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Rajasthan Current Affairs – February 2026

Rajasthan news of February 2026. India's first Jain "Chadar Mahotsav" is being held in Jaisalmer, showing sacred chadars (cloths) linked to Dada Shri Jindatta Suri Maharaj, about 872 years old. Alwar became India's first district where every citizen has some insurance policy, under the "Insurance for All by 2047" roadmap of the Finance Ministry and IRDAI. The Rajasthan government banned the cutting of Khejri trees across the state after the Bishnoi community's "Khejri Bachao Andolan". The order from the Revenue Department secretary to all district collectors lasts until a full law is made.

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  1. Deputy CM and Finance Minister Diya Kumari presented the Rajasthan Budget 2026-27 in the State Assembly. Total expenditure is about ₹6.7 lakh crore.
  2. A big provision of ₹32,000 crore was made for a project to bring Yamuna water to Shekhawati.
  3. The PRITHWI scheme of about ₹1,500 crore will reduce human-wildlife conflict, develop habitats and promote eco-tourism.
  4. According to the Review, Rajasthan's GSDP at current prices is about ₹18.75 lakh crore, and per capita income is ₹2,02,349, crossing ₹2 lakh for the first time.
  5. Rajasthan was the first state in India to implement the Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act, which now covers about 2% of the workforce.
  6. In FY 2023-24 Rajasthan was India's top wool producer with about 1.6 crore kg, nearly 47% of the country's total of about 3.369 crore kg.
  7. The Army's Konark Corps successfully tested the Strela-10 short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in February 2026.
  8. Agni Varsha 2026 is an Integrated Fire and Manoeuvre Exercise (IFME) held at the Pokhran Field Firing Range, Jaisalmer, in desert and semi-desert conditions to test attack, coordination and accurate firing. Defence journalists from 25 friendly countries watched.
  9. The Rajasthan government banned the cutting of Khejri trees across the state after the Bishnoi community's "Khejri Bachao Andolan". The order from the Revenue Department secretary to all district collectors lasts until a full law is made.
  10. India's first Jain "Chadar Mahotsav" is being held in Jaisalmer, showing sacred chadars (cloths) linked to Dada Shri Jindatta Suri Maharaj, about 872 years old.
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Government & States
20 one-liners
Economy & Banking
19 one-liners
Science, Defence & Environment
8 one-liners
Sports, Days & Culture
4 one-liners

Government & States

20 one-liners

Policy · laws · schemes · states.

National

20 one-liners

20 National — Rajasthan Current Affairs – February 2026.

  • Deputy CM and Finance Minister Diya Kumari presented the Rajasthan Budget 2026-27 in the State Assembly. Total expenditure is about ₹6.7 lakh crore.
  • The Budget was presented as an action plan of the "Viksit Rajasthan@2047" strategy, with a target of per capita income above ₹2 lakh.
  • The Budget proposes a Rajasthan State Testing Agency (RSTA), similar to the National Testing Agency, to make recruitment exams cleaner.
  • The DREAM programme will benefit about 50,000 students. Another plan trains 1,000 youth in English, Japanese, French, German and Korean for global jobs.
  • A carbon credit pilot project will promote climate-friendly farming, and Raj-AMS is a digital agriculture mission using AI and satellites. Mission Raj-GIFT will help farm produce get GI tags and reach new markets.
  • A rural women BPO will be set up in each district with a provision of ₹100 crore.
  • The loan limit under the Mukhyamantri Lakhpati Didi scheme was raised from ₹1 lakh to ₹1.5 lakh. Under the Mukhyamantri Nari Shakti Udyam Protsahan Yojana, women and self-help groups can get loans up to ₹1 crore.
  • Under the pilgrimage scheme, 6,000 senior citizens will get air travel and 50,000 will travel to pilgrimage sites by AC train.
  • The Budget announced a Rajasthan Cyber Crime Control Centre to check cyber crime.
  • A high-level committee was formed to consider the demands of government employees and the recommendations of the 8th Pay Commission.
  • Rajasthan was the first state in India to implement the Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act, which now covers about 2% of the workforce.
  • The Army's Konark Corps successfully tested the Strela-10 short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in February 2026.
  • Strela-10 uses an infrared seeker, not radar, and locks onto the heat of an aircraft or drone engine. Its engagement range is about 6 to 10 km, and it is mounted on the tracked MT-LB vehicle.
  • Strela-10 is meant to stop low-flying fighters, helicopters and suicide drones, and gives moving tanks and infantry columns air cover. The test was done in Pokhran's harsh heat and blowing sand.
  • Strela-10 is of Russian origin. DRDO is also developing its own fourth-generation VSHORADS system with a range of about 6 km, for self-reliance.
  • Agni Varsha 2026 is an Integrated Fire and Manoeuvre Exercise (IFME) held at the Pokhran Field Firing Range, Jaisalmer, in desert and semi-desert conditions to test attack, coordination and accurate firing. Defence journalists from 25 friendly countries watched.
  • Agni Varsha used T-90 tanks, infantry combat vehicles, K-9 Vajra howitzers, Sharang and Bofors guns, rocket systems, ALH Dhruv (WSI) and AH-64 Apache helicopters, and many surveillance and strike drones.
  • The exercise also showed modern battlefield technology such as unmanned aerial systems, anti-drone measures and network-based surveillance.
  • Alwar became India's first district where every citizen has some insurance policy, under the "Insurance for All by 2047" roadmap of the Finance Ministry and IRDAI.
  • Alwar reached full cover through a house-to-house survey that identified the uninsured. 9 villages were declared fully insured, and the insurer was United India Insurance Company Limited.

