Rajasthan economy

Rajasthan: Trade and Commerce

Rajasthan: Trade and Commerce Rajasthan had inherited poorstatus in respect of development of industries. Hence, to boost up the economy of the State through planned development, both the State Government and the private sector are making sincere and dedicated efforts for speedy development of various type of  Industries, since the very beginning of five year plans. Industrialization is considered one of the foremost modus to stimulate the overall growth of the country. “Make in Rajasthan”, the endeavor for industrial accretion in the State, has emerged on the same ground of industrial revolution, the “Make in India” in the country. For ... Read more

Rajasthan: Public Finance and fiscal Policy

Rajasthan: Public Finance and fiscal Policy Due to creation of huge liabilities in earlier years, State remains into revenue deficit and fiscal deficit also increase to 3.13 per cent of GSDP in the year 2014-15. During 2015-16, there was a revenue deficit of 5,954 crore and fiscal deficit was 9.38 per cent of GSDP (with UDAY Scheme) and 3.42 per cent (without UDAY Scheme). The State could not achieve the target fixed under FRBM Act of revenue deficit and fiscal deficit. Trends in deficit :-   The fiscal deficit was 63,070 crore in 2015-16 with UDAY scheme, as against 67,350 crore ... Read more

Rajasthan : Schemes and Projects

Rajasthan : Schemes and Projects   Rajasthan Bhamashah Yojana The state government of Rajasthan has introduced the Bhamashah Yojana and Bhamashah card to empower women. Under the scheme, the women from below poverty line (BPL) families are benefited through direct benefit transfer. The beneficiary of the scheme will get the amount directly into their bank account. According, Bamshah card is a family card which is issued in the name of the woman because she is considered as the head of the family. In addition, the Bhamashah card is mandatory for claiming birth, death and marriage certificates. However, this card has ... Read more

Rajasthan : Planned Development

Rajasthan : Planned Development Projections of resources for Twelfth Five Year Plan:- The size of the Twelfth Five Year Plan is estimated at `1,96,992 crore. A comparison of approved Annual Plans of Eleventh Plan with projections of Twelfth Plan (at current prices) will reveal that the State has estimated contribution of State’s Own Funds at 16.87 per cent against 9.18 per cent approved during Eleventh plan period. Similarly, the borrowings have been projected to contribute 35.36 per cent in XIIth Five Year Plan against 33.24 per cent approved during Eleventh Plan period. While projecting resources, the dependence on I&EBR of ... Read more

Rajasthan:  Human Development Index

Rajasthan:  Human Development Index       The prime objective of any planning and policy is to enrich human development. It represents the process of expanding people’s choices to live long, healthy, and creative lives. It is argued that the long-term patterns of economic growth do not necessarily correlate with progress in human development, therefore, development needs to be seen broadly as enlarging people’s choices and reinforcing human capabilities and fostering access to meaningful opportunities for exercising choice. In other words, it is clear from the overwhelming acceptability that development should be viewed broadly rather than through a single indicator ... Read more

Rajasthan : Main Features of budgets

Rajasthan : Main Features of budgets      The Minister of Finance of Rajasthan, Ms. Vasundhara Raje, presented the Budget for Rajasthan for the financial year 2016-17 on March 8, 2016.   The Gross State Domestic Product of Rajasthan for 2016-17 is estimated to be Rs 7,67,167 crore. This is 13.8% higher than the estimates for 2015-16.   Total expenditure for 2016-17 is estimated to be Rs 1,71,261 crore, a 5% decrease over the revised estimates of 2015-16. In 2015-16, there was an increase of Rs 42,707 crore (31%) in the revised estimates over the budget estimates.   Total receipts ... Read more

Rajasthan : An introduction to  Economy

Rajasthan : An introduction to  Economy   Rajasthan, the largest (area-wise) state in India, is located in the north-western part of the subcontinent. It is surrounded on the north and north-east by Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, on the east and south-east by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and on the south-west by Gujarat.       Rajasthan offers tremendous opportunities in the areas of organic and contract farming as well as in infrastructure developments related to agriculture. Rajasthan is the largest producer of rapeseed, bajra and mustard. It is the second largest producer of oilseeds and spices and third ... Read more

Educational Policy of Rajasthan

Educational Policy of Rajasthan Education is a foundation for human fulfilment, sustainable development of an individual to become a responsible global citizenship. The growing importance of the knowledge economy has profound implications for the role of education as a determinant of economic growth. Recognizing the importance and interdependence of all education levels and delivery modes, whether formal or non-formal, Government of Rajasthan promotes a holistic approach to education to foster balanced development of education systems that respond to a range of learning needs. The census study of 2011 revealed that literacy rate of Rajasthan has witnessed a steep rise, to ... Read more

Rajasthan Economic Review Synopsis – RAS(RTS) online preparation

             Gross Domestic Product Bhamashah Card:- Ensuring empowerment of women Financial inclusion for all sections of the society End-to-end service delivery platform for cash and non-cash benefits with complete transparency Closer-to-home banking services to citizens A unified platform for a large number of schemes Includes both family and individual beneficiary schemes Family card(in women name) and Individual card Unified Bhamashah Resident Data Hub (BDH) Secure system using-Micro-text printing,Invisible UV,Fluorescent ink printing ,Bar Code/QR and Hologram Hot stamping Data Seeding :- the process of inserting Bhamashah ID, Aadhar number and bank account detail of the resident ... Read more

Various Missions, Policies ,Projects and Schemes of Rajasthan- Their Objectives and Impact.

  Rajasthan Mineral Policy  2015 Rajasthan may put about 400 small size mining leases of minerals like granite,marble and quartz under the hammer in 2015 as it looks to expand its area under mining as well as increase revenue. 9% of total mineral production in the country, is also exploring joint ventures (JV) with multi national companies (MNCs) to expand the land under mining from 0.54% to 1.5% with focus on 22 unexploited minerals. “The State government is likely to put about 400 small size (4 hectare and above) mining leases of mineral Granite, Marble, Quartz and Feldspar. According to Rajasthan Mineral policy ... Read more