Rajasthan government set up Rajasthan Economic Revival Task Force

The Bhajan Lal Sharma government in Rajasthan has constituted a high-powered Rajasthan Economic Revival Task Force for the holistic economic development of the state.

The task force has been set up by the state government in pursuance to the announcement made by the State Finance Minister Diya Kumari in her 2024-25 budget speech.

Chairman and members of the Task Force 

Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma will be the Chairman of the Task Force and the Deputy Chief Minister and the Minister of Finance and Tourism ,Diya Kumari will be the Deputy Chairman of the Task Force.

The other members of the Task Force are Deputy Chief Minister Dr Prem Chand Bairwa, Agriculture Minister Dr Kirodi Lal Meena, Industries Minister Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Energy Minister Heera Lal Nagar.

The Chief Secretary, Sudhansh Pant and the heads of the concerned departments are also members of the Task Force, with the Finance Secretary (Budget) as the member secretary. 

The Task Force will also include experts in Agriculture, economic management, finance, infrastructure and development sectors. These experts will be non-official members of the task force and will be nominated by the state government.

Function of  the Task Force 

The Task force will identify key economic sectors, including policy formulation and implementation, skill development and education, infrastructure development, promotion of innovation and technology, promotion of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and startups, tourism and cultural heritage, promotion of green growth. It will also make recommendation regarding  economic and employment growth of the state.

Duration of the Task Force

The task force will be in existence till 31st March 2028. 

Rajasthan Government to Organise Rising Rajasthan Global Investor Summit

The Rajashan government will organise Rising Rajasthan Global Investor Summit in Jaipur on 9-11 December 2024. In order to attract  potential foreign investors for the global investor summit in Jaipur, the  chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma led a high powered delegation to Germany and the United Kingdom.

The state government oragnised a Rising Rajasthan Tourism Meet in London, United Kingdom, to attract foreign investment in the state’s heritage and wildlife tourism.

The chief minister promoted Rajasthan as an exotic shooting location to the British filmmaker.

Speaking on the occasion the Deputy Chief minister and Minister for Tourism , Diya Kumari  said that Rajasthan attracted 1.8 crore domestic and 17 lakhs foreign visitors in 2023.The contribution of the tourism sector in the state's gross domestic product was 12 percent.

Rajasthan to set up world-class sports hub in Jaipur 

During his visit to London Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, the state government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Royal Multisport Pvt Ltd, the owner of Indian Premier League’s Rajasthan Royals cricket team, at the Lord's Stadium.

As per the MoU, a world-class sports hub will be established in Jaipur in partnership with Royal Multisport Pvt Ltd. The sports hub will include a world-class stadium, training infrastructure for all sports, essential sports medicine, and other sports facilities.

The MoU was signed after a discussion between the chief minister, the owner of the Rajasthan Royals, Manoj Badale, and the Director of Cricket for the Rajasthan Royals, Kumar Sangakkara.