On Thursday a review meeting on projects and reforms under the SASCI scheme was held at the Secretariat in Jaipur, chaired by Principal Secretary V. Srinivas

The meeting explained that under this scheme the central government provides states with interest‑free loans for capital investment for 50 years. In the seventh year of 2025‑26 Rajasthan received 10,547.88 crore rupees

The Principal Secretary directed all concerned departments to accelerate expenditure on approved projects and submit Utility Certificates (UC) within the stipulated time frame

He said that the necessary financial and procedural formalities must be completed on time to receive the second and upcoming instalments under the scheme

While reviewing state‑level matters of centrally sponsored schemes, the Principal Secretary instructed effective coordination with the relevant ministries of the central government

The Water Resources and Public Health Engineering Department was directed to speed up expenditure on approved projects so that the next instalment could be received on time

The meeting discussed achieving capital expenditure targets, strengthening IT infrastructure for public financial management, reforms in the mining sector, implementation of Right of Way (RoW) rules, agri‑stack in agriculture, reforms in livestock sector, efficiency in financial management and fiscal discipline

The Principal Secretary instructed that all financial management reforms be completed within the stipulated time. IFS, e‑procurement, integration of digital systems and 100% digitisation will be prioritised

The Mining Department was instructed to complete pending reforms swiftly and accelerate operations of auctioned mineral blocks

In agriculture, emphasis was placed on completing tasks related to fertilizer distribution under agri‑stack, procurement at minimum support price, production estimates and use of farmer IDs within the stipulated time

The Livestock Department was directed to improve performance standards to maximise incentive benefits and make special efforts to obtain remaining points

All centrally sponsored schemes under financial management are to be linked with SNAs‑Touch, implement DBT based on Aadhaar and deposit unused amounts and accrued interest as per procedure. Fiscal discipline and financial consolidation reforms are to be completed by December

The meeting also stated that the total incentive amount of about 11,556 crore rupees is likely to be received in the current financial year. The Principal Secretary instructed all departments to work in coordination to ensure timely compliance with all scheme standards and reforms so that the state can benefit from maximum financial incentives