Rajasthan Budget 2025: Hike In Pensions For Elderly, Widows, Reduced Loan Rates For Women | Key Takeaways

Rajasthan Budget 2025 Updates: Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Diya Kumari is presenting the budget speech in the state assembly for the financial year 2025-26. This is the second full budget of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma's government. Diya Kumari has made many big announcements regarding free electricity, roads and government jobs. The pension of the elderly, widows and disabled people has been increased to Rs 1250 per month. The development of the metro in Jaipur has also been announced.

Rajasthan Budget 2025 Updates

-Amount Of Kisan Samman Nidhi Increased

In the agriculture sector, the amount of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana has been increased to nine thousand rupees. 100 new veterinarians and 1000 livestock inspectors will be recruited.

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-Loan Rates Reduced For Women

Members of self-help groups falling under the Lakhpati Didi category will be given loans up to Rs 1 lakh at interest rates reduced from 2.25 per cent to 1.5 per cent. From next year, three lakh women will be benefited by this scheme.

-Increase In Pension

The pension of the elderly, widows, single women, disabled and small and marginal farmers will be increased to Rs 1,250.

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Meanwhile, on February 16, CM Bhajan Lal Sharma held a meeting at the chief minister's residence on Sunday to review the development work in Jaipur.

During the review meeting, CM Sharma directed all the District Collectors of the Jaipur division to send a report of the pending cases regarding the announcements of the previous Budget year 2024-25 within three days.

He said that the District Collectors will be responsible for implementing Budget-related announcements, and in this regard, the problems should be resolved by conducting a spot inspection. CM directed the officials to issue all the necessary approvals by the end of February after conducting a technical examination of the pending cases.

In the meeting, the District Collectors also suggested other points, including drinking water, electricity, roads, health, education, tourism, and transport facilities for the upcoming Budget 2025-26. In this regard, the Chief Minister directed that the District Collector inspect the spot and determine the priority of these works based on the prescribed parameters and utility.

(With Agency Inputs)