Economy & Banking

19 one-liners

RBI · markets · trade · reports.

Economy & Banking

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19 Economy & Banking — Rajasthan Current Affairs – February 2026.

  • The Budget estimates the fiscal deficit at about 3.69% of GSDP and says the FRBM norms are followed. The Economic Review separately shows 4.3% for the current year; do not mix the two.
  • A big provision of ₹32,000 crore was made for a project to bring Yamuna water to Shekhawati.
  • The Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26, released with the Budget, is now arranged in 73 thematic chapters instead of departments. It formally shapes the Viksit Rajasthan@2047 roadmap.
  • According to the Review, Rajasthan's GSDP at current prices is about ₹18.75 lakh crore, and per capita income is ₹2,02,349, crossing ₹2 lakh for the first time.
  • The Review shows inflation (CPI) steady at 4.8%, slightly below the national average, and the current-year fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GSDP, within the revised FRBM targets.
  • Rajasthan's foodgrain production rose to 283.98 lakh metric tonnes, says the Economic Review 2025-26.
  • Share in Gross State Value Added (GSVA): services 47.7%, industry 26.5% and agriculture 25.7%. Yet more than 60% of the state's people still depend on agriculture for livelihood.
  • The services sector is the largest, driven by tourism, hospitality, financial services, IT-enabled services and logistics, helped by the post-Covid tourism boom and fintech efforts in Jaipur and Jodhpur.
  • Industry is supported by investment in RIICO industrial parks, the MSME Policy 2024, and the state's lead in stone, cement and hydrocarbon production.
  • Rajasthan has installed over 37,500 MW of renewable energy, the highest in India. The Review highlights the Green Hydrogen Policy and the PM-KUSUM scheme.
  • To end water shortage the Review stresses 9 greenfield projects and completing the phases of the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP).
  • Under "Agriculture 2.0", the state stresses natural farming and the Rajasthan Millets Promotion Mission, to make use of its "millet bowl" identity.
  • In FY 2023-24 Rajasthan was India's top wool producer with about 1.6 crore kg, nearly 47% of the country's total of about 3.369 crore kg.
  • After Rajasthan, the leading wool-producing states are Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat and Maharashtra, in that order. The data come from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
  • The Marwari and Chokla sheep breeds give coarse wool used in carpets and blankets. About 85% of India's wool is the coarse type; the rest is fine wool for clothing.
  • A dry climate, large grazing lands and an old sheep-rearing tradition explain Rajasthan's large wool output.
  • Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the AI-based "Bharat-Vistaar" platform for farmers at Jaipur. It is multilingual and voice-first, starting with Hindi and English.
  • "Bharat-Vistaar" gives weather, mandi prices, crop advice, pest and disease alerts, soil health and scheme information in one place. It also works through voice commands or a text chatbot on feature phones.
  • A digital farmer ID will be created under the platform and linked to services like the PM Fasal Bima Yojana and soil health card. It matches the Digital India and AI-for-agriculture missions.

