Raje gets governance at doorsteps in Rajasthan
2 July 2014 11:20 PM GMT
Rajasthan government on Tuesday decided to declare camel as the state animal and also to strengthen road network in the state and create job opportunities for the youth. These decisions were taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Vasundhara Raje on the last day of the ‘Sarkar Aapke Dwar’ campaign here. ‘One of the important decisions is to declare camel as the state animal. The cabinet gave its nod to prepare an act for the protection and conservation of the animal which will help in checking smuggling and migration of the animal,’ Rajendra Rathore, Parliamentary Affairs minister told reporters after the meeting.
He said formation of a state highway authority for strengthening road and highway network, generation of maximum jobs for eligible youths and amendment in boilers act 1923 were among other decisions taken in the cabinet meeting. ‘20,000 km long roads would be developed on the lines of mega highways by the state highway authority. An East-West mega highway corridor would be constructed and one lakh km long rural and other roads would be properly maintained,’ he said.
The cabinet also approved the proposal of revoking ban from registration of land in Pachpadra and Jasol areas in Barmer, where the ambitious oil refinery project is proposed.
He said formation of a state highway authority for strengthening road and highway network, generation of maximum jobs for eligible youths and amendment in boilers act 1923 were among other decisions taken in the cabinet meeting. ‘20,000 km long roads would be developed on the lines of mega highways by the state highway authority. An East-West mega highway corridor would be constructed and one lakh km long rural and other roads would be properly maintained,’ he said.
The cabinet also approved the proposal of revoking ban from registration of land in Pachpadra and Jasol areas in Barmer, where the ambitious oil refinery project is proposed.
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