Jaipur, Dec. 30 -- As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Rajasthan government completes two years in office in 2025, the period has been marked by a series of major policy decisions that dominated political and public discourse across the state. The government began the year with the state's first Green Budget, focusing on sustainable development, even as it now faces criticism over redefining Aravalli heights - a move environmentalists fear could enable illegal mining. Deputy chief minister Diya Kumari presented the Rs.27,854 crore Green Budget on February 20 for the financial year 2025-26. It outlined the Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2030 and proposed a Centre of Excellence for Climate Change with an allocation of Rs.150 crore. The budget also promised the plantation of 10 crore trees, subsidies for 2.5 lakh farmers to promote natural farming, and Rs.2,700 crore for water harvesting structures across 4,700 villages. Other measures included the Rajasthan Circular Economy Incentive Scheme, Vehicle Scrap Policy, Waste-to-Wealth Parks in all district headquarters, a Clean and Green Technology Development Centre with Rs.250 crore, and a Green Aravalli Development Project. On September 3, the assembly passed the Coaching Centre (Control and Regulation) Bill 2025 to address the alarming rise in student suicides in Kota and other academic hubs. The law establishes a two-tier monitoring system with strict penalties of up to Rs.5 lakh for violations. The state-level authority will be chaired by the Higher Education Department Secretary and include senior officials from the School, Medical, and Technical Education Departments, along with the Director General of Police. Each district will also have a 12-member panel headed by the District Collector, with the Superintendent of Police, Chief Medical and Health Officer, and Chief District Education Officer as members. In the same session, the Assembly cleared the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025 on September 9. The law targets "unlawful conversion from one religion to another by misrepresentation, misinformation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement, online solicitation or by any fraudulent means or by marriage or pretext of marriage and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto." It prescribes imprisonment of up to life and fines of up to Rs.50 lakh. However, the opposition Congress and Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) have criticised it as an assault on the constitutional right to religious freedom. Agriculture minister Kirodi Lal Meena launched a surprise inspection campaign against fake fertiliser and seed producers. The drive led to 90 FIRs, suspension of 54 factory licences, and notices to 853 other firms across Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Ajmer, and Beawar. Following the operation, the state government wrote to the Centre, which ordered a nationwide probe into the issue. During a Cabinet meeting on December 4, the government approved amendments removing jail terms for minor offences under 11 laws through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment and Provisions) Act, 2025. The affected Acts include the Rajasthan Forest Act, 1953; Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955; Rajasthan Warehousing Act, 1956; Rajasthan Electricity (Duty) Act, 1962; and the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009, among others. Law minister Jogaram Patel stated, "Earlier, six-month imprisonment was a must under section 26(1) of the Forest Act for grazing cattles in core forest areas and causing damage to forest lands. Now it will result in a fine of Rs.500. Many times, the tribal villagers take their cattles to the forest due to lack of awareness. They will now be relieved. The amended act will have several such provisions that will ease the daily lives of the people by reducing the weight of punishments for minor offences or technical mistakes." On the industrial front, the government claimed progress on Rs.8 lakh crore worth of investments stemming from the Rising Rajasthan Global Business Summit 2024, where total commitments stood at Rs.35 lakh crore. According to data shared by the Chief Minister's Office, 3,779 of 11,010 MoUs - valued at Rs.8.01 lakh crore or nearly 23% - have been implemented on ground. The Energy Department led with 441 projects worth Rs.6.19 lakh crore. The Industry Department implemented 1,343 MoUs valued at Rs.75,931 crore, while the Urban Development and Housing Department began work on 400 MoUs worth Rs.37,824 crore. After public protests over the Centre's proposal to fix a 100-metre height cut-off for the Aravalli range, the state issued directives to district collectors and SPs on December 28 to initiate a statewide crackdown on illegal mining. The joint drive will run from December 29 2025, to January 15, 2026, across 20 districts. In April, the Cabinet also approved a new Hill Policy introducing a ban on construction on slopes exceeding 15 degrees, covering all urban areas. The policy categorises hills as A (up to 8 degrees slope), B (8-15 degrees slope), and C (above 15 degrees, where construction is barred). It also mandates civic bodies to measure and classify hill slopes within six months, with assistance from the State Remote Sensing Agency. The policy restricts construction near water bodies to preserve ecological balance....