RAJASTHAN

As part of InvestRajasthan initiative, the signedMoUsworth Rs 1.36 lakh crore in sectors like RENEWABLE ENERGY, tourism and Industry. These projects are expected to generate EMPLOYMENT for 17,000 people.
A total of 26 MoUs were signed during the event in the presence of chief ministerAshok Gehlot, who said due to several investor friendly policies, industrialisation in the state is growing rapidly.

Ongc singed an MoU to invest Rs 25000 crore for setting up 5GW renewable energy project. Similarly, Tepsol Sun Sparkle Pvt Ltd will invest Rs 25000 crore to set up 5.2GW renewable energy.Greenkois another renewable energy company that will invest Rs 13500 crore for upstream closed loop pump storage project to generate 2650 MW to renewable energy. ReNew Power will invest Rs 10,000 crore for a pump storage project.

The office of commissioner for persons with disabilities (PwDs) has directed the states department to consider nominating specially-abled persons as members in the panchayati raj bodies on a similar pattern asChhattisgarh.

The disability court made these remarks after the panchayati raj department gave a reply to it that there is no provision in the panchayati raj act to nominate specially-abled persons as members

In Rajasthan, the State Government had already nominated specially-abled persons in the Urban Local Bodies, but it is yet to take a decision on panchayati raj institutions. The state government had amended the Rajasthan Municipal Act last year to introduce this provision of nominating PwDs to the ULBs as members, making it the first in the country.
After amendments in the Rajasthan Municipal Act, now it has become mandatory to keep one post vacant for PwDs in an urban local body.

The is planning to start the use ofFASTagon eight more state highways soon. Earlier, FASTag was launched on a pilot basis at toll plazas on two state highways Jaipur-Bhilwara highway and Sikar-Jhunjhunu-Luharu road. The eight highways where toll plazas are operated byRajasthanState Road Development & Construction Corporation (RSRDC) are: Hanumangarh-Suratgarh road, Dungargarh-Sardarsahar-Rajgarh road, Nasirabad-Kekri-Deoli road, Dabok-Mavli-Kapasan road, Jahajpur-Mandalgarh road, Alwar-Behror-Narnol road, Marna-Raas road and Jodhpur-Osian-Falaudi road.

A digital display board, installed at the maingateof RSRDC headquarters, was also inaugurated by the minister. It will help in publicity of all the RSRDC projects. The minister also inaugurated the electronic toll collection system (FASTag) on two state highways Jaipur-Bhilwara highway and Sikar-Jhunjhunu-Luharu road under National Electronic Toll Collection.

A significant rise in student enrolments in government schools has started impacting pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) and issues. The PTR has swelled to 42:1 for classes 9-12 against the norm of 30:1 provisioned under the right to Education Act.

Several government schools are experiencing infrastructure shortages like classrooms, playgrounds and labs to meet the requirements of the increased number of students. The figure says the state has 5,19,693 classrooms including 9,136 classes as dedicated computer labs, while 41,126 required repairs in the 2019-20 academic year.

Over the years, enrolments in government schools superseded private schools due to several reasons such as introduction of different categories of schools providing education better than usual schools and massive improvement in results which has helped to attract students from private schools. The report says the state has 3.98 lakh teachers in 70,031 government schools having a backlog of at least 1.5 lakh teachers.

Reliance Jio launched its 5G Internet Services for Rajasthan at Shrinathji temple inNathdwara.

According to sources, 20 towers have been installed at various locations in Nathdwara for 5G services. In 2015, before starting 4G service,Reliance IndustrieschairmanMukesh Ambanihad visited Nathdwara to seek the blessings of Lord Shrinathji.

The state forest department is exploring possibilities to develop more zones for tourism atSariskaTiger Reserve (STR). The famed reserve now gives access to only 5% of the area for safaris.

Many stakeholders have pointed out that there are no safari zones in STR where big cats inhabit. As part of it, the department has already started work on a 17km protection route for effective monitoring.

As per NTCA norms, a maximum 20% of the core/critical tiger habitat can be used for regulated tourism. In Sariska, there are many tigers in Talvriksha range, but there are no safari and monitoring zones

The has allotted 15 acres of land toSardar Patel Universityof Police and Criminal Justice for setting up a forensic science institute. The institute will be set up in joint association of the university andNational Forensic Science University(NFSU).

According to the university, a proposal was sent to the Centre by the state government for setting up a forensic science institute inRajasthan.

The figures are testimony to the fast-changing mindset of the orthodox communities in the state. A higher enrolment means higher job opportunities. In our research papers, it is proven that an educated family gives away orthodoxy, leading to overall development including liberation of Women, saidRashmi Jain, head of department, Sociology. The Average ratio of girls to boys was 105:100 in 2020-21.

Experts say that state policies like opening only girls colleges and free Education for girls, along with several scholarships schemes, turn out to be game changers. Of 322 government colleges, 60 are only girls colleges, especially in blocks that are dominated by the communities known for poor girls education.

Meanwhile, humanities continue to have a lions share in enrolments with 66.41% of the total enrolments in higher education in social sciences. The next share of 24.07% goes to science, while commerce stood third with 7.22% enrolments.