Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Tuesday announced an increase in social security pension for widows and elderly and bonus to farmers on minimum support price for wheat crop.
Replying to a debate on the motion of thanks to the governor’s speech in the state assembly, he also targeted the previous Congress government over various issues, including law and order and recruitment exam paper leaks, and said the BJP government will fulfil all its poll promises and establish the rule of law in the state.
The chief minister said that a decision has been taken to increase the amount under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi in the state from Rs 6,000 to Rs 8,000 annually in the first phase. This will put an additional financial burden of Rs 1,300 crore on the state.
Sharma said the BJP had promised to give a bonus on the MSP for wheat. In the first phase, a bonus of Rs 125 will be given on wheat, after which its MSP in the state will be increased from Rs 2,275 to Rs 2,400. This will put an additional financial burden of Rs 250 crore on the government.
He said that in order to provide proper social security to the needy persons in the state, it has been decided to increase the monthly security pension from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,150. This will put an additional burden of Rs 1,800 crore on the state government.
Sharma also said that the displaced families from Pakistan living in the state will be provided housing and other facilities under a special scheme.
The chief minister said that in the previous government decisions were taken based on “appeasement”.
“The state will be run by the Constitution and law, not by appeasement. The present government will leave no stone unturned to establish the rule of law in the peace-loving state.
“Making Rajasthan a crime-free state is the top priority of the state government,” Sharma said, referring to the communal incidents that took place in Karauli, Jhalawar, Udaipur and Jodhpur in the previous Congress regime.
He also hit out at the previous regime over atrocities against women.
“The Congress government dismissed its minister who raised the issue of atrocities against women,” said Sharma, referring to former Congress MLA and minister Rajendra Singh Gudha.