Rajasthan Politics & Governance

Rajasthan approves ₹25-crore rural road project in Merta area

1 March 2026

Rajasthan announced approval of ₹25 crore for a proposed 30-km rural road from Surpura to Gotan (ODR-32) in Nagaur district’s Merta area. The route is planned to pass through Liliyan, Khakharki, Indawar, Mokala, Lamba Jatan, Basni Sejan and Trunkaliya; construction was expected to begin, but completion was not reported.

Rajasthan sets pay and regularisation provisions for doctors awaiting postings

1 March 2026

Rajasthan introduced provisions to protect in-service doctors’ pay and allowances while they await postings after completing higher medical education. Their awaiting-posting period is to be regularised automatically once they receive a posting and join at the new workplace, without a separate regularisation file.

The guidelines set a target of posting returning doctors within one month. They cover doctors completing courses including postgraduate study, senior residency, DM and DNB.

Key Facts

• APO means “Awaiting Posting Order”: the status of doctors awaiting a posting.

Rajasthan Police begins QR-code safety campaign in public transport

2 March 2026

Rajasthan Police began placing QR-code posters and stickers on buses, autos and taxis across the state as part of a public-transport safety campaign for women. Scanning a code provides access to the RajCop Citizen app’s “Need Help” feature, which can send a user’s location to the police control room in an emergency.

Rajasthan Assembly passes Jan Vishwas and shops amendment bills

5 March 2026

The Rajasthan Assembly passed the Rajasthan Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, and the Rajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishments Amendment Bill. The Jan Vishwas measure provides for removing criminal penalties for certain minor or procedural violations across state laws, replacing some with fines; the shops amendment changes rules for commercial establishments, including provisions on working hours and overtime.

Key Facts

• Jan Vishwas shifts certain minor or technical violations from criminal penalties, including imprisonment, to fines, aiming to ease legal burdens.
• The shops amendment raises the stated maximum daily working time from nine to ten hours.

Jal Jeevan Mission supply reaches 220 Bharatpur villages regularly

5 March 2026

In Bharatpur district, 220 of 600 villages covered by the Jal Jeevan Mission were receiving regular drinking-water supply, according to the Public Health Engineering Department. Works were reported complete in 393 villages, but 173 of these lacked regular supply because of operation and maintenance gaps; work remained incomplete in 207 villages.

The department said village water and sanitation committees are responsible for operating and maintaining completed schemes, and that tanker or other alternative supply had been arranged where summer shortages were expected. Works worth ₹663.46 crore had been approved for the district.

Key Facts

• Jal Jeevan Mission’s Har Ghar Jal aims to provide rural households regular tap water, with a stated service level of 55 litres per person daily.

Rajasthan Assembly passes Disturbed Areas Bill

6 March 2026

The Rajasthan Assembly passed the Disturbed Areas Bill, 2026, by a majority vote. The proposed measure would allow the state to designate areas as disturbed and require approval from a competent authority for transfers of immovable property in those areas, with the stated aims of preventing forced transactions and protecting tenants from eviction without due process.

Key Facts

• In designated disturbed areas, land and other immovable-property transfers require competent-authority approval.

Foundation stone laid for Kota–Bundi Greenfield Airport

7 March 2026

A foundation stone was laid at Shambhupura near Kota for the Kota–Bundi Greenfield Airport, in a ceremony attended by Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma. The project is planned across about 1,100 acres at an estimated cost of ₹1,507 crore, with a 3,200-metre runway and a 20,000-square-metre terminal.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said the project was targeted for completion within two years; Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said completion was expected in 2027.

Key Facts

• The Airports Authority of India develops and manages civil aviation infrastructure.
• Airport development can support employment beyond passenger travel.

Rajasthan forms committee to draft khejri protection law

9 March 2026

Rajasthan formed a Cabinet sub-committee to prepare a draft law for protecting khejri, the state tree. Chaired by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel, the committee was given one month to study existing provisions and laws in other states and submit a ...