Current Affairs: Events, Personalities, Rajasthan Welfare Schemes, Awards, Sports, Yoga
Key facts
- Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya (MAA) Yojana — Coverage: ₹25 lakh per family per year (₹5 lakh insurance + ₹20 lakh trust mode)
- Shri Annapurna Rasoi Yojana (formerly Indira Rasoi) — Scale: 1,000 rasois across 240 urban bodies — Meal price: ₹8 per plate (state subsidy ₹22/plate)
- Palanhar Yojana — Orphans aged 0–6: ₹1,500/month; aged 6–18: ₹2,500/month — Other eligible children: ₹750/month (0–6) and ₹1,500/month (6–18)
- Modified ERCP (Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal) — Drinking water: 17 districts, 3.25 crore population — New irrigation: 2.51 lakh hectares of new farmland
- Jan Aadhaar — Schemes integrated: 175+ welfare schemes and services — DBT: ₹78,300 crore facilitated through 184 crore+ transactions
Major Rajasthan Welfare Schemes — At a Glance
MAA Yojana
Health
₹25L cover
1.33 cr families
Annapurna Rasoi
Food Security
₹8/plate
9.21 cr plates/yr
Palanhar Yojana
Child Welfare
₹1,500–2,500/mo
6.15 L children
ERCP
Water
₹37,200 cr
17 districts, 3.25 cr people
Key Points at a Glance
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Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya (MAA) Yojana
- Coverage: ₹25 lakh per family per year (₹5 lakh insurance + ₹20 lakh trust mode)
- Beneficiaries: 1.33 crore families
- Annual budget: ₹2,500 crore; 24 lakh+ patients treated annually
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Shri Annapurna Rasoi Yojana (formerly Indira Rasoi)
- Scale: 1,000 rasois across 240 urban bodies
- Meal price: ₹8 per plate (state subsidy ₹22/plate)
- Annual output: 9.21 crore plates; annual expenditure ₹250 crore
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Palanhar Yojana
- Orphans aged 0–6: ₹1,500/month; aged 6–18: ₹2,500/month
- Other eligible children: ₹750/month (0–6) and ₹1,500/month (6–18)
- 2024-25: 6.15 lakh children benefited; total expenditure ₹861.37 crore
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Modified ERCP (Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal)
- Drinking water: 17 districts, 3.25 crore population
- New irrigation: 2.51 lakh hectares of new farmland
- Status: Declared national project by Union Cabinet
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Jan Aadhaar
- Schemes integrated: 175+ welfare schemes and services
- DBT: ₹78,300 crore facilitated through 184 crore+ transactions
- Coverage: 97%+ of state population enrolled
- Family head: woman above 18 is mandatorily designated
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Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS)
- Beneficiaries: 13.65 lakh families of govt employees, pensioners, MLAs
- Network: 740+ empanelled private hospitals
- 2024-25: ₹2,370.82 crore expenditure; 130.72 lakh claims
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Mukhyamantri Nishulk Nirogi Rajasthan Yojana
- Free medicines: 1,240 drugs + 428 surgical items at all govt health facilities
- 2024-25: 14.93 crore patients benefited
- Expenditure: ₹1,221.76 crore
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Mukhyamantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojana
- Entitlement: 125 days of urban employment per year (Jan Aadhaar families)
- 2024-25: 6.53 lakh families registered; 86.48 lakh human days generated
- Gender: 80%+ laborers are women
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Chief Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
- Benefit: Additional ₹2,000/year state top-up over PM-KISAN (combined ₹8,000/year)
- Annual provision: ₹1,400 crore
- Transfer: DBT directly through Jan Aadhaar linked accounts
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Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit 2024
- Dates: 9–11 December 2024, Jaipur
- MoUs: ₹35 lakh crore from 32 countries; 17 partner countries
- Delegates: 20,000+; inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi
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Rajasthan's GSDP (2024-25)
- GSDP: ₹17.04 lakh crore; growth rate 7.82%
- Per capita income: ₹1.85 lakh (+11.04%)
- Sectoral share: Agriculture 26.92%, Industry 27.16%, Services 45.92%
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Ayushman Vay Vandan Scheme
- Launch: 29 October 2024
- Target: Senior citizens aged 70 years and above
- Coverage: Up to ₹5 lakh cashless treatment; approx. 22 lakh seniors registered
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Rajasthan ranked 1st nationally — Fit India Freedom Run 5.0
- Date: October 2024
- Participants: 36.99 lakh at 9,556 locations
- National share: 6,202 of 10,443 national registered events from Rajasthan
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Chief Minister Anuprati Coaching Scheme
- Eligibility: SC/ST/OBC/MBC/Minorities, family income ≤ ₹8 lakh
- Exams covered: UPSC, RPSC, REET, Patwari, Constable, SI
- 2024-25: 17,704 beneficiaries; ₹81 crore expenditure
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MGNREGS in Rajasthan (2024-25)
- Expenditure: ₹7,676.98 crore
- Employment: 2,309.72 lakh man-days generated; 53.28 lakh households covered
- Milestone: 1.27 lakh households completed 100 days
Introduction and Syllabus Scope
Topic 111 is the RPSC Mains Paper III current-affairs block that links Rajasthan welfare schemes, recent events, awards, personalities, sports, and yoga into one high-yield answer-writing area. Topic 111 is the most wide-ranging item in Unit 1 of Paper III, encompassing five distinct sub-themes: current events, notable personalities, Rajasthan government welfare schemes, awards, and sports/yoga. For RPSC Mains 2026, this translates into a topic where candidates must balance breadth (awareness across all sub-themes) with depth (specific data on schemes). The RPSC Mains 2026 syllabus gives General Studies Paper III 200 marks and places current affairs, Rajasthan government initiatives, awards, sports, and yoga under Unit I.
Why Rajasthan schemes dominate the marks: The RPSC question-setter consistently tests specific scheme details - launch dates, beneficiary counts, benefit amounts, and policy changes - rather than generic awareness. A vague answer about "Chiranjeevi provides health insurance" earns minimal credit; stating "₹25 lakh cover, 1.33 crore families, ₹2,500 crore budget" earns full marks.
December 2023 Political Transition
Rajasthan's BJP government under Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, which came to power in December 2023, has renamed and restructured several schemes associated with the Congress government. Candidates must know both the old and new names:
- "Indira Rasoi" became "Shri Annapurna Rasoi"
- "Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana" became "Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya (MAA) Yojana"
However, the scheme continuity and benefit levels have largely been maintained or enhanced.
Scope Boundaries
Current affairs have a practical cutoff at approximately 12 months before the exam. For RPSC 2026, events from 2024 and early 2025 are most relevant. National events are tested only when they have direct Rajasthan implications - for example:
- Ayushman Bharat coverage extensions affecting Rajasthan
- National awards to Rajasthan-origin personalities
Rajasthan Welfare Schemes — Key Numbers
1.33 cr
Families under MAA Yojana
₹8/plate
Annapurna Rasoi meal cost
6.15 L
Children under Palanhar
17 districts
ERCP coverage
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PREDICTED Predicted RAS Questions
Based on PYQ trends and 2026 syllabus analysis
1 5M Write a short note on Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya (MAA) Yojana.
Model Answer
Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya (MAA) Yojana provides ₹25 lakh cashless health cover per family per year (₹5 lakh insurance + ₹20 lakh trust mode) to 1.33 crore registered families in Rajasthan. It covers 1,819 treatment packages including 73 cancer day-care packages. Budget: ₹2,500 crore (2024-25). It is the renamed and enhanced successor to the Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana.
~50 words • 5 marks
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