RAJASTHAN

Rajasthan govt drags feet on declaring Kumbhalgarh a tiger reserve

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Member of the(NTCA) andRajsamandMP DiyaKumaricriticised the State Government for dragging its feet to declareKumbhalgarhandTodgarh Wildlifesanctuary as atiger reserve.

During NTCA meeting in New Delhi, which was chaired by Union minister of Environment, forest and Climate-change”>Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav, Kumari highlighted that no action has been taken by theRajasthangovernment in this regard.

In the draft report submitted by the committee suggested to declaring a 2,053 square kilometre area for tiger reserve after fulfilling certain conditions. The reserve will be spread across four districts such as Udaipur, Pali, Rajsamand and Sirohi.

The state government has written to Union minister ofroad transportand highways Nitin Gadkari to share the project cost for the Northern RingRoadproposed to connect Delhi and Agra national highways.

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The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) had to invite a request for proposal (RFP) from private companies to construct the project. However, after the letter was written, the process was put on hold. The state has urged theCentreto share the project with the NHAI after sharing the project cost.

The project cost of 45km (Bagrana to Achrol) is pegged at Rs 2,887 crore. The Ring Road project will consist of a six-lane access-controlled expressway and a three-lane service road on both sides. The northern corridor will also be developed on the lines of the 47km southern corridor (Agra Road to Ajmer Road) and the JDA will acquire 360-metre-wide strip of land.

While the transport corridor will be constructed on a 90-metre-wide land, the civic body proposes 135 metres wide development corridor along the transport corridor for commercial purpose. Not Learning lessons from the past, the JDA is once again planning to acquire extra land for the northern corridor, which might force farmers to protest in future.

The agencies have identified land in 26 villages of three tehsils Amber, Jaipur and Jamwa-Ramgarh to acquire it for Ring Road.
The Ring Road project was proposed to be constructed in phases.

Aadhaar-based payment of MGNREGA workers mandatory in Rajasthan

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The government of India has made it mandatory for the to link Aadhaar details ofMGNREGAlabourers with their bank accounts for release of their payments/wages. Due to this, there is a delay in the payment of wages of lakhs ofMGNREGA workersin the state.

The Centre has also asked the state to clear payments of mates and masons for releasing its share of material payment under MGNREGA. While 100 per cent of labour payment is done by the Centre, 25% of material payment is done by the state government and 75% by the government of India.

Registration cap for pulses, oilseeds up 10%

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Cooperative minister UdailalAnjanainformed that the registration limit of moong, urad, groundnut, and soybean for procurement at the support price has been increased by 10 percent in the state. He said that the registration limit has been increased at 368 procurement centres for moong, 270 for groundnut, 166 for urad, and 83 for soybean. This decision will benefit 41,271 additional farmers in the state.

Raj govt trains 50K landless Women labourers: About 50,000 landless labourers are being trained from 352 panchayat samitis underRajasthan Krishi Shramik Sambal Mission, for Skill development and capacity building by January 15, next year. So far, 15,210 women labourers have been trained under the scheme, said agricultural commissionerKanaram. 2 lakh labourers will be provided with manual agricultural machinery at cost of Rs 5,000 per family. A grant of Rs 100 crore is proposed under this scheme.

The dilly-dallying approach of the state government in constituting a monitoring committee inMount Abuis giving a tough time to residents as they wait to receive permission for newconstruction.

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The ministry of environmentforestandclimate change(MoEF&CC) on September 29 after issuing a notification delegated the powers to the . However, the government continues to drag its feet to form a competent authority.

The Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) covers the entire area of the notified urban area limit, including Mount Abu municipal limits and adjoining forest block areas. All activities in the forest block areas are be governed by the provisions of theRajasthanForest Act, 1953 and the Forests (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980) and all the activities in the Protected Areas (Sanctuary) are governed by the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972).

After the urban limits too came under ESZ, repair and renovation were allowed only after the proposals were scrutinized and approved by the monitoring committee, which was constituted to give permission.

Film tourism policy to be launched at Rajasthan travel mart

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RajasthanFilm Tourism Promotion Policy will be launched at the inaugural session of Rajasthan Domestic Travel Mart (RDTM). Principal secretary tourismGayatri Rathoreon Tuesday said that as part of the policy, the government will give subsidies and incentives up to 2 crore for all kinds of films, be it regional, Bollywood, Hollywood or OTT.

