Rajasthan government has dissolved a total of nine districts in the cabinet meeting today. 17 new districts and three new divisions were announced in the Ashok Gehlot government, but it was considered inappropriate to create new districts and divisions before the code of conduct. As a result, the districts were cancelled. The Bhajan Lal government considered some of the newly proposed districts of the previous administration to be impractical and believed that it would impose additional burden on Rajasthan, which was not in the interest of the state. After the change, there will now be a total of 41 districts and 7 divisions.
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Dudu, Kekri, Shahpura, Neemkathana, Gangapur City, Jaipur Rural, Jodhpur Rural, Anupgarh and Sanchore have been dissolved. Balotra, Beawar, Deeg-Kumher, Didwana-Kuchaman, Kotputli-Behror, Khairthal-Tijara, Phalodi and Salumber have been retained. Of the 20 new districts announced by the previous Congress government, only eight will remain functional. New divisions created during the previous administration will not be retained. On July 1, the Government of Rajasthan constituted a high-level expert committee tasked with reviewing essential aspects related to the existence of newly created districts and divisions.
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The committee was asked to submit its report by August 31. The report was submitted a day earlier on August 30 to Dinesh Kumar, Principal Revenue Secretary of the Rajasthan Government. On September 2, 2024, the committee presented its findings to the Cabinet Committee, which took a decision based on the presentation. Dr. Lalit K Pawar, Chairman of the High Level Expert Committee, said that 10 major points were considered to prepare the report. Additionally, the committee collected suggestions from affected public representatives and organizations in the districts.
