Rajasthan gets new districts

March 22, 2023

Recently Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced the creation of 19 new districts and 3 new divisions in the state during his course of the discussion on the Finance and Appropriation Bill in the Legislative Assembly.
Rajasthan will now have 19 new districts and 3 new divisions, taking the number of districts to 50 and divisions to 10.
The new districts are- Anupgarh, Balotra, Beawar, Deeg, Didwana-Kuchaman, Dudu, Gangapur City, Jaipur North, Jaipur South, Jodhpur East, Jodhpur West, Kekri, Kotputli-Behror, Khairthal, Neem Ka Thana, Phalodi, Salumbar, Sanchor and Shahpura districts.
The CM also declared adding three new administrative divisions: Sikar, Banswara and Pali.
For the new districts and divisions, CM proposed a budget of Rs 2,000 crore for the first phase of implementation of infrastructure and human resource development.