Rajasthan State PCS

• 24 Jun 2022

Administration Campaigns with Cities

Why in News?

• On June 23, 2022, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot told in the review meeting of 'Administration with cities' campaign that camps of this campaign would be organized ward wise from July 15 in all the municipal bodies of the state.

Key Points

• In these, the distribution of pattas will be done after completing all kinds of administrative process on the spot.
• Before launching the campaign, workshops will be organized for the councilors of the municipal bodies in which they will be made aware of the new format along with complete information of the campaign and the simplifications and exemptions made by the state government so that the councilors can help the people of their area get the lease.
• Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Kunji Lal Meena, while making a presentation, explained about the works, including leases issued during the drive, that 3 lakh 36 thousand 61 leases have been issued under the Campaign with The Administration Cities, 2021.

Chief Minister Bal Gopal Yojana

Why in News?

• On June 23, 2022, Additional Chief Secretary of education department Pawan Kumar Goel informed that on the initiative of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, children of classes 1 to 8 in the state will be provided milk two days a week under the 'Mukhyamantri Bal Gopal Yojana'.

Key Points

• Under the scheme, about 69 lakh 21 thousand children studying in government schools will be provided with powdered milk two days a week on Tuesdays and Fridays.
• Milk will be made available on the next academic day when these days are holidays. 150ml of milk will be distributed to children of classes 1 to 5 and 200ml to children of classes six to eight.
• It is worth mentioning that this scheme was announced in the state budget for the financial year 2022-23. With the implementation of this scheme, the nutrition level of the children of classes 1 to 8 will improve and the enrolment and attendance in government schools will increase and the dropout of students will also be stopped.
• For this, powder milk will be procured from Rajasthan Co-operative Dairy Federation and district wise allocation of powder milk will be done through Mid-Day Meal Commissionerate. Door step delivery of powdered milk will be done to the schools as per the allocation by RCDF itself.