Rajasthan State PCS

• 14 Nov 2022

Fourth National Lok Adalat

Why In News?

• On November 12, 2022, Birendra Singh, Chief Justice of the Jaipur Bench of the State High Court under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi, inaugurated the Fourth National Lok Adalat for the year-2022 across Rajasthan in the premises of Rajasthan High Court in Jaipur.

Key Points

• On this occasion, Birendra Singh said that Lok Adalat's are the best medium to settle the disputes of the common man with mutual harmony and cooperation and cases are heard in the benches of Lok Adalat under the chairmanship of former and retired judges. With the benefit of the experiences of the former Judge, the disposal of these complaints becomes easy and easy and the Lok Adalat provides complete relief to the common man.
• He said that due to complex cases, the number of pending cases in the courts has increased, but in the Lok Adalat, the cases are resolved through mutual agreements, which will reduce the burden of the court. It is a cheap and accessible means of justice, where no one is defeated or anyone wins, but success is achieved by mutual harmony.
• He said that this time 480 benches have been set up, in which about 6 lakh cases will be heard and Rajasthan has been second in the entire country in the disposal of cases in the last Lok Adalat. Through the fourth National Lok Adalat, efforts will be made that Rajasthan gets the first place by disposing of more and more cases.
• It is noteworthy that in the last three National Lok Adalat's of this year, a total of 24 lakh 86 thousand 693 cases have been disposed of with mutual resignation.
• In the Fourth National Lok Adalat, 5 lakh 45 thousand 721 cases have been identified from across the state for disposal and a total of 480 Lok Adalat benches have been formed across the state.
• A total of 2017 cases have been identified by Rajasthan High Court Legal Services Committee, Jaipur at the High Court level and a total of 4 benches have been constituted. The benches are headed by former Justice SK Garg, Justice Prashant Kumar Agarwal, Justice Banwari Lal Sharma and Justice Govardhan Barhdar.
• It is to be noted that in order to facilitate access of litigants to Lok Adalat, with the inspiration of MM Srivastava, Judge of Rajasthan High Court and Executive Chairman of RALSA, Lok Adalat has been given a digital form by applying Ralsa-22 online Lok Adalat digital platform in Lok Adalat. went. While improving this, this platform has been made more simple.
• Apart from this, 'Nyaya Ro Sathi Mobile App' has also been made accessible to the public to keep the case in The Lok Adalat this time and through doorstep counseling and online video counseling, the Lok Adalat is being taken to the house and door of the litigants.

Rajasthan DigiFest and Job Fair

Why In News?

• On November 13, 2022, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot concluded the Rajasthan DigiFest and Job Fair at government polytechnic college campus in Jodhpur.

Key Points

• On the occasion of the closing ceremony, Ashok Gehlot, while laying the foundation stone of Rajiv Gandhi Fintech Digital Institute, said that this institute will be built at a cost of Rs 672.45 crore, in which youth including students and startups will get a world-class platform.
• On this occasion, he released the Rajasthan Startup Policy-2022, which will encourage startups in the state, increase employment opportunities and also expand the investment sector. In this, special care has been taken for every category including SC-ST.
• The Chief Minister also inaugurated I-Start Nest Incubator Center at Jodhpur and Pali (virtual) for entrepreneurship, skill development among students. During this, the Chief Minister distributed symbolic checks of Rs 41.15 lakh as prizes to the winners of the School and Rural Innovation Challenge.
• It is notable that earlier incubator centers have been established in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ajmer, Kota, Bikaner, Bharatpur and Churu in the state.
• The Chief Minister also distributed funds of Rs 1 crore to 12 startups of the state at the function. It is noteworthy that more than 3000 startups are registered under i-START, in which an amount of Rs 30 crore was distributed to them, which has brought investment of up to Rs 200 crore in the state and more than 21 thousand people have got employment.
• He said that more than 23 thousand youth participated in the three-day job fair in Jodhpur. In this, more than 3500 youth have been selected for employment by various companies. More than 9200 youth have also been shortlisted here, which is a big achievement. Packages worth lakhs of rupees have also been given to the youth in this fair.
• Principal Secretary, Information Technology and Communication Department, Akhil Arora said about Digifest-2022 that Jodhpur has immense potential for information technology and communication and the youth of Rajasthan have proved their talent in the country and the world with the far-reaching thinking and innovations of the government in the field of startups.