Rajasthan cabinet okays solar energy policy

Rajasthan cabinet today cleared a policy for promoting solar energy production and finalised the draft for a new policy for allotment of land on concessional rates to public, charitable and social institutions.

The cabinet meeting, chaired by chief minister Ashok Gehlot, also decided that bureaucrats will have to declare their assets which shall be uploaded on government websites.

The policy relating to land allotment on concessional rates to public, charitable and social institutions was finalised to prevent the misuse of such provision, Gehlot told reporters.

The cabinet also approved the proposal to change the name of Rajasthan Arurved University, Jodhpur, to Dr Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan Ayurved University.