CM Bhajan Lal Sharma Chairs 9th RAJ-UNNATI Review, Pushes Key Projects
Synopsis
Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma chaired the 9th RAJ-UNNATI meeting on 24 September 2026, directing officials to prioritise Atal Pragati Path, Trauma Centres, Atal Gyan Kendras, school restoration and time-bound grievance resolution under the Smart Yojana and Jila Utthan Yojana frameworks.
Key Takeaways
9th RAJ-UNNATI meeting was held on 24 September 2026 at the Chief Minister's Office, Jaipur.
CM Sharma directed priority completion of RIT facilities, Trauma Centres, Atal Pragati Path, school building restoration and Atal Gyan Kendras .
The Smart Yojana was highlighted as the vehicle for ensuring smoother public access to government services.
The Jila Utthan Yojana was flagged for more effective district-level implementation across Rajasthan.
Officials were instructed to resolve citizen grievances with sensitivity and within set time limits .
The BJP government has used the RAJ-UNNATI series as a structured accountability mechanism since taking office in December 2023 .
Nine meetings in, and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma is keeping the pressure on. On Thursday, 24 September 2026, Sharma chaired the 9th RAJ-UNNATI review meeting at the Chief Minister's Office in Jaipur, drilling down on welfare schemes and development projects that define his government's governance pitch.
What the 9th RAJ-UNNATI meeting put on the table
The RAJ-UNNATI series — structured review sittings designed to track scheme delivery and flag bottlenecks — has become a signature tool of the Sharma administration since it took office in December 2023. At today's session, the CM directed officials to ensure smooth public access to services through the 'Smart Yojana' initiative and to fast-track the effective implementation of the Jila Utthan Yojana, a district-level upliftment programme targeting targeted development across Rajasthan's administrative units.
Sharma's instructions were pointed: priority completion of RIT facilities, Trauma Centres, the road infrastructure drive under Atal Pragati Path, school building restoration, and the education upgrade network of Atal Gyan Kendras. Named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, both Atal-branded schemes carry political lineage as well as policy ambition.
The grievance directive: sensitivity and deadlines
Beyond bricks, roads and classrooms, Sharma added a directive on citizen grievance redressal — insisting that public complaints be resolved samvedanshilta ke saath samayabaddh (with sensitivity and within time limits). The instruction signals an acknowledgment that infrastructure announcements land hollow without responsive administration on the ground.
The CM closed with a declaration framing the session in larger terms: 'Janseva, sushasan aur vikas ke sankalp ke saath hamari sarkar Rajasthan ko agrani pradesh banane hetu nirantar karyarat hai' — 'Committed to public service, good governance and development, our government is continuously working to make Rajasthan a leading state.'
BJP's governance-by-review playbook in Rajasthan
The RAJ-UNNATI cadence fits a wider pattern visible across BJP-governed states: technology-enabled service delivery paired with named flagship projects and periodic high-visibility review meetings that keep bureaucrats accountable — and keep the CM's office at the centre of project momentum. With nine meetings now logged, the series has moved well beyond launch-phase optics into routine institutional practice. The rollout status of the prioritised projects and signals from the 10th RAJ-UNNATI meeting will be the next benchmark.
Point of View
Trauma Centres) and citizen responsiveness (grievance deadlines) reflects a calibrated effort to convert BJP's 2023 election mandate into tangible deliverables ahead of the next political cycle. The explicit invocation of the 'leading state' (agrani pradesh) framing also ties routine bureaucratic review to a larger aspirational narrative, a technique increasingly common in BJP-governed states seeking to benchmark themselves against frontrunners like Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
NationPress
24 Sept 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is RAJ-UNNATI in Rajasthan?
RAJ-UNNATI is a series of structured review meetings chaired by Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma to monitor the progress of welfare schemes and development projects across the state.
What is the Jila Utthan Yojana in Rajasthan?
The Jila Utthan Yojana is a district upliftment programme launched by the Rajasthan government to drive targeted development across individual districts in the state.
What is Atal Pragati Path in Rajasthan?
Atal Pragati Path is a road infrastructure initiative of the Rajasthan government named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, aimed at improving road connectivity across the state.
What are Atal Gyan Kendras in Rajasthan?
Atal Gyan Kendras are knowledge and learning centres set up under the Rajasthan government's education upgrade drive, also named in honour of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
What is the Smart Yojana mentioned by CM Bhajan Lal Sharma?
The Smart Yojana is an initiative of the Rajasthan government focused on enabling smoother and easier public access to government services through technology-enabled delivery mechanisms.
