RAS question
How many districts does Rajasthan have as of 2024?
Correct answer: (C) 41.
As of December 2024, Rajasthan has 41 districts after the state government dissolved nine of the new districts created earlier.
Explanation
Rajasthan's district count stands at 41 because the 2024 Cabinet decision reversed part of the 2023 reorganisation. In 2023, 19 new districts had taken the total to 50, and nine of those were dissolved in December 2024. Akashvani News reports that the Rajasthan government announced the dissolution of nine new districts and that, after the decision, Rajasthan would have 7 divisions and 41 districts. Akashvani News also attributes the decision to a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and records the government's stated reason: a review committee found those districts not viable.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 50 reflects the temporary post-2023 count, before the December 2024 decision dissolved nine of the new districts.
- (B) 33 was the pre-2023 district count, so it ignores both the 2023 additions and the later partial rollback.
- (D) 36 does not match the post-decision count of 41 supported by the Akashvani News report.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's administrative geography, especially changes in district and divisional organisation. It recurs in RAS because district reorganisation affects polity, governance, mapping, and current-affairs questions.