Jaipur Jan 28 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that in the upcoming budget the state government will try to ensure that industries and businesses facing problems due to coronavirus pandemic gain momentum and every section gets new opportunities for progress He said the revenue of the state has come down due to the pandemic and economic activities have also been adversely affected In such a situation it will be our endeavour that in this difficult period the needy section gets support employment opportunities increase and the economy gets back on track For this the state government will make all possible provisions in the coming budget Gehlot said He said the last two years have been challenging due to the pandemic but with the cooperation of all sections of society the state government has given an impetus to development works by doing excellent financial management even in such a situation Gehlot said the government has ensured that along with better health services the needy get adequate social security He was addressing a meeting of the State Level Tax Advisory Committee In the meeting the committee members gave suggestions for the state budget The chief minister said the government implemented the amnesty scheme in the budget of 2021-22 under which full relief has been given to the businessmen affected by Covid by providing 100 per cent rebate in interest and penalty He urged entrepreneurs to include revenue earning measures in their suggestions keeping in view the present circumstances so that the state government can be facilitated in discharging its social responsibility PTI AG AAR AAR

Jaipur Jan 28 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said district superintendents of police should play a positive role in strengthening the law and order situation at grassroots level with the vision of providing justice to every victim He said effective surveillance should be ensured at the levels of police stations and outposts in districts and pro-active policing should make the state a leader in crime control Gehlot made the remarks while addressing a meeting of inspector generals and district superintendents He said it was a matter of satisfaction that due to different innovations there was a significant decline in the average time-taken to dispose of cases of POCSO Act women atrocities and SCST harassment The chief minister said the time taken to probe rape cases was 211 days in 2018 which came down to 86 days in 2021 Last year conviction was achieved in 510 cases of POCSO Act out of which death sentence was given in four cases and life imprisonment in 35 cases He said the state government has set up reception rooms in police stations with the aim of making police work modern people-friendly and added that the post of additional superintendents of police was created in every district for prevention and effective research of crimes against women mandatory FIR registration He directed that in police stations where reception rooms have not been built this work should be completed soon The district superintendent of police should inspect the reception rooms so that the intention with which they have been constructed can be fulfilled Gehlot directed them to adopt innovation for effective prevention of cyber economic and other crimes committed by misuse of technology He asked to take up on priority incidents of death in police custody rape crimes against children atrocities on women etc In such cases immediately inform the media about the situation so that law and order is not disturbed he added PTI AG AAR AAR