The Rajasthan government aims to bring investments worth Rs. 5 lakh crore in the state through the Resurgent Rajasthan program in November, later this year. A Press Trust of India <\/b>report.<\/p>\n
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Industries Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said the government will make efforts to sign MoUs worth Rs 5 lakh crore with industries during the event.<\/p>\n
Replying to a debate on demands for grants (Department of Industries) in the Assembly, the minister said the government was focusing on making a land bank so that industries could be allotted lands easily and instantly to set up their units.<\/p>\n
The government presently has a land bank of 3,500 hectare and it wants to extend it up to 8,000 hectare, he said.<\/p>\n
Singh said the government was working to improve facilities to attract investment.<\/p>\n
He also informed the House that the work for Delhi Mumbai Industrial corridor was going on and the first phase will be completed by 2017.<\/p>\n
After the reply, the demands were passed.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, during the debate on demand for grants (Mines), the House witnessed uproarious scenes when Congress MLAs raised the issue of alleged irregularities in mines allotment.<\/p>\n
Congress MLA Ramesh Meena said the government’s decision to allot mines to certain groups has caused huge loss to the exchequer and party Whip Govind Singh Dotasar demanded a judicial probe in the matter.<\/p>\n
Other Congress MLAs also raised the issue and tried to corner the government even as BJP MLAs and ministers defended the government and accused Dotasar of insulting the Chairman.<\/p>\n
The uproar continued for few minutes till the Chairman called the name of another member of the House to speak in the debate for the demand for grants (Mines).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Rajasthan government aims to bring investments worth Rs. 5 lakh crore in the state through the Resurgent Rajasthan program in November, later this year. A Press Trust of India report. Industries Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said the government will make efforts to sign MoUs worth Rs 5 lakh crore with industries during the event….<\/p>\n