Kurukshetra’s June 2026 Special Issue is themed “Technology for Welfare” (Hindi: “Kalyan Ke Liye Pradhogiki Visheshank”). Per the publisher’s description, the issue covers four areas: Smart Villages (technology-based community development), FinTech for rural populations, technology-enabled social protection, and HealthTech and digital healthcare access.
Article-by-article gists of this issue are not yet published anywhere; this page records the verified theme and coverage areas and will be expanded with full chapter analyses when the issue’s summaries become available (typically by late June).
Why This Theme Matters for UPSC
“Technology for welfare” is the connective tissue across GS2 and GS3 in 2026: the DBT-JAM stack, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, e-Shram, ONDC’s rural commerce push and AI-assisted service delivery all sit inside it. Pair this issue with Yojana April 2026 (“Futuristic Science & Tech”), which covers the same stack from the technology side.
Anchor Concepts to Revise Meanwhile
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| DBT + JAM | Direct Benefit Transfer riding Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, Mobile; Rs 34 lakh crore+ delivered across 370+ schemes |
| ABDM | Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission; health IDs, registries, telemedicine rails |
| e-Shram | National database of unorganised workers for portable social security |
| CSC | Common Service Centres; ~6 lakh last-mile digital service points |
| eSanjeevani | National telemedicine service connecting rural patients to doctors |
| ONDC | Open Network for Digital Commerce; opens e-commerce rails to small rural sellers |
UPSC GS Relevance
- GS2: e-governance, welfare scheme delivery, health and social protection architecture
- GS3: financial inclusion, digital economy, technology missions
