Jaipur, Various
important decisions were taken in the State Cabinet meeting held at Chief
Minister's office on Thursday including approval to the Rajasthan Laws
Repealing Bill, 2015, proposed amendment in the RTE Act, 2009 and e-Governance
and IT/ITeS Policy 2015. The meeting was presided over by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
Talking to media persons after the cabinet meet, Parliamentary Affairs
Minister Rajendra Rathore said the state government had undertaken a
comprehensive review of laws with a view to remove incoherent and redundant
laws and a committee had been constituted to review such laws. The committee,
after consultation with all administrative departments had identified 60
Principal Acts and 187 Amending Acts which are no longer needed. To repeal such
obsolete Acts, the draft of 'Rajasthan Laws Repealing Bill, 2015' was given
approval by the state cabinet on Thursday. The Bill will be tabled in the next
session of the State Assembly.
Rathore said the
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill,
2015 was also given approval by the cabinet. He said amendment in section 8,
section 16, section 21, section 24 and 29 of RTE Act, 2009 has been proposed in
this Bill. The amendments will ensure achievements of class appropriate
learning level by every child of the age 6-14 years. Provision has been made in
the amendment bill that if a child has not achieved appropriate level in a
class, the child may be held back in that class, provision has also been made
to ensure that teachers perform their duties. The amendment in section 21(2) of
the RTE Act, 2009 will enable School Management Committees to monitor teachers
if they are performing their duties well or not.
The Parliamentary
Affairs Minister informed that to achieve the target of e-Governance and make
Rajasthan the best IT destination and IT hub, the 'Rajasthan e-Governance and
IT/ITeS Policy-2015' was given approval by the Cabinet. He said the objectives
of the IT Policy - 2015 is to establish 7 smart cities in Rajasthan by 2020, to
provide employment to 5 lakh people in IT sector by 2025, positioning Rajasthan
as best IT Investment Destination, positioning and branding Jaipur as IT and
ITeS Hub in North-West India, to increase the current investment in IT/ITes
sector by 10 times, to increase the IT turnover to Rs. 50,000 crore and to
increase IT exports from Rajasthan to Rs. 5000 crores. Besides this the policy
aims to make to individuals (at least one female) in every household
e-literate, establishing complete participatory & transparent open
governance along with citizen centric IT and e-Governance for the people of
Rajasthan.
Rathore informed that
under the IT Policy-2015 provisions have been made to provide benefits of
investment subsidy and employment generation subsidy. The Manufacturing
Enterprises investing up to Rs. 5 crores, Rs. 5 crores to Rs. 25 crores and
more than Rs. 25 crores will be given 30%, 60% and 70% investment subsidy
respectively in VAT and CST deposited for 7 years. He said Manufacturing
Enterprises investing up to Rs. 5 crores, from Rs. 5 crores to Rs. 25 crores
and more than Rs. 25 crores to be given employment generation subsidy of 20%,
10% and 10% respectively in VAT and CST deposited for 7 years. The Enterprises
shall be given 50-50 percent exemption from payment of Electricity Duty and
Land Tax for 7 years.
The state cabinet
also gave nod to the draft of The Rajasthan Police (Amendment) Bill, 2015. By
amending section 60 of Rajasthan Police Act, 2007 provision shall be made as
any person found drunk or incapable of taking care of himself or causes obstruction,
inconvenience, danger or damage to people on road or any open place and public
place shall be liable to a fine of Rs. 500 for the first time, fine of Rs. 5000
for the subsequent two offences and fine of Rs. 10,000 for every subsequent
offence after the conviction of third offence. Provision of imprisonment of not
exceeding 8 days has also been made. Currently the Rajasthan Police Act, 2007
provides fine of Rs. 50 along with imprisonment of not exceeding 8 days to such
person found drunk or riotous or who is incapable of taking care of himself.
The state cabinet also decided to review the abolition of posts of
lecturer and senior teacher in Urdu subject and revive the posts according to
the requirements if needed.
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