Rajasthan Cong restores Right to Contest, revamps education in Cabinet meet

Key decisions include reopening of universities, elimination of educational qualification for Panchayati Raj elections and removal of Deendayal Upadhyay logo from official documents

The newly formed Congress government in Rajasthan has decided to restore right to contest, improve benefits under social security schemes and review change in textbooks that were made during previous BJP government. In the first cabinet meeting held on Saturday, chief minister Ashok Gehlot reversed the key decisions taken by the previous Vasundhara Raje government in the state. While handing over the party’s manifesto to the chief secretary, the cabinet unanimously decided that it would be the policy document of the state government and a cabinet committee would be constituted to ensure its effective implementation.

The key takeaways of the meeting