Rajasthan Budget 2024 Live: Allocation of 150 crores for libraries and Wi-Fi connections in urban areas has been announced by the state government. Additionally, underground electrification of power lines in urban areas will be carried out with an initial phase costing 150 crores. Fire brigades will be made available in every municipality at a cost of 65 crores each.
Announcements have also been made for Rajasthan Roadways, including the purchase of 500 buses and 300 electric buses, along with the leasing of 800 buses. Modern facilities will be established at bus stands in 10 districts including Ajmer, Kota, Bharatpur, and Udaipur. The recruitment of 1650 employees in Roadways has been planned for this budget.
Deputy CM Diya Kumari stated, 'Our ten commitments include making the state a 350 billion dollar economy, development of water, electricity, and roads, planned urban development, empowerment of farmers, industrial development, heritage conservation along with development, environmental protection, health and human resource development for all, social security for marginalized families, and good governance, performance, reform, and transformation.
Rajasthan Budget 2024 Live: Jal Jeevan Mission
This year, 15 thousand crores will be spent to provide piped water to 25 lakh rural homes. More than 20 thousand crores will be spent on starting 6 projects to provide drinking water to 5846 additional villages. Under the Amrit 2.0 scheme, 5,180 crores will be spent on drinking water projects in 183 cities of the state.
32 water bodies will be rejuvenated."
This summarizes the key highlights from the Rajasthan Budget 2024 as reported live.
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