Rajasthan Budget 2024 Highlights: ₹27,000 crore for health sector, 4 lakh jobs & more

Rajasthan Finance Minister Diya Kumari presented the state budget 2024-25 in the assembly on Wednesday, July 10. Kumari, who is also the Deputy Chief Minister, said the BJP-led state government will work on ten resolutions to make Rajasthan a $350 billion economy.

Rajasthan Budget 2024: Highlights

• Kumari proposed ₹27,000 crore for the health sector
• Rajasthan government to spend ₹15,000 crore to supply tap water to 25 lakh rural houses
• Four lakh vacancies to be filled in five years
• State government to frame policy for youths
• The budget 2024-25 proposed electricity connection to two lakh households
• ₹100 crore has been allocated for the corridor at Khatu Shyam temple and the establishment of the Rajasthan Tourism Development Board
• The state finance minister announced that nine greenfield expressways will be constructed in Rajasthan
• She also declared that free tablets with internet connection will be given to deserving school students
• ₹20,370 has been set aside for six projects related to Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) covering over 5,800 villages
• The government has raised the renewable energy generation target to 33,600 megawatts (MW)
• 300 electric buses will be introduced in cities like Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer and Bharatpur
• ₹5,180 crore will be utilised to fund projects across 185 urban localities over the next two years
• New road projects worth ₹60,000 crore will be initiated
• Under the Sports Policy 2024, the government has announced a sports life insurance scheme of ₹25 lakh.
• De-addiction centres will be established in ten districts