The Bhajanlal Sharma government of Rajasthan has canceled 9 out of the 17 new districts created by the previous Gehlot government. This big decision was finalized in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday. Along with this, the cabinet also decided to add new beneficiaries in the food security scheme.
9 districts cancelled, 8 districts remain intact
As per the decision taken in the cabinet meeting, the districts of Dudu, Kekri, Shahpura, Neemkathana, Gangapur City, Jaipur Rural, Jodhpur Rural, Anupgarh and Sanchore have been cancelled. At the same time, 8 new districts created by Gehlot government will remain unchanged. These districts include Balotra, Beawar, Deeg, Khairthal-Tijara, Didwana-Kuchaman, Kotputli-Behror, Phalodi and Salumber.
Now there are 41 districts and 7 divisions in Rajasthan.
After this decision of Bhajanlal Cabinet, there will now be a total of 41 districts in Rajasthan. Along with this, three new divisions—Sikar, Pali, and Banswara—have also been abolished. In such a situation, there will be only 7 divisions in the state like before.
Decisions taken in cabinet meeting
Ministers Sumit Godara and Jogaram Patel gave information about the cabinet decisions in the press briefing. He said that 9 districts and 3 new divisions have been canceled, reversing the last-minute decisions taken by the Gehlot government. Bhajanlal cabinet has taken the final decision on this and has worked to bring the situation back to its previous form.
These districts were canceled
The districts which have been canceled by the Cabinet are:
- Dudu
- crab
- Shahpura
- Neemkathana
- Gangapurcity
- Jaipur Rural
- Jodhpur Rural
- Anupgarh
- Sanchore
These districts will remain the same
Despite the repeal, the Bhajan Lal government has retained 8 new districts. These districts are:
- Balotra
- Beau
- dig
- Khairthal-Tijara
- didwana-kuchaman
- Kotputli-Behror
- Phalodi
- salumbar
Counterattack on Gehlot government’s decision
The Bhajan Lal government has reversed the decisions taken at the last moments of the Gehlot government, terming them politically motivated. In the last phase of its tenure, the previous government had decided to create 17 new districts and 3 divisions. There was a lot of controversy regarding this move.
Impact of Bhajanlal government’s decision
Reducing the number of districts in the state to 41 and the number of divisions to 7 will bring stability in the administrative structure. However, this decision can be seen causing dissatisfaction among the local residents of the affected districts.
