Rajasthan State PCS

• 26 Jul 2023

3 Sub-divisions, 7 Tehsils & 20 New Sub-Tehsils will be formed in the state

Why in News?

 On July 24, 2023, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved the formation of 3 subdivisions, 7 tehsils and 20 sub-tehsil offices in the state to make it easier for the administration to reach out to the common people.

Key Points:

• The state government is forming new administrative units in the state. This will make it easier for the common man to get the government work done. Along with this, there will be administrative decentralization from the units and the development of the area will get momentum.
• New subdivision offices will be opened at Bapini in Jodhpur, Kishangarh-Renwal in Jaipur and Rampura Dabri. Along with this, 6 sub-tehsils of different districts are being upgraded to tehsils and 1 new tehsil is being formed.
• Among these, Kundal of Dausa, Basai and Nawab of Dhaulpur, Oberi of Dungarpur, Chamun of Jodhpur, Chechat of Kota and Falasian sub-tehsils of Udaipur will be upgraded to Tehsils. A new Tehsil office will also be opened at Ghasa in Udaipur.
• Alwar's Harsora, Barmer's Savau Padamsingh, Padru, Lilsar and Bhiyar, Banswara's Chhoti Sarwa, Baran's Relawan, Bikaner's Damolai Mai Raner, Bhilwara's Antali, Dungarpur's Saroda, Dhaulpur's Kolari, Jodhpur's Pilwa, Karauli's Sherpur, Jalore's Khasarveer, Nagaur's Gotan, Panchauri and Mithri, Pratapgarh New sub-tehsils will be opened in Dhamotar of K and Kheroda and Kanbai of Udaipur.

246 Govt. Schools to be converted into English Medium Schools

Why in News?

On July 24, 2023, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved a proposal to convert 246 government schools in the state into Mahatma Gandhi Government English Medium Schools.

Key Points:

• With this approval of the Chief Minister, 13 government schools in Ajmer, 20 in Alwar, 7 in Baran, 6 in Barmer, 10 in Bharatpur, 8 in Bikaner, 3 in Chittorgarh, 12 in Dausa, 8 in Dhaulpur, 5 in Dungarpur, 7 in Ganganagar, 11 in Hanumangarh, 32 in Jaipur, 1 in Jalore, 12 in Jhunjhunu, 20 in Jodhpur, 5 in Auli, 18 in Nagaur, 8 in Rajsamand, 13 in Sawai Madhopur, 8 in Sikar, 12 in Tonk and 7 in Udaipur will be converted into English medium schools.
• These schools include 57 primary, 125 upper primary and 64 higher secondary schools.
• With this decision of the Chief Minister, the level of education in the state will be uplifted and the students of the region will be able to get free education in English medium at the local level itself.

Formation of Rajasthan State Teli Ghani Development Board

Why In News?

On July 25, 2023, after the approval of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, the Social Justice and Empowerment Department of Rajasthan issued an order for the formation of 'Rajasthan State Teli Ghani Development Board' for the social, educational and economic advancement of the Teli community.

Key Points:

• This board will present suggestions to the state government for the upliftment of the people of Teli community by making new schemes and identifying the problems.
• Apart from conservation and promotion of Teli Ghani, the road will also undertake skill development training to the youth, entrepreneurship promotion, promotion of employment and self-employment opportunities, review the implementation of budget announcements related to the Board, sharing useful experiences of other states and monitoring the physical and financial targets of board-related training programmes run by various departments.
• The Board will have a total of 5 non-official members including Chairman, Vice Chairman and 3 members.
• Along with this, in addition to the departments of Industry, School Education (Primary/Secondary) and Sanskrit Education, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Labor and Employment and Social Justice and Empowerment etc. Chief Secretary/Principal Government, Secretary/Government Secretary or his representative (Joint Director) level departmental officers), Joint Director level officers of Skill, Planning and Entrepreneurship Department, Rajasthan Swarna Kala Vikas Board Secretary will be in this board as official members.
• The Managing Director of Rajasthan State Other Backward Classes Finance and Development Cooperative Corporation Limited or his representative will be the special invitee. On the other hand, the Joint Director level officer of Skill Planning and Entrepreneurship Department will act as Secretary in the Board.
• The Department of Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship will be the administrative department of the Board.

