Holistic Development Efforts
Shri Susadia himself was well aware of the importance of power supply in development due to his being a diploma in electrical Engineering. He was of the firm belief that unless there is adequate supply of power as per demand in Rajasthan, the industrial growth of the state will not take place. They started making efforts to become chief Minister in this direction. He ensured that the state receives power supply from the external sources of the state. Fortunately, with his intensive efforts, Rajasthan's own power generation has increased from about 13 MW to 200 MW in 1954 due to the power plants built at the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and the Jawahar Sagar Dam during their reign.
Due to increase in supply, the state started having rapid industrial growth. Shri Susadia considered agriculture as the mainstay for the betterment of the state. He pursued a liberal policy for industrialization resulting in rapid growth of Kota as Kanpur in Rajasthan. At that time alone in Kota, Shriram Group, JJ The large number of industries set up by the group and the central government, probably, have never been installed in Rajasthan. No terrain of Udaipur has been left where large or medium scale industries have not been established. Infrastructure facilities were provided to the entrepreneurs by developing industrial areas in all the districts. In Jaipur state capital, the Vishwakarma industrial zone with all facilities was established which was considered to be the largest sector of small scale industries across Asia at that time.
Special attention was given to industrialisation in the private sector as well as public sector. It suited the socialist ideology of Mr. Susadia and his party. There is an example of sodium sulphate plant in Didwana, Bikaner and woollen mills at Ladulpur, hi-tech glass plant at Dholpur, establishment and strengthening of the leather factory, etc. For the first time in the state, a textile mill in Gulabpura in the cooperative sector and a Shugar mill in Keshoraipatan were established. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation has been set up in the government sector. Similarly, Rajasthan state Electricity Board was created.
Shri Sukhadia Set up a number of corporations with the objective of providing infrastructural facilities, including Rajasthan White Corporation, Rajasthan Industrial Development and Appropriation Corporation, Rajasthan Small Industries Corporation, Rajasthan Housing Board and Rajasthan Land Development Corporation etc. Established agricultural produce market committees in the region by formulating Rajasthan Agricultural Produce Marketing Act to provide fair price for their produce to Rajasthan Cooperative Shopping Association (State level) and district level cooperative banks and farmers.
Shri Sukhadia considered the state to be indispensable for all round development of art, culture, sports, literature etc. A number of institutions have been set up for the Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi, Rajasthan State Sports Council, Oriental Research Foundation, etc.
He not only built and developed institutions but also gave full respect to the institutions. For the expansion of the building of the University of Rajasthan, you have provided resources with sufficient land. It is difficult to find such huge and beautiful buildings elsewhere in the Rajasthan architecture. Dr. Mohan Singh Mehta was the founder Vice-chancellor of the university in true sense. Many opportunities come when you Mehta sought time to meet the chief Minister. In response, Mr. Sukhadia himself visited them at his place of residence. He knew to show respect to the dignity and prestige of a university and its vice-chancellor. Similarly, with the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court, they had to have a formal discussion, they themselves were going to meet them.
Shri Sukhadia was famous for his charming smile. Every small person who comes in contact with him was the one who used to be the offerings of his smile. Even while facing various political and administrative problems, they were never stressed. "Forget and forgive." "There was a theory of his life. Instead of expecting somebody to err, they used to pardon him. With his smile and generous kshamabhav, he had been captivate all the state functionaries and political workers in a way. It infused a unique spirit of discipline and devotion, and all the great Anushtham of realizing their dream of building new Rajasthan. Explaining the importance of proper training to the administrative officers from time to time, you set up an Officer training institute which has a unique place in the training institutes all over the country and abroad today.
Administrative Culture
Shri Sukhaadia, following the highest ideals of the public administration, developed an administrative culture in the state, which led to mutual trust and amity among politicians and administrative officials, including ministers on the one hand and political interference on the other handThe administrative authorities were not only free to express their views, but also to respect their impartial opinion. He has always encouraged innovation and innovative experiments in the field of governance. He continued to endeavor to improve the public administration and the Panchayati Raj system. After a short gap, they invited suggestions for administrative reforms and reforms in Panchayati Raj system by expert committees and also to implement those suggestions. He set up a separate department in the name of "evaluation organisation" to keep the implementation of the Panchayati Raj system in force sustainable. For the last few years, discussions have been going on with the Lokpal and the Lok Ayukta. But Mr. Sukadia, in his wisdom, created an empowered form of vigilance Commissioner to eradicate corruption as an effective and practical administrative innovation.
There was no point relating to development of agriculture, education, health and medicine, drinking water, roads, employment, housing, social welfare, tourism, cooperatives, animal husbandry, etc., on which they have not implemented the practical schemes of intensive thinking. They were busy building their dreams in Rajasthan from 5 o'clock till late night. There was no village in Rajasthan where they did not have a meaningful effort to interview and redress their problems. Rajasthan had settled in Rome and in the minds of the people of Rajasthan.