KOTA PINS MAY NA AND TURIMIS as student suicide incidents Local economy – PRINT – PTIFEDED

Kota (Rajasthan), Jan 25 (PTI) As incidents of students committing suicide hit coaching centers and disrupted the local economy in this Rajasthan city, businessmen and industrialists are recalling their hopes for such fortune sector and expecting favorable announcements for these areas in the Union Budget.

After the construction of Chambal Riverfront at a cost of Rs 1,400 crore during the previous Congress government in the state, the region now has two tiger reserves in Kota and Bundi. Moreover, it also boasts of historical places, heritage sites, ancient temples and murals. With the newly constructed Delhi-Mumbai Expressway of the Bharat Mala project passing through Kota-Bundi and the proposed Greenfield Airport, the region can also potentially attract investment.

Meanwhile, the academic fraternity emphasizes the importance of need-based programs and scholarship programs. It also requires the allocation of more funds for higher studies and research and the establishment of preparation centers for administrative and civil examinations.

Ashok Maheshwari, general secretary, Kota Vyapar Mahasangh and president of Kota division of Rajasthan Hostel Federation, urged the Center to announce measures to promote tourism as 13.6 per cent of Rajasthan’s GDP. He also came forward to establish an industrial corridor in Kota and meet the long-standing demand for Kota Stone Mart.

DN Nainai, a senior real estate engineer for 35 years at KOTA, appealed to local leaders such as Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is the MP from Kota-Bundi, to push for more industries and an IT hub for the region in the region in region in the region in the region Union budget.

“Kota’s economy is depressed now and people here have a lot of expectations from the Union Budget,” Rajesh Kumar Gupta, a leading architecture services provider, told PTI.

Gupta said the region also offers rich opportunities to the industry and AGRI processing units, demanding relaxation in tax slabs.

JP Sharma, manager, Taragarh Palace in Bundi and managing director of a travel company, called out the Union finance minister for the provision to bring large hotel chains to the region.

“The government should push big hotel chains like Oberoi group, Taj, Lila to set up businesses here. If any of these groups come here, things will come up,” Sharma said, adding that ambassadors from various countries should also be invited to the region to promote tourism.

Divya Dubey, who heads the home science department at a private institute of higher learning, demanded more funds for women’s safety, pointing out that cases of harassment and crime against women are on the rise.

Garima Saxena, a research student at Kota University, called for more funding for research programs in the union budget and need-based scholarship programs for students.

Tanu Rajpal, assistant professor of English, demanded need-based allocations in the Union Budget. He also said that skills-based programs such as foreign language learning, communication skills and cyber security should be included in the school and college curriculum.

Damini Chaturvedi, a graduating senior, pointed out the high examination fees and urged the union finance minister to reduce them.

SUJEET SWAMI, psychological advisor at the coaching institute, said the government should set up a national Institute of Mental Health and Psychiatric Welfare in Kota.

Kota, known for its coaching centers for preparing aspirants for various competitive exams, witnessed six cases of student suicide in the first 22 days of the year, while 17 such cases were reported last year.

The incidents have taken a toll on the local economy with many parents showing reluctance to send their troops here. Several newly built hostels lie empty, and the owners pay off bank loans from their own pockets. PTI cor rc

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