Rajasthan
Rajasthan cabinet approves splitting Jaipur district into 4, Jodhpur into 2; notifications soon | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: : The state cabinet completed the demarcation of the new districts on Friday evening, deciding to carve out four districts from the present Jaipur district, and said notifications on all the 19 new districts would be issued in the next few days.
After the cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Ashok Gehlot at the CM’s residence ended, cabinet minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas told journalists that the present Jaipur district would be carved out into four districts – Jaipur, Jaipur Rural, Dudu and Kotputli-Behror. The present Jodhpur district will be divided into Jodhpur and Jodhpur Rural.
The report of the Ram Lubhaya Committee set up for the formation of new districts and the memorandums received from different areas were discussed at the cabinet meeting, in which Gehlot said these new districts would give a new impetus to the state’s development and raise the common citizens’ convenience.
Discussions held on assessment of dist boundaries: Minister
In the last state Budget, the government had announced formation of 19 new districts. “Keeping in mind the public sentiments, discussions were also held on the assessment of the district boundaries,” said Khachariyawas.
The cabinet observe that implementation and monitoring of development-related schemes will be more effective and the common people will have greater access to government schemes, facilities and services.
In another major decision, the cabinet decided to amend the Rajasthan Civil Services (Allotment of Residential Accommodation) Rules, 1958, to provide relief to women government employees who are transferred during pregnancy. This amendment will allow female government employees who have been allotted government residences to be able to keep them at normal rent till the end of their maternity leaves.
After the cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Ashok Gehlot at the CM’s residence ended, cabinet minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas told journalists that the present Jaipur district would be carved out into four districts – Jaipur, Jaipur Rural, Dudu and Kotputli-Behror. The present Jodhpur district will be divided into Jodhpur and Jodhpur Rural.
The report of the Ram Lubhaya Committee set up for the formation of new districts and the memorandums received from different areas were discussed at the cabinet meeting, in which Gehlot said these new districts would give a new impetus to the state’s development and raise the common citizens’ convenience.
Discussions held on assessment of dist boundaries: Minister
In the last state Budget, the government had announced formation of 19 new districts. “Keeping in mind the public sentiments, discussions were also held on the assessment of the district boundaries,” said Khachariyawas.
The cabinet observe that implementation and monitoring of development-related schemes will be more effective and the common people will have greater access to government schemes, facilities and services.
In another major decision, the cabinet decided to amend the Rajasthan Civil Services (Allotment of Residential Accommodation) Rules, 1958, to provide relief to women government employees who are transferred during pregnancy. This amendment will allow female government employees who have been allotted government residences to be able to keep them at normal rent till the end of their maternity leaves.
