Kota looks to IT and tourism for economic revival amid student suicide crisis

As incidents of students committing suicide have hit the coaching centres and dented the local economy in this Rajasthan town, businessmen and industrialists are pinning their hopes on sectors such as IT and tourism for a turnaround in their fortunes, and expecting favourable announcements for these areas in the Union Budget.

With the Chambal Riverfront constructed at the cost of Rs 1,400 crore during the previous Congress government in the state, the region now has two tiger reserves in Kota and Bundi. In addition, it also boasts of historical places, heritage sites, ancient temples and wall paintings.