Rajasthan govt sets up panel to review decisions taken by previous BJP regime; minister Shanti Kumar Dhariwal to lead committee

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Tuesday appointed three cabinet committees and one inter-departmental committee of ministers and officials for various matters, including reviewing the decisions taken by the previous BJP government in the last six months.

Urban Development and Housing Minister Shanti Kumar Dhariwal will be the coordinator of the committee set up to review the decisions taken by the previous government, headed by Vasundhara Raje, in the last six months. Energy minister BD Kalla and Food and Civil Supply Minister Ramesh Meena will be the members of the committee.

The inter-departmental committee of ministers and officers headed by Dhariwal will set the eligibility criteria of farmers claiming loan waivers, and also set the directions according to the loan waiver announcement.

The committee will have six ministers as members, according to a release issued by the government on Tuesday night. The other committees will look into the issues of contractual employees in the government and finalising the governor’s speech in the upcoming Assembly session.