Jaipur:
On the lines of the National Testing Agency (NTA), the Rajasthan government has announced the formation of a testing agency to conduct recruitment tests in the state, Finance Minister Zia Kumari announced while presenting the Budget for the year 2026-27. The agency will conduct recruitment tests in a planned and transparent manner.
The government also announced the establishment of a training center equipped with digital facilities. “A training center with digital facilities will be established to provide students with training related to start-ups and innovation. The training center will provide mentorship, entrepreneurship and incubation facilities.”
Major announcements in Rajasthan State Budget:
- To further promote women entrepreneurship, under the Prime Minister Lakhpati Didi programme, the loan limit provided to Lakhpati Didis on interest subsidy has been increased to Rs 1.50 lakh.
- Rs 550 crore has been allocated for school repairs and Rs 440 crore for construction of new schools
- Deep Tech and AI labs will be set up in Ajmer, Bharatpur and Kota at a cost of Rs 30 crore.
- Appointment of 5,000 home guards
- Integrated military complexes will be set up in 8 districts of Rajasthan – Jodhpur, Phalodi, Khirthal, Beawar, Tonk, Shergarh, Jhunjhunu and Sri Ganganagar.
- Rest houses will be built in major hospitals at a cost of Rs 500 crore
- Under the housing scheme, approval has been given to build houses for 28,000 families. The installments will be paid to the beneficiaries on time.
- To prepare youth for global opportunities in customer-focused sectors such as hospitality, IT and healthcare services, training will be provided to 1,000 youth in the state in English, Japanese, French, German and Korean.
- Under Chief Minister Jal Jeevan’s mission plan, 6,500 villages will be included and connected to tap water for every household, with an outlay of Rs 4,500 crore.
- Next year, 3,000 new drinking water connections will be provided. Rs 750 crore will be spent to ensure 24-hour water supply in Deshnok
- A fund of Rs 1,000 crore has been announced for Jaipur
- Rs 1,400 crore has been allocated for new roads and renovation works
- Rs 246 crore has been allocated for renovation of anganwadi centres
- Announcing the establishment of Rajasthan State Agency on the lines of NTA
- Rs 920 crore announced for Rail Over Bridges (ROBs)
- New prisons will be built in Jaipur, Alwar and Jodhpur
- A cybercrime unit will be set up in Rajasthan
- Formation of ‘RITI’ on the lines of NITI Aayog
- An announcement about providing a free transportation service for the bodies of the deceased from hospitals to their homes
- Rs 150 per reward above the minimum price of wheat.
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