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RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government spends only Rs 904 per capita on health ð National Health Accounts 2014-15, released by the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Wednesday, showed that Rajasthan had among the lowest total health expenditure per capita at just Rs 2,943. ð This report showed that of the total spending of Rs 21,188 … Read more
NATIONAL Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS AYUSH commissioned in Kochi. Post commissioning, the ship will be based at Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Indian Cost Guard (ICG) The establishment of the Indian Coast Guard was first proposed by the Indian Navy to provide non-military maritime services to the nation. … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to set up export promotion council soon. ð The state government has announced to set up Rajasthan Export Promotion Council which would facilitate the local exporters to obtain certificate of origin, registration and membership acknowledgements for which they are now going to Delhi, said state industries minister Rajpal Singh Shekhawat on the side-lines of the first … Read more
RAJASTHAN Govt to ban e-cigarette. The rajasthan government is in the process of banning e-cigarettes and also considering issuing licences to tobacco vendors. State government is committed to making Rajasthan tobacco free. After making all schools a tobacco-free zone, all the 17,000 government health facilities have been asked to make their premises tobacco-free … Read more
RAJASTHAN CM Ashok Gehlot’s nod to two special units of Special Operations Group Chief minister Ashok Gehlot gave his nod for the setting up two special units in Special Operations Group (SOG) to combat economic and cyber offences. The two upcoming units- Serious Fraud Investigation Unit (SFIU) to investigate economic offences, and … Read more
RAJASTHAN Two-day long manoeuvres by Sudarshan Chakra Vahini of Indian Army begins at Jaisalmer Two-day long manoeuvres by Sudarshan Chakra Vahini of Indian Army started at Jaisalmer field firing range in Rajasthan. In this war exercise, the army is going to exhibit its strength regarding Agni Missile and artillery. Artillery, Arms and … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government mulls free e-mail for citizens. The proposed facility is meant for beneficiaries of the Bhamashah scheme under which the state provides various benefits and subsidies to people. People will be able to register for e-mail ID on the Rajasthan.in website where they will have to link their Bhamashah or Aadhaar identity. … Read more
RAJASTHAN High tax results in 5.6% drop in tobacco use in Rajasthan The prevalence of smoking in Rajasthan has decreased by 5.6 percentage points in Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2), 2016-17, compared to GATS-1, as per the recently released GATS-2. Experts give the credit to high tax on tobacco products in Rajasthan. State government had imposed up … Read more
RAJASTHAN MoU for self help group loan between Rajivika and Punjab National Bank An agreement was reached on providing women self-help group loans between Rajivika and Punjab National Bank. Under Rajeevika, 8 lakh women families of 75,000 self-help groups are employed in 134 Panchayat Samitis of the state. According to the agreement between … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt mulls acquiring land for new airport in capital city In next five years Sanganer airportwill not be big enough to cater to air traffic. Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) will also table the proposal to acquire land for the new Greenfield Airport project, which was finalised recently. The JDA has proposed to … Read more