In Short : Rajasthan presented its first ‘Green Budget,’ focusing on electricity, roads, and water. With ₹27,854 crore allocated, initiatives include a Climate Change Adaptation Plan, afforestation, and subsidies for organic farming. ₹15,000 crore will ensure tap water for 25 lakh households. The budget aims to drive sustainable development while boosting infrastructure and environmental conservation.
In Detail : RAJASTHAN DEPUTY Chief Minister and Finance Minister Diya Kumari on Wednesday presented the state’s first “Green Budget” even as she underlined the government’s focus on the essentials of Bijli, Sadak, Paani as well as health and agriculture.
Presenting the Rs 5.37-lakh crore state Budget 2025-26 in the Assembly, she also said the government aims to provide 1.25 lakh government and 1.5 lakh private jobs in the next year.
Beginning her address with the acknowledgement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “guidance” in the first year of the Bhajan Lal Sharma government, she said the state government has fulfilled 58 per cent of its Sankalp Patra (manifesto) and 73 per cent of the announcements it made in its first Budget.
She said that with the aim of attaining Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, the state is bringing its first Green Budget with a provision of Rs 27,854 crore, which is 11.34 per cent of the scheme expenditure.
She announced the creation of a Climate Change Adaptation Plan-2030, as well as Centre of Excellence for Climate Change with Rs 150 crore. She also said that 10 crore trees will be planted while subsidies will be given to 2.5 lakh farmers for natural farming.
Additionally, as part of green initiatives, water harvesting structures will be created in over 4,700 villages with Rs 2,700 crore, and there will be introduction of a Rajasthan Circular Economy Incentive Scheme and Rajasthan Vehicle Scrap Policy. Also, there will be creation of Waste to Wealth Parks in all district headquarters, a Clean and Green Technology Development Centre with Rs 250 crore, and a Green Aravali Development Project with Rs 250 crore, among others.
In the address lasting more than two hours, Kumari quoted Mahatma Gandhi, B R Ambedkar, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Swami Vivekananda, A B Vajpayee, PM Modi and Gopaldas Neeraj, apart from the Rigveda and the Mahabharata.
Touching upon Gen Z, Artificial Intelligence, startups, and student suicides, the Deputy CM criticised the previous Congress government over creation of new districts. Former CMs Ashok Gehlot and Vasundhara Raje and former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot were among those absent in the House.
For water, the Deputy CM said the state government aims to provide water connections in 20 lakh households in the upcoming year, apart from Rs 425 crore for drinking water in rural areas. She also announced the CM Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban), which entails works worth Rs 5,830 crore, as well as installation of 1,000 tubewells and 1,500 handpumps, creation of a contractual cadre of technical officers under JJM with 1,050 posts.
For energy, she said that with the aim of making the state self-reliant and energy surplus, there will be an additional production of 6,400 MW, apart from works of 5,700 MWs, and 10 GW production through the private sector. Additionally, 50,000 new agriculture connections and 5 lakh domestic connections will be given.
The Deputy CM also announced construction or repair of state highways, bypass roads, flyovers, bridges, among others with a cost of over Rs 5,000 crore. She said that work on nine Greenfield Expressways with a cost of about Rs 60,000 crore would be undertaken on a Hybrid Annuity Model/Build Operate Transfer model. With about Rs 6,000 crore, work would be done on 21,000 km of non-patchable roads in a phased manner. Under this, in the first phase, works worth Rs 10 crore would be undertaken in each Assembly constituency while for Assemblies in desert areas, this amount would be Rs 15,000 crore.
Rural towns with over 5,000 population will get an Atal Pragati Path and in the first phase, works worth Rs 500 crore would be undertaken in 150 villages.
For agriculture, she announced works worth Rs 9,300 crore under Ram Jal Setu Link Pariyojana (modified PKC – ERCP), upgradation of ERCP Corporation to Rajasthan Water Grid Corporation, which would undertake works worth Rs 4,000 crore, subsidy worth Rs 1,250 crore for Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation System, subsidy worth Rs 900 crore for farm ponds, solar pumps, etc., increasing PM Kisan Samman Nidhi to Rs 9,000 per year, increase in bonus over Minimum Support Price for wheat to Rs 150 per quintal, and organising Global Rajasthan Agri-Tech Meet.
Kumari also announced Rs 100 crore each for Dang, Magra, Mewat and Brij area development schemes, an increase in Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub Plan to Rs 1,750 crore, creation of Guru Golwalkar Aspirational Blocks Development Scheme for the most backward 35 blocks of the state, and a Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shehri Vikas Yojana for sewerage, drainage, sanitation and waste disposal with Rs 12,050 crore, construction of 500 pink toilets in urban areas.
For industry, she said the number of online permissions under the single window system have been increased to 149, and that a competitive index for various departments will be created, apart from a Global Capability Centre (GCC) Policy and the Rajasthan Trade Promotion Policy.
While works worth Rs 750 crore are underway under Tourism Infrastructure and Capacity Building Fund, the Deputy CM, who is also the Tourism Minister, announced additional works worth Rs 975 crore for tourism infrastructure development. These include developing 10 sites as Iconic Tourist Destinations and conservation of Shekhawati havelis. She also announced Rs 100 crore for Tribal Tourist Circuit and Rs 20 crore for development of certain sites under Rural Tourism, and works at War Museum in Jaisalmer.
A provision has been made for the pilgrimage of 50,000 senior citizens in AC coaches, instead of sleepers, in trains in addition to air travel.
For youth, she announced the Rajasthan Employment Policy – 2025, apart from Vivekananda Rozgar Sahayta Kosh with Rs 500 crore. Apart from the goal of providing 2.75 lakh government and private jobs, she also announced schemes for first-time entrepreneurs and an aim of having 1,500 new startups.
Additionally, she announced more CCTV cameras in schools, Atal Tinkering Labs in 1,500 schools, new Sainik Schools, Digital Planetariums, Innovation Hubs, Open gyms, etc.
For Health, Kumari announced Rs 3,500 crore under the Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya (MAA) Yojana fund for free tests and medicine, apart from interstate portability for health benefits outside state under MAA Yojana. Also, she announced Rs 1,300 crore for strengthening the Tertiary Care System, and creation of posts of 750 doctors and 1,500 para medical personnel, Diabetic Clinics in all district hospitals, Fit Rajasthan Campaign with Rs 50 crore, and a new AYUSH Policy.
Under Social Security, she announced increase in social security pension to Rs 1,250 per month, artificial limbs up to Rs 20,000 for 1 lakh differently-abled, a Rs 350-crore Gig and Unorganised Workers Development Fund, 35,000 scooters for girl students, milk for children in the 3-6 age group in Anganwadis for five days a week instead of three, addition of 10 lakh people under the National Food Security Act, and opening of 5,000 fair price shops.
For better law and order in the state, she announced a Rajasthan Nagrik Suraksha Adhiniyam, creation of 3,500 police jobs, and a Sardar Patel Centre for Cyber Control and War-Room with Rs 350 crore.
With the aim of “good governance”, she announced the creation of an Ambedkar Institute of Constitutional Studies and Research in Jaipur, and Rs 1,000 crore for establishing district-level offices in eight new districts, which were created during the previous Ashok Gehlot government.
