Rajasthan voters seek better employment opportunities

New Delhi, Apr 25: The Rajasthan Survey 2018 shows that Better Employment Opportunities (66.76 per cent), Better Hospitals/Primary Healthcare Centres (43.13 per cent), and Better Law and Order/Policing (42.41 per cent) are the top three voters' priorities in overall Rajasthan.

A survey conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms states that the performance of the government on all top three voters' priorities of Better Employment Opportunities (2.25 on a scale of 5), Better Hospitals/Primary Healthcare Centres (2.09), and Better Law and Order/Policing (2.29) was rated as Below Average.

In rural Rajasthan, top most voters' priorities were Better Employment Opportunities (66 per cent), Higher Price Realization for Farm Products (54 per cent), and Better Hospitals/Primary Healthcare Centres (41 per cent).

The performance of the government on rural voters' priorities of Better Employment Opportunities (2.32 on a scale of 5), Higher Price Realization for Farm Products (2.19), and Better Hospitals/Primary Healthcare Centres (2.08) was rated as Below Average.

In addition, the government has performed poorly on Agriculture Subsidy for Seeds/Fertilisers (2.17) and Better Law and Order/Policing (2.29) in rural Rajasthan.

For the urban voters in Rajasthan, the top most priorities were Better Employment Opportunities (69 per cent), Better Public Transport (50 per cent), and Better Hospitals/Primary Healthcare Centres (47 per cent).

The performance of the government on urban voters' priorities of Better Employment Opportunities (2.10 on a scale of 5), Better Public Transport (2.10), and Better Hospitals/Primary Healthcare Centres (2.10) was rated as Below Average.

In addition, the government has performed poorly in Better Roads (2.12) and Better Law and Order/Policing (2.28) in urban Rajasthan.