Bhajan Lal govt brought down unemployment in Rajasthan from 26 to 7.4%, says ex-LoP Rathore

Senior BJP leader and former LoP Rajasthan Rajendra Rathore has claimed that the incumbent Bhajan Lal Sharma-led government has brought down the unemployment rate from 26 to 7.4 per cent during its two-year tenure in the state.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters here Tuesday afternoon, Rathore hailed Chief Minister Sharma’s move to unveil the recruitment exams calendar and showered praise on him for doing good work in generating employment and opening recruitment processes. The State Finance Commission Chairman Arun Chaturvedi, former BJP state president Ashok Parnami, party spokespersons Kuldeep Dhankhar, and Pramod Vashistha were present on the occasion.

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Rathore said, “The BJP had assured voters in 2023 that its government would provide to needy ones, 4 lakh government jobs and employment to 6 lakh youths in the private sector in its five-year term. By the end of year 2025, 92,000 persons have been provided government service and the recruitment process for 1.53 lakh post have already opened and progressing well within the given schedule, he said, adding now, the CM has unveiled recruitment exams calendar that would provide more than one lakh jobs in government service by the end of 2026.

Former party state presidents Chaturvedi and Parnami also greeted the Chief Minister for his government’s good performance.

This good performance has left the principal Opposition Congress in an issueless state and in this situation the factionalism and “internal bickering ridden” grand old party is taking up misperceived narratives, the state finance body chief quipped”.