Key Sectors

• Home & Cooperation Minister Mr. Amit Shah, laid the foundation stone and performed Bhoomi Pujan of Shri Tanot Mandir Complex Project under Border Tourism Development Programme in Jaisalmer in September 2022.
• In August 2022, Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare inaugurated four new facilities at the Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), which has been rendering excellent services for more than 60 years under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
• In July 2022, NTPC Renewable Energy Limited signed an MOU with the Government of Rajasthan for the development of 10 GW ultra mega renewable energy power parks.
• As of May 2023, Rajasthan had a total installed power generation capacity of 39,118.86 MW, of which 3,937.36 MW was under the central utilities 8,890.35 MW under state utilities and 26,291.15 MW under the private sector. Of the total installed power generation capacity, 14,102.19 MW was contributed by thermal, 1,941.93 MW by hydro and 22,518.00 MW by renewable energy.
• The state is the leading producer of cement-grade limestone in India. Production of limestone reached 66.26 million tonnes in April 2020-February 2021.
• Tourism is one of the key sectors in the state. In 2021, 219.88 million domestic tourists and 0.34 million foreign tourists visited Rajasthan.
• As of July 2022, the state was home to six notified Special Economic Zone (SEZs)
• In July 2022, the government approved the construction of the Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail line to provide connectivity and improve mobility.
• The Rajasthan cabinet approved the Rajasthan Film Tourism Promotion Policy 2022 with the objective of promoting film production activities in the state.
• In FY22, the total exports of plywood & allied products from Rajasthan stood at US$ 625.35 million (6.47%)
• Mining and Mineral Processing is another key sector for the state. Export of Zinc and Products made of Zinc reached US$ 367.67 million in FY22.
• In February 2021, value of all minerals produced^ in the state stood at Rs.1,479.95 crore (US$ 202.45 million).
• Food grain production was estimated to have reached 38.96 million tonnes in 2020-21. Production of cereals and pulses was estimated at 22.25 million tonnes and 4.88 million tonnes during the same period.
• In 2020, 40 investment intentions were filed in the state with a total investment of Rs. 12,698 crore (US$ 1.71 billion).
• The policy environment has been favourable for the establishment of industrial units. A single window clearance system (SWCS) for investment approvals is operational in the state and the Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP) was set up to focus on investment above US$ 2.2 million. Rajasthan stands sixth among Indian states in rankings based on ease of doing business and reforms implementation as per a study by the World Bank and KPMG.

Note: ^Excluding Fuel, Atomic and Minor Minerals