At a late-night meeting on 3 December, the Rajasthan Cabinet approved a sweeping Non-Resident Rajasthani Policy 2025 (NRRP) aimed at turning the state’s 6-million-strong overseas community into a development engine. The NRRP offers streamlined investment clearances, dedicated help-desks at Jaipur airport and special OCI-linked privileges for returning professionals.
The same session cleared a Trade Promotion Policy that modernises licences for 10 lakh small traders and a Tourism Policy focused on private-sector partnerships. Together, the reforms align state rules with the federal Jan Vishwas Act, replacing minor criminal penalties with administrative fines to make compliance less intimidating for SMEs and expatriate investors.
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For mobility managers, the headline is the NRRP’s promise of a single-window portal for land allotment, startup mentoring and fast-track labour approvals—critical for overseas Indians looking to relocate operations. Pilot “diaspora clusters” near Ajmer and Jodhpur will offer serviced plots and plug-and-play offices on 15-year leases, while banks are being nudged to create tailored NRI credit lines.
State officials say the policy will be rolled out in Q1-2026 with roadshows in Dubai, London and New York. They target INR 5,000 crore in diaspora investment and 40,000 new jobs over three years, betting that hometown affinity can offset broader macro-uncertainty.
The same session cleared a Trade Promotion Policy that modernises licences for 10 lakh small traders and a Tourism Policy focused on private-sector partnerships. Together, the reforms align state rules with the federal Jan Vishwas Act, replacing minor criminal penalties with administrative fines to make compliance less intimidating for SMEs and expatriate investors.
For mobility managers, the headline is the NRRP’s promise of a single-window portal for land allotment, startup mentoring and fast-track labour approvals—critical for overseas Indians looking to relocate operations. Pilot “diaspora clusters” near Ajmer and Jodhpur will offer serviced plots and plug-and-play offices on 15-year leases, while banks are being nudged to create tailored NRI credit lines.
State officials say the policy will be rolled out in Q1-2026 with roadshows in Dubai, London and New York. They target INR 5,000 crore in diaspora investment and 40,000 new jobs over three years, betting that hometown affinity can offset broader macro-uncertainty.
