What a year 2016 has been. Right in the beginning of the year, 2016 has brought a variety of Jaipur news alerts, decisions, appreciation and challenges for the city of Jaipur such as, the city acquiring 3rd position in the list of the top 20 cities to be developed as smart cities in India, Jaipur artist Suvigya Sharma being appreciated for his artworks, two new museums to explore and the cash crunch challenges we have been facing post demonetization.
Let’s have a quick look at the top 10 Jaipur city news from the year 2016.
1. Smart City Jaipur
First things first! One of the best Jaipur news in English we ever got to read about in 2016 was – Jaipur bagging 3rd spot in the List of India’s Top 20 Smart Cities.
The Indian government came up with a Smart Cities mission to develop 100 cities in the country making them citizen friendly and sustainable. Honourable Minister of urban Development (MoUD) Shri Venkaiah Naidu announced the top 20 cities selected for the Smart City project on 28 January 2016, in which Jaipur bagged the 3rd position only after Bhubaneshwar and Pune. This came as one of the biggest Jaipur news alerts for the year.
2. Demonetisation and the Cash Crunch
The most shocking news of 2016 was PM Modi’s announcement on 8th November about demonetizing the old currency notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 denominations. The government’s step for combatting corruption and curbing black money was the greatest Jaipur news alerts that left the entire nation and not just Jaipur in shock.
Since then, the government has been changing rules and limits. Jaipur bazaars lost their charm and the tourism industry was badly affected. Even the wedding season had to pay for government’s sudden decision. Though better but the situation which cash crunch caused has not be stabilized yet.
3. Reliance Jio and its Free offers
Reliance launched Reliance Jio this September with a promise to revolutionise mobile internet in India. Reading Jaipur news today about Reliance Jio’s Welcome Offer offering free voice calls, HD calling, 4G data and high speed internet and messaging, was no less than a treat for all. It has recently launched its Jio Happy New Year Offer, which was again trending Jaipur news online.
Reliance Jio’s free compelled other telecom operators to cut down their tariff plans to compete with Jio and be in the market. Airtel, Vodafone, Idea – all three of them along with BSNL came up with new offers and tariff plans, only for the delight of customers.
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