DMPQ: Explain the  Role and functions of state secretariat

The State Secretariat, as the top layer of the state administration, is primarily meantto assist the state government in policy making and in discharging its legislativefunctions. It also acts as a memory and a clearing house, preparatory to certaintypes of decisions and as a general supervisor of executive action . The mainfunctions of the State Secretariat are broadly as follows: Assisting the ministers … Read more

DMPQ: Discuss the importance of animal husbandry sector with special refernce to Rajasthan? Discuss the key initiative taken by Government of Rajasthan.

Parallel to agriculture, animal husbandry is a key sector of rajasthan especially in arid and semi arid areas. It is not merely subsidiary to agriculture but a major component in Rajasthan economy. The importance of animal husbandry are: It provide insurance to the farmers in the rainfed region. Especially for the semi arid and arid … Read more

DMPQ: What are the issues with Service sector in Rajasthan? Provide solution to address those issues?

The service sector provides a service, not an actual product that could be held in your hand. Activities in the service sector include retail, banks, hotels, realestate, education, health, socialwork, computer services, recreation, media, communications, electricity, gas and water supply. Services contribute 47.41% to the GDP in Rajasthan. Even tough service sector growth rate is 9.90%. It is facing some issues such as: Infrastructure bottlenecks: Power shortage … Read more

DMPQ: Give  in brief an account on mineral resource in Rajasthan? Discuss the scheme in operation to extract minerals.

Rajasthan is the richest state in terms of availability and variety of minerals in the Country. It has deposits of 81 different types of minerals. Out of these, 57 Minerals are being currently mined. Rajasthan is the sole producer of lead and zinc ores and concentrate,Selenite and Wollastonite. Almost entire production of Silver, Calcite and … Read more

DMPQ: Explain the following terms;         1) TAccavi         2) Repo rate         3) Base rate         4) Marginal cost of fund based lending rate

What is Taccavai? Ans:  Taccavai is agricultural loan given to poor cultivators to relieve their distress and enable them to pay land revenue in time. What is repo rate?   Ans:  Repo rate is the interest rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks.  It is a monetary policy instrument which can be … Read more

DMPQ: State secretariat plays a crucial role in policy making. In this context explain the roles and functions of State secretariat.

The State Secretariat, as the top layer of the state administration, is primarily meant to assist the state government in policy making and in discharging its legislative functions. It also acts as a memory and a clearing house, preparatory to certain types of decisions and as a general supervisor of executive action . The main functions of the State Secretariat are broadly as … Read more