Rajasthan Scheduled Caste Tribes Finance and Development Cooperative Corporation Limited Online Portal

Why In News?

On July 25, 2023, Rajasthan's Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Tikaram Jully launched the online portal for filling the loan application form for the financial year 2023-24 of the Rajasthan Scheduled Caste Tribes Finance and Development Cooperative Corporation Limited in the auditorium located at Nehru Sahkar Bhawan.

Key Points:

• Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Tikaram Jully said on the occasion that the guarantee of government employees will no longer be required for loans. Applying online through the portal will bring transparency.
• He said that loans ranging from Rs 50 thousand to Rs 10 lakh are sanctioned to the needy persons on the online portal. The corporation has a target of disbursing loans worth more than Rs 200 crore to more than 12 thousand persons.
• He said that from today, for the financial year 2023-24, individuals belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Safai Karmacharis, especially abled and other backward classes can apply online. Now all the data on the portal is fetched from the public.
• On this occasion, Chairman of Rajasthan State Other Backward Classes Finance and Development Commission Pawan Gadara said that Anuja Nigam is a channelizing agency, whose main task is to help the members of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Handicapped and Safai Karmacharis, other backward classes in their economic development and progress in Rajasthan, so that the members of these classes can earn their livelihood properly and their standard of living can be improved.

5.40 Lakh FHTC Water Connections in JJM so far, Fourth in Rajasthan and Second in Expenditure

Why In News?

On July 25, 2023, In the review meeting of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), it was told that in the financial year 2023-24, Rajasthan has reached the fourth position in the country by releasing a total of 5 lakh 40 thousand water connections so far. Along with this, the state is second in the country by spending Rs 17 thousand 578 crores on JJM so far. So far, Rs 2,902 crore has been spent in this financial year.

Key Points:

• These figures came to the fore in the review meeting of JJM held at Jal Bhawan under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary, Dr. Subodh Agarwal. It was told in the meeting that 44 lakh 49 thousand water connections have been made so far under the mission.
• The Additional Chief Secretary directed to review the progress of FHTCs by conducting separate VCs of different regions and increasing the number of FHTCs especially in Udaipur, Banswara and Dungarpur districts.
• He said that in the three months from January to March 2023, in the year 2023, 7 lakh 34 thousand 715 water connections were made in the state. If this pace continues in this financial year also, Rajasthan will come a long way in terms of water connections.
• The progress of water quality tests was also reviewed in the meeting. Dr. Aggarwal inquired about remedial measures for bacterial polluted and chemical sources, Anganwadi centers, schools, domestic public connections as well as quality testing of village-wise water sources, FTK training for women etc.

Rajasthan State Gas Implemented Health, Safety and Environment Protection Policy

Why In News?

July 25, 2023, Ranveer Singh, Managing Director, Rajasthan State Gas (RSGL), a joint venture of the state government, informed that RSGL has implemented health, safety and security measures in its office premises, CNG stations in authorized geographical areas, city gas distribution project area as well as in business implementation areas. To maintain the highest level of safety and environmental protection, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) policy has been implemented.

Key Points:

• Managing Director Ranveer Singh said that RSGL is conducting business activities in Jaipur, Kota, Neemrana, Kuka's, Gwalior and Sheopur. Eleven CNG stations including two mother stations are being operated.
• All RSGL personnel will be trained in the best available practices regarding health, safety and environmental protection. Along with this regular monitoring of policy implementation, arrangements for an audit will also be made.
• The responsibility for the successful implementation of the HSE Policy of RSGL has been entrusted to the personnel at all levels of the organization. Along with this, arrangements have been made to make necessary improvements and timely changes in the policy.
• Environment-friendly activities will also be promoted through the HSE policy of RSGL. The level of loss in the service sector will also be kept to a minimum.