2ND FRONT WE WILL GIVE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS TO CONG GOVT, SAYS CP JOSHI

CP Joshi reaches Bharti Bhawan & meets

RSS Pracharak Nimbaram and others

Yogesh Sharma, Aishwary Pradhan and Dinesh Tiwari

Jaipur: Bharatiya Janata Party’s newly appointed State president CP Joshi, who took charge here on Monday, said, ‘We will neither sleep nor let you sleep for six months. Take a pledge that we will give sleepless nights to this Congress government and that the BJP government will be formed with a thumping majority in 2023.” He was referring to Assembly polls to be held in the state later this year.

Joshi, who is also the LS MP from Chittorgarh, stressed upon the workers to propagate the schemes and achievements of the Narendra Modi govt.

Former CM Vasundhara Raje joined the programme through VC while Kirodi Lal Meena couldn’t come due to health issues.

BJP National Gen Secy and in charge for Raj Arun Singh, said that the party performed well during the tenure of Satish Poonia as the state president and he effectively led campaigns against the

We will become Team Rajasthan & take the Party forward,” he told media in Kotputli

JAIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2023

After CM’s nod, Social security pension now `1,000 per month

Eligible applicants will get increased pension amount from the month of May 2023

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: It is the duty of the State government to help all the weaker sections of the state. Keeping a humanitarian approach, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal to increase the monthly pension amount given under social security. At present, the pension amount payable at Rs 500-750 per month will now be minimum Rs 1,000 per month. With the approval of CM Gehlot, the pensioners will get financial support. El- igible applicants for old age, single women, specially abled, small and marginal farmer pension will get increased pension amount from the month of May, which will be payable on June 1, 2023. The increase in pension rates in social security pension schemes will now put an additional burden of Rs 185 crore per month and Rs 2222.70 crore per year on the state government. Now about Rs 700 crore are spent every month.

It is noteworthy that in the budget of the year 2023-24, the Chief Minister had announced to increase the minimum pension amount to Rs. 1,000 per month.

State government.

Union Ministers Gajendra Singh and Kailash Chaudhary, MPs Baba Balaknath, Diya Kumari, Swami Sumedhanand and other leaders were present on the occasion.

Gehlot, Randhawa, Dotasra to chair Cong org meet today

First India Bureau Jaipur: The divisionwise meetings of Rajasthan Congress will begin from today, wherein, CM Ashok Gehlot, Raj in-charge

Sukhjinder Randhawa and PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasra will tour the divisions. The three leaders will meet in Bikaner today at 11 am and hold meeting of Congress leaders and workers of Bikaner division. Similarly, the

We will work as Team Rajasthan. I am a party worker and will work (as State President) with the guidance and support of senior leaders. BJP government will be formed with a thumping majority in 2023.

—CP Joshi, BJP State President

I was given the chance to head BJP in Rajasthan & Iworked for public welfare despite being infected with Coronavirus twice. The party will win the next assembly polls in the State under Joshi’s leadership.

Jaipur: The State govt has issued an order to provide a special discount of 50% on the retail sale of Khadi garments produced in the State. In this rebate, 35% share will be given by State govt and 15% by Khadi Commission, New Delhi. According to the order issued by Department of Industries & Commerce (Group-2), this exemption will be applicable from October 2 to January 30, 2024, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.