RAS question
In January 2026, Rajasthan launched Gram Utthan Shivirs (Village Upliftment Camps) linked to which major state event?
Correct answer: (B) Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM).
Rajasthan's Gram Utthan Shivirs, or Village Upliftment Camps, were linked to the Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM) 2026.
Explanation
The linkage is to the Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM) 2026 because the village upliftment camps formed part of Rajasthan's preparations for that agritech meet. The camps began from Basant Panchami, and one-day camps were scheduled from January 23 at girdawar circle level. Their purpose also fits GRAM's governance-agriculture context: the camps were meant to take central and state government schemes to farmers, livestock owners and rural households locally, with departments handling agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, dairy, rural development and panchayati raj services. That makes GRAM 2026 the substantive event, not a general industry, digital or investment summit.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Rajasthan Startup Festival does not fit agriculture-linked village camps for farmers, livestock owners and rural households ahead of GRAM 2026.
- (C) Rajasthan DigiFest is a digital-event option, whereas the camps were agriculture-linked village camps ahead of GRAM 2026.
- (D) Invest Rajasthan Summit is an investment-summit option, while the camps were connected with the Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet 2026.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan current-affairs governance, especially how welfare delivery camps are linked with flagship state events. Such event-scheme linkages recur in RAS because they connect administration, agriculture, rural development and departmental coordination.