Rajasthan relaxes two-child policy

Jaipur: The Rajasthan cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, on Wednesday, relaxed the two-child policy for state government employees, deleting the clause entailing compulsory retirement on birth of the third child.
The cabinet has given permission for amendments in pension laws and other such norms in this context, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rajendra Rathore told media after the cabinet meeting.He also said that 13 proposals for investments worth Rs 6,000 crore in various parts of the state were approved, adding these projects will generate thousands of jobs in the state.
The Cabinet also approved the State Cooperative Bank’s proposal to take loan worth Rs 5,000 crore from the National Cooperative Development Corporation for the state’s crop loan waiver scheme, under which Rs 5,077 crore have been waived to benefit 16.56 lakh farmers. Rathore said that other decisions taken in the meeting include allotment of lands to half a dozen community-based organisations for various housing schemes. (IANS)