Jaipur : Former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot’s reaction has come on the first full budget of the BJP government of Rajasthan. Gehlot raised several questions on the budget presented by Finance Minister Diya Kumari in the Assembly and said that the government believes only in packaging, not in work. Gehlot said that our government had set a target of making Rajasthan number 1 under Mission 2030. I hoped that after our government leaves, the BJP government will at least work keeping this mission in mind for the betterment of Rajasthan and bring excellent development schemes. The budget brought by the Rajasthan government today does not seem to have anything to do with education, health and social security.
Budget is as dull and directionless as the central government: Gehlot
The former CM further said that the lack of schemes and work done by our government in these areas is clearly visible in the budget figures. This budget has neither provided relief to the public nor is any roadmap for development being made. Just like the budget of the central government has been dull and directionless for the last 10 years, the budget of the Rajasthan government today has also been dull and directionless.
The price of petrol and diesel did not decrease
Gehlot said, “The public was expecting that the prices of petrol and diesel would be reduced as per Modiji’s guarantee but this was not done. Rather, no budget allocation has been made for our government’s inflation relief schemes like 100 units of free electricity, Annapurna ration kit, Indira kitchen, free agricultural electricity etc., which means that the public will have to face inflation in the coming days. By increasing the fare of roadways AC buses by 10 paise per kilometer on the day of the budget itself, the government has made its objective clear.”
Our government had set a target of making Rajasthan number 1 under Mission 2030. I was hopeful that after our government leaves, the BJP government will at least work keeping this mission in mind for the betterment of Rajasthan and will bring excellent development schemes. Today, the budget brought by the Rajasthan government has been discussed in detail with regard to education,…
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) July 10, 2024
The fund of Rs 10 crore received by the Vidhan Sabha was reduced to Rs 5 crore
On the announcement in the budget to build 9 Greenfield Expressways for the first time in the state, Gehlot said that the government has tried to get applause by announcing the making of DPR of new Greenfield Expressways in the budget. Our government used to give Rs 10 crore to each assembly constituency for roads which this government has reduced to Rs 5 crore. This shows that this government believes only in packaging and not in work.
Gehlot targeted the government by mentioning the Chiranjeevi scheme
Referring to the Chiranjeevi scheme, Gehlot said, “It is surprising that instead of the Chiranjeevi insurance scheme of Rs 25 lakh, this government wants to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme of Rs 5 lakh. Every family of Rajasthan was covered under the Chiranjeevi scheme, but not even 50% of the state’s population will be covered under Ayushman Bharat. A large number of hospitals were included in the Chiranjeevi scheme, but the number of hospitals in the Ayushman scheme is very less.”
The government did not give any opinion on the old pension policy: Gehlot
While referring to the old pension policy related to lakhs of state government employees, Gehlot said that the government’s opinion on OPS has not been expressed in the budget. The Union Finance Minister has been continuously opposing OPS but the state’s Finance Minister has not expressed any opinion on OPS, due to which there is confusion among the state employees. The government should clarify its opinion on OPS.
