Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, on Friday, announced the formation of new districts in the state. While speaking at the State Assembly, CM said with the formation of new districts, the state now has a total of 50 districts.
"We received demands for the formation of some new districts in the state. We had formed a high-level committee to examine these proposals and we have received the final report," he said in the Assembly. "I now announce the formation of new districts in the state," he added.
List of the new districts announced on Friday:
- Anupgarh
- Bharatpur
- Gangapur City
- Jaipur Uttar
- Jaipur Dakshin
- Jodhpur Paschim
- Jodhpur Purva
- Neem Ka Thana
- Khairthal
- Phalodi
- Kotputli
- Kekri
- Baiwar
- Dig
- Didwana
- Dudu
- Salumber
- Sanchor
- Shahpura
For the new districts and divisions, he proposed a budget of Rs 2,000 crore for the first phase of implementation of infrastructure and human resource development.
New districts are being formed after 15 years. In 2008, the then chief minister Vasundhara Raje had made Pratapgarh a district.
Geographically, Rajasthan is the biggest state in the country and some of the places are more than 100 kilometers far from their district's headquarters, and so people face problems, Gehlot said.
"Small districts lead to effective administration, management, and control over law and order gets easy. Various states in the country have been ahead in forming new districts. So, there was a demand within the state to make new districts," he said.
