Rajasthan recorded investment proposals worth ₹11,739.27 crore on the state's Raj Nivesh single-window portal in September 2026, according to the monthly impact assessment report released by Chief Secretary V. Srinivas. The figures were shared as part of the first phase of the state's Deregulation and Compliance Reduction initiative, signalling accelerating investor interest in the state.

Sector-wise Investment Breakdown

The largest share of proposed investment came from the defence sector at ₹4,840 crore, followed by tourism and hospitality at ₹3,058 crore, solar equipment manufacturing at ₹1,000 crore, and real estate at ₹744 crore. Together, these four sectors accounted for approximately 82 per cent of total proposed investment for the month. Additionally, investment proposals worth ₹1,080 crore were registered for projects involving land allotment by the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO), expected to generate approximately 2,100 employment opportunities.

Portal Activity and Approval Rates Surge

Between April and September 2026, the Raj Nivesh portal received 60,229 applications — nearly double the 34,704 applications recorded during the entire financial year 2025-26. A total of 31,892 applications were approved in this same six-month period, already surpassing the 29,536 approvals logged across the full previous financial year. The application disposal rate improved from 47 per cent in August to 52 per cent in September. Currently, 190 services are available through the single-window system, and the 10 most frequently used services alone accounted for 51,548 applications, or roughly 86 per cent of the total.

Reforms Cutting Red Tape Across Priority Sectors

Chief Secretary Srinivas confirmed that reforms have been completed across all 23 priority sectors identified under Phase I. Among the most notable changes: the timeline for land conversion has been slashed from 90 days to 45 days, while processing time for permanent electricity connection applications at Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam has been reduced from 10 days to four days. The turnaround for Legal Metrology applications has similarly been cut from 12 days to six days. Under environmental regulatory reforms, the number of activities classified under the 'White' category — the least restrictive tier — has expanded dramatically from 104 to 877. Other measures include time-bound approvals, self-certification, risk-based inspections, flexible labour provisions, and transparent monitoring frameworks.

District-Level Performance

Jaipur recorded the highest number of approvals at 5,501, followed by Jodhpur with 2,577, Ajmer with 1,808, Kota with 1,452, and Hanumangarh with 1,238. Didwana-Kuchaman, Sikar, Bhilwara, Alwar, and Udaipur also featured among the leading districts. The report notes the need to identify district-specific bottlenecks to further sharpen service delivery. A Deregulation Cell under the Chief Secretary's office separately visited industrial units in RIICO's Alwar industrial areas, assessing clean energy use, rainwater harvesting, recycling, employee training, safety drills, and resource utilisation.

What Comes Next

With Phase I reforms now complete across all 23 sectors, attention will likely shift to deepening implementation and addressing district-level gaps flagged in the report. The trajectory — approvals in six months already exceeding a full prior year — suggests Rajasthan's deregulation push is gaining structural momentum heading into the second half of the financial year.