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Janata Clinics, 'ease of doing farming' in Gehlot's 2019-20 budget
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SME Times News Bureau | 10 Jul, 2019
Keeping focus on farmers,
cattle, youth and unemployed in the 2019-20 budget, Rajasthan Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday also announced free of cost 'Janata
Clinics' for all, renewable energy projects for clean environment and
moves to ensure 'Ease of Doing Farming'.
The Chief Minister, who
holds the Finance portfolio, also said that a policy to check water
going to Pakistan will be announced soon.
On the theme of 'Ease
of Doing Business', Gehlot announced a farmers welfare fund of Rs 1,000
crore for 'Ease of Doing Farming. This fund will be used for providing
fair prices for farmers produce, he said.
He said that Janata
Clinics will be opened in colonies/roads and provide health services and
medicines free of cost to people, he said, while announcing 104 new
medicines have been added to the list of 608 medicines which were been
given free during his earlier tenure. These new medicines cover kidney
and cancer diseases.
Gehlot also said CT and MRI scans in all government hospitals will be free of cost for patients.
The
Chief Minister also announced that his government increased the budget
provision for cattle conservation by 145 per cent. "Now, we shall work
with public participation and CSR Funds to get further aid in this
perspective," he added.
He said that 'nandishalas' will be set up at each panchayat samiti to get rid of menace of stray animals in fields and roads.
Gehlot also announced funds worth Rs 35,000 crore for developing roads in next five years.
He also announced an allocation of Rs 30,170 crore for the power sector, which is 11 per cent higher over last year.
"We
have chalked out a 10-year strategy for power production," he said,
adding that a new solar energy and wind energy policy will be brought.
"Rajasthan
has many possibilities of developing solar power and hence I request
all members to make it a public movement. It's our dream to see solar
panels at all rooftops so that power requirements can be fulfilled via
solar energy," he told the assembly.
To check increasing
vehicular pollution level, an electric vehicle policy will be brought up
in which electric vehicles will be given priority, he added.
The
Chief Minister also announced a scheme for setting up small and medium
industrial enterprises under which Rs 10 crore loans will be given to
youth for the purpose. Self-help groups will also be accommodated in
this scheme, he added.
On Jaipur being included in the UNESCO
World Heritage site list, he said: "A new policy shall be announced to
make Jaipur as beggar-free city."
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