JE News Desk: The Rajasthan cabinet on Friday evening decided to carve out four districts out of Jaipur, and said notifications regarding all the new 19 districts will be issued in the next few days.
State minister Pratap Singh Khachriyawqa said the present Jaipur district will be carved into Jaipur, Jaipur Rural, Dudu and Kotputli-Behror. Meanwhile, Jodhpur will be divided into Jodhpur and Jodhpur Rural.
He said problems or matters regarding new districts have almost been resolved.
The minister said there was a big conflict regarding Jaipur Rural district and Dudu district because people in areas like Jobner, Renewal, Sambhar and Phulera were protesting against including the areas in Dudu district but now most of these areas will be part of Jaipur Rural district instead of Dudu. He said detailed information about the boundaries of the new districts will be given in the notification which will be issued soon.
While speaking on the decision, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that these new districts would give a new impetus to the state's development.
The report of the Ram Lubhaya committee set up for the formation of new districts and the memorandum received from different areas were discussed at a cabinet meeting on Friday.
"Keeping in mind the memorandums received from different areas and public sentiments, discussions were held in relation to demarcation after assessment by the cabinet," an official release said.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced the formation of 19 new districts in the state budget this year. However, people in some areas have expressed unhappiness over the announcement. Protests have been held in some areas against the new district while people in some other areas have expressed resentment for not making their area a new district.
According to the release, the implementation and monitoring of developmental schemes will be done more effectively, so that the common people will get the benefits of government schemes, facilities and services soon.