Welcome to the Ujiyari Bihar Current Affairs notes for 20 August 2026, prepared for BPSC and other State PCS aspirants. Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan handed CM Samrat Choudhary a sanction letter for 11.19 lakh PMAY-G houses worth Rs 13,427 crore at a state-level programme in Patna. Bihar’s Cabinet, meeting a day earlier, cleared the 336-km Buxar-Bhagalpur Expressway and 12 other proposals spanning digital governance, agriculture and cooperatives. The BPSC also notified its fourth teacher-recruitment phase, and the IMD issued a yellow alert for the state’s northeastern districts. Each item below carries a Prelims fact table and a Mains angle, followed by five practice MCQs.

1. Centre Approves 11.19 Lakh PMAY-G Houses for Bihar Worth Rs 13,427 Crore

Why in News: Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed a state-level Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) programme in Patna and handed CM Samrat Choudhary the sanction letter, on 20 August 2026.

What happened: 11,18,937 pucca houses were approved for Bihar under PMAY-G, with an allocation of Rs 13,427 crore. Cumulatively, 24,30,327 houses have now been approved for Bihar over the preceding two years, at a total outlay of Rs 29,164 crore.

Bihar Relevance:

  • Prelims: 11,18,937 houses approved, Rs 13,427 crore; cumulative two-year figure 24,30,327 houses, Rs 29,164 crore.
  • Mains: Discuss PMAY-G’s role in rural housing delivery and Centre-state coordination in welfare-scheme implementation (GS2).

2. Bihar Cabinet Clears 13 Proposals, Including the Buxar-Bhagalpur Expressway

Why in News: The Bihar Cabinet, chaired by CM Samrat Choudhary, cleared 13 agenda items on 19 August 2026, spanning infrastructure, digital governance, agriculture and energy.

What happened: Key approvals: a 336-km, six-lane greenfield Buxar-Bhagalpur Expressway on a PPP/DBFOT model; an MoU between the Bihar IT Department and Taiyo AI India Pvt Ltd to build a state AI ecosystem; an amendment to the Bihar Social Media and Online Media Rules, 2026, paying content creators up to Rs 10,000 per 1 lakh views (capped at Rs 1 lakh/video) on government-scheme videos; Rs 83.60 crore for 11,000 new private tube wells; Rs 63.92 crore via COMFED for livestock/dairy productivity; and 48,200 MT of new cooperative storage capacity.

Bihar Relevance:

  • Prelims: Buxar-Bhagalpur Expressway: 336 km, six-lane, PPP/DBFOT; creator-payment scheme cap Rs 1 lakh/video.
  • Mains: Discuss PPP-based expressway financing and state-level digital/AI governance MoUs as instruments of Bihar’s infrastructure and digital-economy strategy (GS3).

3. BPSC TRE 4.0 Notification Released, 32,388 Teacher Vacancies

Why in News: The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) released Advertisement No. 14/2026, notifying the fourth phase of the Bihar Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE 4.0), on 18 August 2026.

What happened: 32,388 total vacancies were notified across Primary (Class 1-5), Middle (6-8), and Secondary/Senior Secondary (9-12) posts; online applications open 1 September 2026.

Bihar Relevance:

  • Prelims: TRE 4.0, Advertisement No. 14/2026; 32,388 vacancies.
  • Mains: Note as a direct exam-notification item of immediate relevance for BPSC/TRE aspirants.

4. IMD Yellow Alert for Heavy Rain and Thunderstorm in Northeastern Bihar

Why in News: The IMD issued a yellow alert for 20 August 2026 covering seven northeastern Bihar districts, linked to a low-pressure system over northern Jharkhand.

What happened: Yellow alert (thunderstorm, lightning, 30-40 kmph winds) for Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, Madhepura, Saharsa; additional rain forecast for 12 more districts including Muzaffarpur and Bhagalpur; max temperature 34-36°C.

Bihar Relevance:

  • Prelims: Seven districts under yellow alert: Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, Madhepura, Saharsa.
  • Mains: Discuss monsoon-linked disaster-preparedness mechanisms in Bihar’s flood-prone northeastern districts (GS1/GS3).

5. F1 SIM Racing India Open 2026: Patna City Trials Held

Why in News: The Bihar State Sports Authority conducted City Trials for the F1 SIM Racing India Open 2026 in Patna on 17-18 August 2026.

What happened: The Patna leg progressed qualifying participants to the Zonal round, ahead of the national Finals in Mumbai, with a prize pool of Rs 1 crore each for Senior and Junior categories.

Bihar Relevance:

  • Prelims: F1 SIM Racing India Open 2026; prize pool Rs 1 crore each (Senior, Junior).
  • Mains: Note as an example of state sports-authority initiatives promoting esports and simulation-based sporting disciplines.

Practice MCQs

1. The Centre’s PMAY-G approval for Bihar, announced 20 August 2026, sanctioned how many new pucca houses?

a) 11,18,937 b) 24,30,327 c) 13,427 d) 32,388

Answer: a Explanation: Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan handed CM Samrat Choudhary a sanction letter for 11,18,937 pucca houses under PMAY-G worth Rs 13,427 crore, part of a cumulative 24,30,327 houses approved for Bihar over the preceding two years.

2. The Bihar Cabinet’s 19 August 2026 approval of the Buxar-Bhagalpur Expressway specified which financing model?

a) Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) b) Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) c) PPP/DBFOT model d) Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) only

Answer: c Explanation: The Bihar Cabinet approved the 336-km, six-lane greenfield Buxar-Bhagalpur Expressway on a PPP/DBFOT (Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer) model, one of 13 proposals cleared at the 19 August 2026 Cabinet meeting.

3. BPSC’s TRE 4.0 notification, released 18 August 2026, announced how many teacher vacancies?

a) 21,749 b) 27,969 c) 32,388 d) 40,200

Answer: c Explanation: BPSC’s Advertisement No. 14/2026 notified 32,388 teacher vacancies across Primary, Middle and Secondary/Senior Secondary posts under TRE 4.0, with online applications opening 1 September 2026.

4. The IMD’s yellow alert for 20 August 2026 covering seven Bihar districts was linked to a low-pressure system over which state?

a) West Bengal b) Uttar Pradesh c) Odisha d) Jharkhand

Answer: d Explanation: The IMD’s yellow alert for thunderstorms and lightning across seven northeastern Bihar districts, including Supaul, Araria and Purnia, was linked to a low-pressure system over northern Jharkhand.

5. The F1 SIM Racing India Open 2026 City Trials, held in Patna on 17-18 August 2026, carried a prize pool of how much per category?

a) Rs 50 lakh b) Rs 1 crore c) Rs 2 crore d) Rs 25 lakh

Answer: b Explanation: The F1 SIM Racing India Open 2026, whose Patna City Trials were conducted by the Bihar State Sports Authority, carries a prize pool of Rs 1 crore each for the Senior and Junior categories.