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Polity, Governance and Current Affairs

Key Points at a Glance

Current Affairs: Events, Personalities, Rajasthan Welfare Schemes, Awards, Sports, Yoga

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Key Points at a Glance

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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%

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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