Ashok Gehlot also announced to increase the accidental insurance coverage from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.
Jaipur:
Announcing a Rs 19,000 crore relief package, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday unveiled the last budget of his state ahead of the Assembly elections later this year.
Here’s your 10-point cheatsheet for the Rajasthan Budget:
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The Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana, the flagship health insurance scheme, has been raised from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh per household annually.
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Over 11 lakh farmers across Rajasthan will get free electricity of up to 2,000 units per month. Domestic consumers will get 100 units per month.
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Free rations and food packets will be provided to about 1 crore families under the National Food Security Act.
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About 76 lakh families in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category and the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will get LPG cylinders for Rs 500.
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Schoolchildren will be provided milk every day in midday meals.
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Employees of state government boards, corporations, academies and universities recruited before 1 January, 2004, will be covered by the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).
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30,000 electric two-wheelers for girl students across the state.
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Amid the paper leak controversy, the state proposed one-time registration for competitive exams for job applicants.
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A welfare fund of Rs 200 crore will be set up for the people working in the gig economy sector.
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Farmers to receive Rs 3,000 crores in interest-free loans from cooperative banks.
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