Rajasthan tourism minister's #SafaWithTwitter campaign is a hit on internet; See pics

In a unique move to promote the tourism and heritage of Rajasthan, the state’s tourism minister Vishvendra Singh started a campaign with #SafaWithTwiiter. With the hashtag in place, the lawmaker encouraged people to share their stories of wearing the headgear. The minister‘s effort bore fruits and soon safa began trending on the microblogging site.

Ministers join the campaign

Soon, the campaign was joined not only by the state's Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot but many other political leaders. The campaign also cut through the party lines after State's BJP president Satish Pooonia and MP Diya Kumari joined the campaign. The other lawmakers who joined the campaign were Pratap Singh, Ashok Chandna, Pramod Jain Bhaya and Bhanwar Singh Bhatia.

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Not only is tourism affected by a coronavirus, but also major sectors. According to officials in Rajasthan, over 49 people got employment under the MGNREGA in Rajasthan on June 6, a jump of over 17 lakh compared with the same day last year. However, they said the spike in numbers was not just because of the people who returned from other states due to the coronavirus lockdown. A large number of them were local people who were rendered unemployed due to the lockdown.

The state has a total of 11,346 panchayats. A year ago on June 6, the number was 32,25,931, which is 17,26,565 less than this year's figures, he said. Kishan said there is also evidence of how the scheme has proved to be a 'boon' for those who returned from other states.

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