111. Current Affairs: Events, Personalities, Rajasthan Welfare Schemes, Awards, Sports, Yoga
समसामयिक घटनाएँ: महत्त्वपूर्ण घटनाएँ, व्यक्तित्व, राजस्थान कल्याण योजनाएँ, पुरस्कार, खेलकूद, योगMajor 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
CORE 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
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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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