Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma Introduces Investment Scheme and New Job Rules
In a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme-2024 (RIPS-2024) was introduced to encourage industrial investment. The meeting also addressed employee welfare, journalist welfare, solar energy, and state development.
Key Announcements
Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel provided details on the cabinet’s decisions:
- The government aims to attract maximum investment for the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit, scheduled from December 9-11.
- The RIPS-2024 is the most attractive investment promotion scheme in the country in terms of concessions for investors.
- The minimum age and experience requirements for freelance journalists have been lowered.
- Educational qualifications for Class IV and driver posts have been raised to 10th grade, with recruitment now through written exams by the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board.
- The government plans to fill 60,000 Class IV vacancies and provide 1 lakh government jobs this year.
- A notification has been issued to recruit 23,820 sanitation workers through local bodies.
Additional Decisions
Patel announced several other decisions:
- A pay scale increase for the Establishment Officer of the Rajasthan Subordinate Office Ministerial Service.
- Inclusion of provisions for relaxing two years of required experience for promotion during the DPC year 2024-25.
- Advance salary increment for Senior Ayurveda Medical Officers obtaining a postgraduate degree while in service.
- Amendments to the Rajasthan Rural Development and Panchayati Raj State and Subordinate Service Rules-1998 to remove abolished posts and ensure uniform recruitment for Junior Engineers.
Doubts Revealed
Rajasthan -: Rajasthan is a state in India, known for its deserts, palaces, and rich history.
CM -: CM stands for Chief Minister, who is the head of the government in an Indian state.
Bhajanlal Sharma -: Bhajanlal Sharma is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, the person in charge of the state government.
Investment Scheme -: An investment scheme is a plan to encourage people or companies to put money into businesses or projects to help them grow.
Freelance journalists -: Freelance journalists are people who write news stories for different newspapers or websites but are not employed by any one company.
Class IV posts -: Class IV posts are jobs in the government that usually involve manual work, like cleaning or driving.
Sanitation workers -: Sanitation workers are people who help keep our surroundings clean by collecting garbage and cleaning streets.
Vacancies -: Vacancies are job positions that are open and need to be filled.
Amendments -: Amendments are changes or additions made to laws or rules to improve them.
Transparency -: Transparency means being open and clear about how things are done, so everyone knows what is happening.
Uniformity -: Uniformity means making things the same or consistent, so everyone is treated equally.
