 March), was duly inaugurated at Bikaner House Complex, New Delhi. The festival will continue till March 31, 2022.

Key Points

• In New Delhi, Principal Residential Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan, Shubhra Singh, Rajasthan Foundation Commissioner Dheeraj Srivastava and Executive Council member of Bikaner House Management Committee Mamta Singhania inaugurated the Rajasthan festival by lighting the lamp and cutting the ribbon.
• Along with this, the calendar of complete programs related to Rajasthani cultural arts, handicrafts fair organised by Rajasthan Tourism, Rajasthan Foundation, Bikaner House Management Committee and RUDA during the Rajasthan festival was also released.
• In this festival, items of Rajasthani art, culture and Rajasthani handicrafts will be available in the same premises.
• In this fair, more than 50 stalls of Rajasthani artisans have been set up by Rural Non-farm Development Agency (RUDA), in which art and handicraft items of artisans representing Rajasthani art and culture will be available for sale.
• In this week-long festival, a Vintage Car Rally will be organised on 27th March in association with Heritage Motoring Club of India and Rajasthan Foundation, in which the car of the then Bikaner Maharaja will be at the fore, which will be later displayed by the audience at the Bikaner House premises during the festival and will be displayed for the visitors to see.
• Handicraft products made by selected artisans of Rajasthan like Blue Pottery, Rajasthani Woollen Shawl, Rajasthani Jewellery, Marble, Brass Metal Work, Clay Face, Rajasthani Jootis, Barmeri Embroidery, Sanganeri Print, Rajasthani Sarees-Suits, Terracotta, Gota Various types of Rajasthani handicrafts will be available for sale including Patti, Tarkashi work, Rajasthani painting, Kota Doria, Ajrak print, Pokaran pottery, Kavad cast art, Rajasthani bangles.

Mahatma Gandhi English Medium School

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On March 24, 2022, in compliance with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's budget speech 2022-23, an approval was issued by the Education Department of Rajasthan to convert 179 government schools into Mahatma Gandhi English medium schools.

Key Points

• Education Minister Dr. B. D. Kalla said that with this decision taken by the department, students from all over the state and especially those coming from deprived sections would be able to get quality education in English medium free of cost.
• Dr. Kalla informed that all the approved Mahatma Gandhi English Medium Schools will start from the academic session 2022-23.
• Pawan Kumar Goel, Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department said that with this decision of the state government, parents who are unable to bear the heavy fees of private schools will be able to provide good education to their children.