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Rajasthan Budget 2023: LPG Cylinder To Cost Rs 500 Under Ujjwala Scheme, Free Ration To 1 Cr Families — Top Points

Medical cover under Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme has been increased to Rs 25 lakh from Rs 10 lakh

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who is also the finance minister of the state presented the budget 2023 in the Assembly today. This was the last budget for the Congress-led Gehlot government before assembly polls in the state and as anticipated, the Chief Minister came out with a populist budget that had it focus on youth, unemployed and women.

Several other welfare schemes for the people of the state was aslo announced . He also announced an inflation relief package of Rs 19,000 crore to provide relief to the masses from rising prices.

Her's a look at some of the major budget announcements made by the Gehlot government.

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  • Medical cover under Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme has been increased to Rs 25 lakh/family per year from Rs 10 lakh
  • Close to 1 crore families coming under the purview of the National Food Security Act to get free Chief Minister Annapurna food packets every month along with free ration 
  • One-time registration required to appear in competitive exams; no multiple fees to be charged
  • Ujjwala scheme consumers to get LPG cylinder at Rs 500, which will benefit 76 lakh people in the state. Scheme to cost the state exchequer Rs 1,500 crore 
  • 100 "rozgar melas" will be held to provide opportunities to youngsters
  • Women to be given Rs 5,000 for buying sewing machines
  • Rajiv Gandhi Aviation to open in state capital Jaipur 
  • Students doing research will get Rs 30,000 in form of government help
  • Students will be able to travel free of cost in government buses up to 75 kilometers
  • Government will give electric two wheeler to girl students
  • Vivekananda youth hostels to come up in in every district of the state.
  • Digital library to be constructed at block levels
  • Vishwakarma Kamgar Kalyan Yojana has been proposed in the budget
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