New Delhi: Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot presented the state budget for the financial year 2022-23 on Wednesday at 11 am. Before the announcement of the budget, Gehlot said in his tweet that a separate Krishi Budget will be presented too for the farmers for the first time in the history of the state. Will be presenting the state budget for the financial year 2022-23 today at 11:00 am. For the first time in the history of Rajasthan, a separate Krishi Budget will be presented too for the farmers. Budget speech will be live at:https://t.co/uP1Fzbb5kw https://t.co/jNONsGmqp6 — Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) February 23, 2022 However, all the announcements in the budget could not grab the headline over one. It was about gifting iPhone 13 to its 200 MLAs. Rajasthan government under the leadership of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot bought 250 smartphones from Apple to gift MLAs. MLAs will get the iPhone 13 that will be loaded with a digital copy of the budget. It is important to note, a iPhone 13 comes at about Rs 75,000 to Rs 1 Lakh. If we consider 1 lakh Rs for an iPhone, 250 phones will cost Rs 2.5 crore. It is reported that this is not the first time the Rajasthan government has given luxuries electronic gadgets. Earlier, the Rajasthan government had given Apple iPads and Laptops to them. The state government has also planned to provide smartphones to women in the state, according to the Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasara. Watch the video here: Read 5 big announcements of Rajasthan budget 2022-23: -Rajasthan government promised to give 1 lakh jobs in the government sector. -New sports academy will be opened in PPP mode. -The salary of contractual workers in Rajasthan will be hiked by 20 per cent. -The old pension scheme will be implemented from next year for employees who are appointed on or after January 1, 2004. -The government will promote toursim in the rural areas by launching Rajasthan Rural Tourism.
