Rajasthan Budget 2025: 1.25 Lakh Govt Jobs and $350 Billion Economy Plan Unveiled
Rajasthan budget: According to Diya Kumari, the administration reached records during its first term and projected to have a ₹19,000 crore total state domestic product in 2025–2026.
In the presentation of the Budget 2025 to the state parliament on Tuesday, Diya Kumari, the deputy chief minister and finance minister of Rajasthan, stated plans for roads, water and electricity projects, and youth employment guarantees.
This is the second budget presentation for the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led Rajasthani government. At the start of the budget presentation, the finance minister announced that the government's goal is to create Rajasthan's economy worth $350 billion by 2030.
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's management, she stated, the government achieved records during its first term and is projected to reach a GSDP of ₹19,000 crore in 2025–2026.
A couplet that Diya Kumari recited showed the government's dedication to the state's growth. "I erase myself in my worry/care for you, I fulfil all my promises to you with all my heart."
These are only a few of the initiatives that the Rajasthan Budget 2025 highlights.
The finance minister stated that to boost employment among the youth, 1.25 lakh government jobs would be provided next year. She said that through employment fairs and initiatives, 1.5 lakh private jobs would also be arranged for the people of the state under the Rajasthan Employment Policy 2025.
Diya Kumari announced the Mukhyamantri Jal Jeevan Mission Urban under which 1,000 tube wells and 1,500 hand pumps will be made in urban areas in a phased manner with a total fund allocation of ₹5,830 crore.
The minister also added that a surplus of 6,400 megawatts of energy would be produced, to power 5 lakh new domestic connections and 50,000 agricultural connections.
Under the PM Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme and the Mukhyamantri Free Electricity Scheme, all those who have installed solar panels in their homes will have free electricity upto 150 units. Further, the government will oversee community solar panels to be provided to low-income groups.
Nine Greenfield expressways will be constructed spanning 2,750 km, costing ₹60,000 crores. An additional ₹6 crores will be provided for the repair of non-patchable roads.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana 1,600 settlements will be connected with asphalt roads in the next two years. Cemented Atal paths will be contructed in rural areas with a population of more than 5,000. ₹250 crore will be allocated towards traffic management in Jaipur and ₹500 crore will be allocated towards for roadworks across 250 villages in the state.
Under MNREGA, 3,400 lakh man days will be created for families in rural areas.
The finance minister announced the Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme which will provide flight services to 6,000 senior citizens and AC coach services in trains for 50,000 senior citizens going on pilgrimages within the state.
The Budget also stated that the pension for the elderly, widows, single women, disabled people, as well as small and marginal farmers would be increased to ₹1,250.
Women in self-help groups eligible under the Lakhpati Didi category can now avail loans upto ₹1 lakh at reduced interest rates of 1.5%. The government aims to provide these benefits to 3 lakh women by next year.
Under the PM Kisan Yojana, the amount provided to farmers under the guidance of CM Bhajan Lala Sharma, will increase to ₹9,000 by next year.
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