Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said on Wednesday that his government is aiming to double the state's economy to $350 billion in the next five years. He was addressing a meeting with the Singapore delegation at the Secretariat here. He said that our aim is to make Rajasthan an economy of 350 billion dollars by doubling it from 180 billion dollars in the next five years. He said, “As per Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of Developed India-2047, we are also working for Developed Rajasthan-2047 and Singapore can become our very important partner in this.”
Singapore an important partner
According to the official statement, while welcoming the delegates from Singapore, he said that the culture of Rajasthan is 'Atithi Devo Bhava' and Rajasthan is famous all over the world for its unique culture and heritage. He said that Singapore is a very important partner of Prime Minister Modi's 'Act East Policy' and Singapore has inspired the world with its economic model. The Chief Minister said that unprecedented work is being done in various fields including health, water harvesting, industry in Rajasthan. “We have allocated 8.26 per cent of the total budget to the health sector to provide accessible healthcare to the people of the state. At the same time, water conservation is being promoted in the state through 'Catch the Rain' and Mukhyamantri Jal Swavalamban 2.0.
Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit
Sharma said that to open new investment opportunities for the world in the state, we are going to organize 'Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit' from 9th to 11th December. Under this conference, MoUs worth Rs 20 lakh crore have been signed so far. Sharma also invited the Singapore delegation to it. The meeting was attended by Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Genil Puthucherry, Senior Minister of State from the Prime Minister's Office Desmond Tan Kok Meng, Minister of State for Education and Manpower Gen Siow Huang, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Shaun Huang from the Ministry of Education and Finance and Member of Parliament Ji Yao Kwan. , Rachel Ogg and Saktiadi Supat. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari and Dr. Prem Chand Bairwa, Industries Minister Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Medical Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar, Public Health Engineering Minister Kanhaiya Lal, Water Resources Minister Suresh Singh Rawat were also present.
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