Though still in his teens, the Maharaja in his eagerness and enthusiasm took all possible steps to provide relief to famine stricken people. He, therefore, decided to take Famine Department in his personal charge and made tour of the famine affected areas on camel and horse-back in order to acquaint himself with the needs of the people and the size and intensity of their suffering which enabled him to take effective measures to combat the same.

The young Maharaja immediately got in touch with the best experts in development of Railways which was so great that by the end of 1935, a net work of Railway over 1000 miles long was spread throughout the desert state of Bikaner. It would be relevant to mention that the Bikaner State Railway had the pride of being the biggest Railway in Rajasthan.