Science, Defence & Environment

8 one-liners

Space · tech · forces · ecology.

Science & Technology
  • The VIBRANT programme gives mentoring, incubation and entrepreneurship support in colleges. Raj-PAHAL will take education to children of nomadic families through "schools on wheels" and temporary education camps.
  • Under the CM-RISE scheme 400 schools will be upgraded, as announced in the Budget 2026-27.
  • RAJ-SURAKSHA is an emergency response system for accidents, childbirth and heart attacks. RAJ-MAMTA is a mental health programme with a centre of excellence at SMS Medical College, Jaipur.
  • A 500-bed tower will be built at JK Lon Hospital, and a 200-bed paediatric IPD, including a newborn ICU, at RUHS, Jaipur.
Environment & Ecology
  • The PRITHWI scheme of about ₹1,500 crore will reduce human-wildlife conflict, develop habitats and promote eco-tourism.
  • The Rajasthan government banned the cutting of Khejri trees across the state after the Bishnoi community's "Khejri Bachao Andolan". The order from the Revenue Department secretary to all district collectors lasts until a full law is made.
  • The government promised a separate tree protection law in the coming budget session of the Assembly. The agitation by the Bishnoi community included slogans, rallies and fasting in Bikaner and other desert districts.
  • Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) enriches desert soil, gives fodder, checks the spread of the desert and keeps dryland biodiversity. The Bishnoi tradition of protecting trees and wildlife follows the teachings of Guru Jambheshwar.

Sports, Days & Culture

4 one-liners

Results · important days · heritage.

Art, Culture & Tourism
  • The Budget plans an ultra-luxury special tourism zone at Khuri, Jaisalmer, and a tourist facility centre at Kuldhara.
  • A Thar Cultural Circuit will link heritage sites, and a war museum will be built at Jhunjhunu.
  • India's first Jain "Chadar Mahotsav" is being held in Jaisalmer, showing sacred chadars (cloths) linked to Dada Shri Jindatta Suri Maharaj, about 872 years old.
  • In Jain belief these cloths survived the acharya's cremation and were later brought from Patan, Gujarat to Jaisalmer during an epidemic. The three-day event has prayers, discourses, rituals and a grand varghoda (procession). It is expected to boost religious and cultural tourism in Jaisalmer.

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Deputy CM and Finance Minister _____ presented the Rajasthan Budget 2026-27 in the State Assembly. Total expenditure is about ₹6.7 lakh crore.
Diya Kumari
A big provision of _____ was made for a project to bring Yamuna water to Shekhawati.
₹32,000 crore
The _____ scheme of about ₹1,500 crore will reduce human-wildlife conflict, develop habitats and promote eco-tourism.
PRITHWI
According to the Review, Rajasthan's _____ at current prices is about ₹18.75 lakh crore, and per capita income is ₹2,02,349, crossing ₹2 lakh for the first time.
GSDP
In FY _____ Rajasthan was India's top wool producer with about 1.6 crore kg, nearly 47% of the country's total of about 3.369 crore kg.
2023-24
Union Agriculture Minister _____ launched the AI-based "Bharat-Vistaar" platform for farmers at Jaipur. It is multilingual and voice-first, starting with Hindi and English.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
The Army's _____ successfully tested the Strela-10 short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in February 2026.
Konark Corps
_____ is an Integrated Fire and Manoeuvre Exercise (IFME) held at the Pokhran Field Firing Range, Jaisalmer, in desert and semi-desert conditions to test attack, coordination and accurate firing. Defence journalists from 25 friendly countries watched.
Agni Varsha 2026
The Rajasthan government banned the _____ across the state after the Bishnoi community's "Khejri Bachao Andolan". The order from the Revenue Department secretary to all district collectors lasts until a full law is made.
cutting of Khejri trees
_____ became India's first district where every citizen has some insurance policy, under the "Insurance for All by 2047" roadmap of the Finance Ministry and IRDAI.
Alwar
MCQs

  1. Who presented the Rajasthan Budget 2026-27?

    1. Bhajan Lal Sharma
    2. Diya Kumari
    3. Prem Chand Bairwa
    4. Kirodi Lal Meena
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    Answer: Diya Kumari — Diya Kumari is the Deputy CM and Finance Minister of Rajasthan.

