Lack of water is the main obstacle in the development of the state.
Rajasthan is one of the richest states in term of availability and variety of minerals in the country.
Rajasthan has deposits of 18 different types of major and minor minerals.
In recent decades the literacy rate of Rajasthan has increased significantly.
In 1991, the state's literacy rate was only 38.55% (54.99% male and 20.44% female).
In 2001, the literacy rate increased to 60.41%. This was the highest leap in the percentage of literacy recorded in India.
At the Census 2011, Rajasthan had a literacy rate of 67.06% (80.51% male and 52.66% female).
Unemployment is an obstacle in the development of the state.
The warm and dry climate is the obstacle in the development of Rajasthan but irrigation program like Indira Gandhi Canal provide the water to western Rajasthan.