Marking 2 years of his govt, Rajasthan CM says state now first in 11 national schemes

He said that the figures back the claims. “Our manifesto included 392 pledges, of which 274 have either been completed or are in progress. Of the commitments for five years which we had promised to the public, 70 per cent have been completed in just two years while as for budget announcements, 73 per cent of the total announcements made in the last two years have either been completed or are in progress,” he said.

The CM said that Rajasthan ranks first when it comes to 11 national schemes, second in 5 schemes, and third in 9 schemes.

Contrasting two years of his government with the five years of the previous Congress government, Sharma said that his government “has increased the power generation capacity of the state by 6,363 MW in the last two years, whereas Congress increased the capacity by only 3,952 MW in 5 years. In 5 years, Congress provided irrigation facilities to 52,000 hectares of land through the canal system, whereas we have provided irrigation facilities to about 85,000 hectares. During the 5 years of Congress, 29,430 farm ponds were built, whereas our government has built 35,368. In their 5 years, 91,582 farmers benefited from pipeline subsidy, whereas in our two years, 98,753 farmers have benefited. We provided assistance of Rs 3,433 crore to cow shelters in two years, whereas Congress provided only Rs 3,117 crore to cow shelters in five years.”

He said that his government has connected “1,640 villages with roads in 2 years, whereas Congress was able to connect only 1,100 villages with roads in 5 years. Even in the matter of building new roads, with 15,684 kilometres, we have left behind the work of 13,160 kilometres done by Congress in 5 years.”

He said that crime has also decreased under the BJP rule, with up to 12 per cent reduction in crimes compared to the last two years of the Congress government (February 2022 to December 2023), nearly 18 per cent reduction in heinous crimes like murder, up to 50 per cent reduction in robbery and looting, 35 per cent reduction in cyber-crimes, about 11 per cent reduction in atrocities against women, 21 per cent reduction in atrocities against SC and ST communities, and compared to last year, about 24,000 fewer cases were registered this year.

On women, he said, “Today I am proud to say that our government has not limited women empowerment to mere slogans, we have implemented it on the ground and brought about real change in the lives of our sisters…The amount payable under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana has been increased from Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,500. Till now, an amount of Rs 531 crore has been provided to 9.92 lakh mothers. At the same time, on the birth of a second child, more than 5 lakh beneficiaries have received benefits worth about Rs 170 crore under the Mukhya Mantri Matritva Poshan Yojana.”

He said that rural women are now setting an example of women power by becoming “Lakhpati Didi”, and that 19.45 lakh women have been trained out of which over 12 lakh women have become Lakhpati Didi and are now living a self-reliant, independent and respectable life.

On youth, he said, “As soon as our government was formed, we formed an SIT and took strict action against those responsible for the paper leak. Furthermore, we are continuously conducting recruitments in a transparent manner. By releasing the annual recruitment calendar of RPSC/RSSB, 296 examinations have been conducted on time without any paper leak. We have provided appointments for over 90,000 positions. Recruitment for 1,53,000 positions is underway, and we will soon be providing 20,000 more government appointments.”

Additionally, skill training has been provided to 3.32 lakh youth and employment opportunities have been provided to over 2.5 lakh youth in the private sector, he said.

On farmers, he said that the government has increased the annual amount given under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi from Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000 by adding Rs 3,000 from the state government, and that Rs 10,432 crore has been sent directly into the accounts of over 76 lakh farmers.

“Respecting the hard work of our farmers, we have given a bonus of Rs 125 on wheat in 2024-25 and Rs 150 in 2025-26. Under this head, a bonus of over Rs 471 crore has been provided to 2.66 lakh farmers on wheat purchase. In these two years, interest-free crop loan worth Rs 44,000 crore has also been given,” he said.

The farmers have also been given a subsidy of Rs 44,558 crore on electricity bills, he said, while 20 lakh animals of 9 lakh animal breeders have been registered under the Chief Minister Mangala Animal Insurance Scheme, and the grant for cow shelters has been increased by 25 per cent.

On health, he said that 132 new packages have been added to expand the scope of the Chief Minister Ayushman Arogya Yojana and till now, cashless medical facility worth Rs 6,860 crore has been provided to over 35 lakh beneficiaries.

On water resources, he accused the previous Congress government of stalling “ambitious projects like the ERCP… To quickly implement this project, work orders worth Rs 26,000 crore have been issued.” The project will irrigate 4 lakh hectares in 17 districts of eastern Rajasthan and meet the drinking water needs of about 3 crore population, he said.

Accusing Congress of corruption in Jal Jeevan Mission, he said that in two years, his government has spent Rs 10,482 crore under the scheme and provided tap water to 13.59 lakh rural families.