  2. How much was provided for the project to bring Yamuna water to Shekhawati?

    1. ₹10,000 crore
    2. ₹32,000 crore
    3. ₹22,000 crore
    4. ₹50,000 crore
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    Answer: ₹32,000 crore — The Budget made a ₹32,000 crore provision for the Yamuna water project.

  3. Which Budget scheme of about ₹1,500 crore targets wildlife conflict and eco-tourism?

    1. VIBRANT
    2. DREAM
    3. RAJ-MAMTA
    4. PRITHWI
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    Answer: PRITHWI — PRITHWI is for reducing human-wildlife conflict, habitat development and eco-tourism.

  4. The first Jain "Chadar Mahotsav" of India was held in which place?

    1. Jaisalmer
    2. Ranakpur
    3. Mount Abu
    4. Osian
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    Answer: Jaisalmer — It showed sacred chadars linked to Dada Shri Jindatta Suri Maharaj, about 872 years old.

  5. What is the total expenditure of the Rajasthan Budget 2026-27, approximately?

    1. ₹4.2 lakh crore
    2. ₹5.5 lakh crore
    3. ₹8.1 lakh crore
    4. ₹6.7 lakh crore
    Show answer

    Answer: ₹6.7 lakh crore — The Budget has total expenditure of about ₹6.7 lakh crore.

  6. What is Rajasthan's per capita income at current prices according to the Economic Review 2025-26?

    1. ₹2,02,349
    2. ₹1,56,000
    3. ₹1,85,500
    4. ₹2,48,000
    Show answer

    Answer: ₹2,02,349 — It crossed ₹2 lakh for the first time.

  7. Which community led the "Khejri Bachao Andolan" in Rajasthan?

    1. Meena
    2. Bishnoi
    3. Gurjar
    4. Bhil
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    Answer: Bishnoi — The agitation led to a state-wide ban on cutting Khejri trees.

  8. The Budget proposed which new agency to conduct recruitment exams?

    1. Rajasthan State Testing Agency
    2. Rajasthan Exam Board
    3. State Recruitment Bureau
    4. Rajasthan Public Test Council
    Show answer

    Answer: Rajasthan State Testing Agency — RSTA is modelled on the National Testing Agency.

  9. Which sector has the biggest share in Rajasthan's GSVA?

    1. Agriculture
    2. Industry
    3. Services sector
    4. Mining
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    Answer: Services sector — Services contribute 47.7%, industry 26.5% and agriculture 25.7%.

  10. The Mukhyamantri Lakhpati Didi loan limit was raised from ₹1 lakh to what amount?

    1. ₹2 lakh
    2. ₹3 lakh
    3. ₹1.5 lakh
    4. ₹5 lakh
    Show answer

    Answer: ₹1.5 lakh — The limit was raised to ₹1.5 lakh in the Budget 2026-27.

  11. How many MW of renewable energy has Rajasthan installed, the highest in India?

    1. About 15,000 MW
    2. Over 37,500 MW
    3. About 22,000 MW
    4. Over 60,000 MW
    Show answer

    Answer: Over 37,500 MW — The Economic Review highlights the lead in renewable energy.

  12. Rajasthan was the first state to implement which law?

    1. Right to Health Act
    2. Minimum Income Guarantee Act
    3. Anti-Paper Leak Act
    4. Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act
    Show answer

    Answer: Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act — It covers about 2% of the state's workforce.

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India's first Jain "Chadar Mahotsav" is being held in Jaisalmer, showing sacred chadars (cloths) linked to Dada Shri Jindatta Suri Maharaj, about 872 years old. Alwar became India's first district where every citizen has some insurance policy, under the "Insurance for All by 2047" roadmap of the Finance Ministry and IRDAI. The Rajasthan government banned the cutting of Khejri trees across the state after the Bishnoi community's "Khejri Bachao Andolan". The order from the Revenue Department secretary to all district collectors lasts until a full law is made. The mind map above holds all 447 news items.

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