Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot presented the state budget for the year 2022-23 on Wednesday 23 February. This was the fourth budget of the state presented by Gehlot in his third term as chief minister. The budget speech had several important announcements and some first of its kind additions.
Sending a wave of relief to the unemployed youth of Rajasthan state, CM Gehlot announced that the recruitment process for 1.25 lakh posts is going on, and a call is going to start for the recruitment of 1 lakh more posts. Also, the Gehlot government has allocated Rs 800 crore to provide 100 days + 25 days employment to the unemployed population of the state. The state government of Rajasthan will also make employment better and efficient under the MNREGA scheme.
After the cancellation and uproar of Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test (REET) 2021 due to a paper leak, CM Gehlot touched upon the subject and assured that the REET exam will be conducted in July 2022. Gehlot also announced that the number of posts has increased from 32,000 to 62,000. Zero registration fee with respect to REET and setting up of anti-cheating cell are some of the additional announcements made in the budget speech.
The state budget 2022 for Rajasthan mainly focused on health and educational infrastructure and announced some more attractive allocations. For example, CM Gehlot announced to upgrade 3820 secondary schools to senior secondary schools. In addition, 1000 English medium schools will be set up in urban and rural areas of the state. CM Gehlot also announced the opening of 36 girls’ colleges in 19 districts including Ajmer, Bikaner, Churu and Jodhpur.
Rajasthan government will open a 250-room hostel at Udaipur House, Delhi for students preparing for competitive exams in Delhi. The budget allocated for a 250-room hostel is Rs 300 crore.
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