Rajasthan

• 25 Oct 2022

Cm approves formation of various boards in Rajasthan

Why in news?

• On October 23, 2022, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved the proposal to constitute Rajasthan Leather Crafts Arts Development Board, Rajasthan State Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Board and Rajasthan State Rajak Kalyan Board for the overall development and economic upliftment of every section of the state.

Imp points

• With the approval of Rajasthan Leather Crafts Development Board, the standard of living of the people related to the leather business will increase and their economic development will be ensured.
• The formation of this board will ensure effective participation of the people associated with this business in the industrial development of the state. Also, marketing centers will be developed for marketing of all infrastructure facilities such as roads, water, electricity, medical, education, products at their workplace and development site.
• Arrangements can also be made to provide skill training to the people associated with this business through reputed institutions in the country for modern technology-based leather dyeing and other products. Through the board, schemes will be made for the social security of the people associated with this business and they will be implemented in a time-bound manner.
• Proper financial support and finance from banks will also be arranged for the development of people associated with this business. The board can also do the work of keeping the government procurement of leather products free from the tender process. Apart from cooperation in the purchase of leather products and technical technology, footwear manufacturing and leather products will be encouraged.
• Work related to implementation of government schemes and their financial management will be done at the district/state level. Leather artisans registered in Rajasthan will be able to take advantage of the schemes by registering with the board.
• With the formation of Rajasthan State Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Board, the social and educational level of various sections of horticulture society like Kachhi, Kushwaha, Mali, Saini etc. will increase. Various schemes will be proposed by the Board for their economic growth and necessary basic facilities will be provided.
• With the formation of this board, various development and welfare related schemes will be prepared for the horticulture society and along with promoting the art and culture of these sections, their traditional business will also be brought to a more profitable position.
• After taking stock of the situation of various sections of the Rajak society, the Rajasthan State Rajak Kalyan Board has been constituted with the aim of providing basic facilities to these sections on the basis of authentic survey reports and to identify their problems and give suggestions to overcome them.
• The administrative department of Rajasthan Leather Crafts Development Board will be the Department of Industries and Commerce and Rajasthan State Rajak Kalyan Board and Rajasthan State Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Board will be formed under the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• With the formation of these boards, new schemes can be made for the upliftment of different sections of the state and necessary steps will be taken for their upliftment. With this, the backwardness of every class will end and every class will be able to raise its head and earn a living.

Rajasthan Contractual Hiring to Civil Posts Rules, 2022

Why in news?

• On October 22, 2022, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved the proposal to implement the 'Rajasthan Contractual Hiring to Civil Post Rules, 2022' in the state. These rules will be applicable to contractual workers working in various departments of the state.

Imp points

• More than 1 lakh 10 thousand contract workers of the state will be benefited by bringing them under the purview of these rules.
• It is noteworthy that these contract workers continued to play an important role in the implementation of various public welfare and social security related schemes of the centrally promoted and state governments, but their social security was not taken care of. Even in many states, their honorarium was not increased.
• A total of 41423 contractual workers including education workers of education department, para teachers, gram panchayat assistant, English medium teachers, rajivika of rural development and panchayati raj department and 18326 of MNREGA, 5697 madrasa para teachers of minority department, 44833 contractual workers of medical and health department and medical education department will benefit from these rules.
• With the implementation of the Rajasthan Contractual Hiring to Civil Post Rules, 2022, the recruitment of contractual workers will be done in a transparent manner and reservation will also be taken care of in it. Also, the contractual workers who will work for 5 years, in the future, when those posts are regularized, they can be screened from the same contractual workers and made permanent.
• It has also been taken care of in the rules that which post should be considered equivalent to which permanent post, on this basis, honorarium has been fixed for these contract workers and provision of special pay protection has also been kept. These personnel will be given OPS if regularised. The benefit of will also be given.
• Several committees were formed from time to time to regularise contractual workers, but their problems could not be resolved permanently.
• It is to be noted that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had announced to create a department-wise cadre of contractual workers in the budget for the year 2021-22 and increase their honorarium by 20 percent in the budget for the year 2022-23.

Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Beej Uphaar Yojana Rabi 2022-23

Why in news?

• Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Beej Uphaar Yojana Rabi 2022-23' has been implemented by Rajasthan State Seed Corporation on October 22, 2022.

Imp points

• Rajasthan State Seed Corporation Chairman Dheeraj Gurjar said that rajiv Gandhi Kisan Beej Uphaar Yojana Rabi 2022-23 is being implemented by Rajasthan State Seed Corporation with the aim of providing high quality seeds of newly developed varieties of improved varieties to the farmers at reasonable rates and to increase the use of certified seeds.
• The corporation is producing high quality certified seeds for the farmers and making them available up to the village level at a reasonable price. The corporation is mainly producing seeds of moong, urad, guar, soyabean, groundnut, jowar, bajra in Kharif and wheat, gram, mustard and barley crops in Rabi.
• This scheme will be implemented in all the districts of the state and a total amount of Rs 4.00 crore will be spent on this scheme.
• Under this scheme, 51 gifts will be provided to the farmers in each district through lottery.
• In each district, the first gift tractor-1, second gift battery operated Napsec sprayer machine 20 and third gift Kisan Torch 30 will be selected through lottery and gifts will be distributed to the farmers.
• It is noteworthy that with the implementation of an important scheme like Gift on seed purchase for farmers by Rajasthan State Seed Corporation, interest in the use of certified seeds will increase among the farmers and farmers will be able to earn more production and more income by making more and more use of certified seeds.