Infrastructure works among budgetary announcements being implemented in Rajasthan

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma. File.
| Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini

Infrastructure development works and the tasks identified in the industrial sector in this year’s budgetary announcements are being implemented in Rajasthan ahead of the 2025-26 State Budget. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma reviewed the progress of works here on Monday, while asking the officials to formulate time-bound action plans.

The State Assembly’s budget session is likely to begin in January-end and the budget presentation will take place in the first week of February 2025. Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani met Governor Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde in this connection recently.

Mr. Sharma said the development works would be completed with full accountability and transparency to ensure the Rajasthan’s progress. He identified water and power supply, upgradation of stone clusters, development of industrial areas and the installation of plants for treatment of polluted water as some of the important works which should be completed on time.

While reviewing the implementation of announcements made for 32 departments of the State government, the Chief Minister said all of them would submit their progress reports regularly. He asked the Public Works Department to issue tenders for identical works simultaneously in order to save time and start the public utility works promptly.

Mr. Sharma said the Brahmani river dam project would ensure availability of sufficient water in southern and western Rajasthan, for which the Water Resources Department would speed up the work. Besides this, a summer contingency plan will be prepared for better management of drinking water facilities during the next summer season.