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Industry dept close to meeting promised no. of jobs

Celebrating the fourth year of the Raje government, the industry department claims to be close on target with 11.82 lakh jobs created in private industries

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The state government had set an ambitious target to generate 15 lakh new job opportunities in state when they were elected to power. Celebrating the fourth year of the Raje government, the industry department claims to be close on target with 11.82 lakh  jobs created in private industries.

Industries minster of Rajasthan addressing the media in advance of state government’s 4th anniversary claimed that in addition to investment made by industrial heavyweights, there are 2,23,431 medium, small and micro industries registered in the state. These with investment of 31,257 crore rupees have created over 11 lakh job opportunities.

However, the industry department did not have any mechanism to recall the number of those industries to have closed during the period.

“There is no model that takes in consideration number of the industries to have gone close,” Industries minister Rajpal Singh Shekhawat was unable to answer questions on the same.

“However, we are aware that it happens to many of those unable to compete with market and technology changes and have various programs to assist the small industries that find changes more difficult to adapt,” he added on a positive note.

The minister stood firm on the employment claims and said more will be added in coming year as the state is now the ‘top preferences of investors from nation and abroad’.

He also mentioned the steps taken to assist the investors through ease of doing business and placing 69 services of 13 departments online. He happen to mention that 19,800 youth have also been granted loan of 795 crore through RFC for establishment of their own business.

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