She said Rajasthan Calling roadshows will also be organized in many cities across the country including Bangalore, Lucknow, Gurugram, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad, among others.

Rajasthan has immense potential for in the tourism sector. The State Government has made many initiatives like Rajasthan Tourism Policy 2020,Rajasthan Home Stay(Paying Guest Scheme) 2021, Rajasthan Tourism Guest House Scheme 2021, etc. which will all go a long way in accelerating investment in the tourism sector. I hope for pro-active participation from all stakeholders at RDTM.

Showing the way: 17 Rajasthan industrial parks rated leaders in the country

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The department for promotion of and internal trade (DPIIT) on Tusday released the ratings of industrial parks and SEZs,Industrial ParkRating System (IPRS) 2.0, in the country. As per the list, 41 parks were rated as leaders, with Rajasthan accounting for 17 (41%) of them. Eighteen such parks are fromMaharashtra.

For land availability, Rajasthan came fourth (19.58 lakh hectares), not far behindTamil Nadu(21.45 lakh hectares), the top state in the category.

The IPRS 2.0 used 45 parameters such as external and internal Infrastructure, business support Services and Environment and safety to assess investor-friendly facilities.
Besides the response of park developers, the rating also evaluated the feedback of tenants or industrial units operating there.

In the special economic zone (SEZ) ratings, the Mahindra World City Jaipur found a place in the leaders category.

In product-specific parks, Rajasthan secured No. 1 position in four sectors out of 21. The textile parks in the state have the largest used or occupied area than any other park in the country. Similar is the case with gem and jewellery, Software, and construction parks in the state.
In all, 449 parks and SEZs were nominated for the rating. They were rated under the categories of leaders, challengers and aspiring.

Due to the criteria, 365 industrial parks and SEZs were rated in the report developed by DPIIT with the help ofAsian Development Bank(ADB).

Rajasthan: Zilla parishad, panchayat samiti polls to begin on Aug 26

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ofzilla parishadand panchayat samiti members in six districts ofRajasthanwill be held in three phases, theState Election Commissionannounced. These districts are Bharatpur, Dausa, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sawai Madhopur and Sirohi

Polling will be held in three phases on August 26, August 29 and September 1, while counting of votes will take place on September 4 at the respective district headquarters, according to a statement from the commission.

The elections will be held for 200 zilla parishad members, 1,564 panchayat samiti members, six zila pramukh and up-zila pramukh, 78 pradhan and up-pradhan.

Raj exporting goods worth over 500cr to Kenya: REPC

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The three-day Indo East Africa Trade Expo in Nairobi organised

by Federation ofRajasthanExport Council (REPC) and Federation of Rajasthan Trade and was inaugurated by PrimeCabinetSecretary (Prime Minister) of the Republic ofKenyaMusalia W Mudavadi.

During the inauguration,Rajiv Arora, chairman of REPC and Rajsico, said that Kenya imports goods worth about Rs 512 crore from Rajasthan alone, underlining the growing economic opportunities in the East African countries Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Madagascar, Mozambique and Mauritius. He said that that there are possibilities of exporting salt, sulphur, earth stone, plaster, lime and cement etc from Rajasthan to Kenya, which is the gateway to East Africa and the regional centre of Trade and Commerce.

More than 175 industries, members of FORTI, are participating in the expo

Girl child survival rate rises in Rajasthan

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The infant mortality rate (IMR) of girls in urban areas is reducing at a rapid pace, as per the recently released Sample Registration System (SRS) by the Centre. The report shows that in urban areas the IMR of girls has reduced by four points from 24 deaths per 1000 live births in 2019 to 20 deaths per 1000 live births in 2020.

The number is much less than the IMR of boys in urban areas of the state. In urban areas, the IMR of boys has reduced by three points from 26 deaths per 1000 live births in 2019 to 23 deaths per 1000 live births in 2020.

In rural areas, the decline of IMR in girls was not much in comparison to IMR of boys. The IMR in boys were reduced by six points from 39 to 33 deaths per 1000 live births, but the IMR of girls in rural areas were reduced by just one point from 38 to 37 deaths per 1000 live births in 2020 compared with 2019 SRS figures. Besides, in 2019, IMR of girls including rural and urban areas was below the IMR of boys, but in 2020, the IMR of boys reduced by five points but the IMR of girls was reduced by just two points. In 2020, 31 infant boys died per 1000 live births, while 33 infant girls died per 1000 live births.