RAS question
The Rajasthan Semiconductor Policy 2026 was released under which Chief Minister to position the state in global chip supply chains?
Correct answer: (B) Bhajanlal Sharma.
The Rajasthan Semiconductor Policy 2026 was released under Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma to push Rajasthan into electronics manufacturing and semiconductor supply chains.
Explanation
Bhajan Lal Sharma is the right answer because the Press Information Bureau release identifies him as Chief Minister of Rajasthan and records his statement that the state government came out with the Rajasthan Semiconductor Policy in March 2026. The release places the policy in the context of Rajasthan entering the strategically important semiconductor industry, with Bhiwadi seeing a semiconductor ATMP/OSAT facility and an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster. The policy aimed to attract ESDM investment, create skilled semiconductor jobs, and support chip design parks and fabrication-related activity. The point for RAS is not a technical chip-design detail, but the linkage between a current Rajasthan industrial policy and the Chief Minister under whom it was announced.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Ashok Gehlot is not the answer because the 2026 semiconductor policy reference is connected to Bhajan Lal Sharma, not Gehlot.
- (C) Vasundhara Raje is not supported here; the Press Information Bureau release names Bhajan Lal Sharma as the Chief Minister present and linked to the March 2026 policy.
- (D) Sachin Pilot is not the relevant Rajasthan Chief Minister for this policy; Bhajan Lal Sharma is identified in that role.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan current affairs within industrial policy, especially how state-level initiatives connect with national semiconductor and electronics-manufacturing programmes. It recurs in RAS because such policies combine governance, economy, location advantage, and employment themes in one fact pattern.