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Groundwork For New Districts Will Be Over By End Of August: Officials | Jaipur News
Jaipur: The chief minister’s office has hinted that notification for the newly announced districts will be issued in the next ten days and all administrative work on the ground will be completed on or before August 30. It is still unclear if Jaipur will be divided into four districts—Jaipur North, Jaipur South, Kotputli and Dudu.
Officials informed that the boundary lines of these districts have been decided and in case of disputes, a committee will be formed to resolve matters. On June 22, CM Ashok Gehlot cleared 400 administrative posts for the new districts, which is considered among the final steps before the release of the final document.
TOI called and texted state revenue minister Ramlal Jat for his comments but did not receive any response.
A detailed exercise of defining the territories of the new districts out of 120 assembly constituencies has been done, officials said. TOI spoke to the OSDs of three new districts who informed that a detailed report has been sent by them in consultation with all stakeholders. They said they had listed out some problems they faced and are likely to face once the notification is out.
“Most of the new districts don’t have any defined territory as per the local history. The key subjects considered for demarcation are the distance from headquarters, revenue, resources, infrastructure, connectivity, and common tradition as the marker for territories,” said an officer, requesting anonymity.
The officers are anticipating a barrage of issues following the release of district maps or territories. “Keeping all groups or individuals happy is a tough job. In many cases, even a village is divided over merging into a parent district or a new district. The submissions from the village level, gram panchayat, block, town and tehsil level have been sent to the authorities to take the final call,” said another official.
CM Gehlot in the 2023 budget had announced 19 new districts, considered to be his most ambitious project.
Officials informed that the boundary lines of these districts have been decided and in case of disputes, a committee will be formed to resolve matters. On June 22, CM Ashok Gehlot cleared 400 administrative posts for the new districts, which is considered among the final steps before the release of the final document.
TOI called and texted state revenue minister Ramlal Jat for his comments but did not receive any response.
A detailed exercise of defining the territories of the new districts out of 120 assembly constituencies has been done, officials said. TOI spoke to the OSDs of three new districts who informed that a detailed report has been sent by them in consultation with all stakeholders. They said they had listed out some problems they faced and are likely to face once the notification is out.
“Most of the new districts don’t have any defined territory as per the local history. The key subjects considered for demarcation are the distance from headquarters, revenue, resources, infrastructure, connectivity, and common tradition as the marker for territories,” said an officer, requesting anonymity.
The officers are anticipating a barrage of issues following the release of district maps or territories. “Keeping all groups or individuals happy is a tough job. In many cases, even a village is divided over merging into a parent district or a new district. The submissions from the village level, gram panchayat, block, town and tehsil level have been sent to the authorities to take the final call,” said another official.
CM Gehlot in the 2023 budget had announced 19 new districts, considered to be his most ambitious project.
