With an eye on the upcoming Assembly election, the Congress government in Rajasthan on Friday approved a decision taken earlier for the formation of 19 new districts and three new divisions, taking the total number of districts in the country’s largest State to 50. The Revenue Department will shortly issue a notification delineating boundaries of the new districts.
The State Cabinet approved the proposal of the high-level Ram Lubhaya Committee for the creation of new districts and divisions at a meeting held here. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who had announced the decision in the State Assembly on March 17, told reporters after the Cabinet meeting that the Ministers in charge of new districts would conduct formal inauguration on August 7.
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