MP Current Affairs 4 September 2026

Welcome to the Ujiyari Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs notes for 4 September 2026, prepared for MPPSC State Service and other Madhya Pradesh government examinations. The state cabinet has restructured Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya into three regional technology and skill universities and removed the Rajiv Gandhi name. The Chief Minister transferred over 304 crore rupees to about 1.21 lakh meritorious students for laptops under the Pratibhashali Vidyarthi Protsahan Yojana. At the state-level Balram Jayanti festival in Gwalior he launched the Krishak Kavach Yojana, a Kisan Credit Card portal and offices of 200 newly registered cooperative societies. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended a new Chief Justice for the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and the India Meteorological Department has warned of renewed heavy rain across a large part of the state. Each item carries a Prelims fact set and a Mains angle, followed by five practice MCQs.

1. RGPV Restructured Into Three Regional Technology Universities

Why in News: The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, approved the restructuring of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV) into three regional technology and skill universities on 1 September 2026, dropping “Rajiv Gandhi” from the name.

The three universities and their jurisdictions.

Read the decision precisely. RGPV, established at Bhopal in 1998, was the single affiliating technical university for the whole state. The cabinet approved dissolving it and establishing three regional universities in its place. The Bhopal body succeeds RGPV directly; the Ujjain and Jabalpur bodies are existing autonomous engineering colleges being raised to university status, so the decision is part succession and part elevation rather than a simple three-way split.

The administrative argument. A single affiliating university for every engineering, pharmacy and polytechnic institution across Madhya Pradesh carries a well-known set of failure modes: delayed examinations, delayed results, and an affiliation and inspection workload that no single registry can service. Splitting the affiliating function by region is the standard remedy, and it is the same reasoning applied to large affiliating universities elsewhere in India.

The counter-argument worth carrying into an answer. Three universities mean three sets of statutes, three examination systems and three standards of evaluation for what was one degree. Regional decentralisation improves responsiveness and risks fragmenting comparability, and a good answer names the trade-off rather than only the benefit.

Madhya Pradesh Relevance:

• Prelims: The cabinet approved splitting RGPV into three regional technology and skill universities on 1 September 2026.
• Prelims: The Bhopal institution becomes Madhya Bharat Proudyogiki Evam Kaushal Vishwavidyalaya.
• Prelims: The Ujjain institution becomes Malwa Proudyogiki Evam Kaushal Vishwavidyalaya, covering Ujjain and Indore divisions.
• Prelims: The Jabalpur institution becomes Mahakaushal Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, covering Jabalpur, Rewa, Sagar and Shahdol divisions.
• Prelims: RGPV was established at Bhopal in 1998 as the state’s technical university.
• Mains: Decentralisation of affiliating universities, the trade-off between regional responsiveness and comparability of degrees (GS2 education, governance).

2. Over 304 Crore Rupees Transferred for Student Laptops

Why in News: Chief Minister Mohan Yadav made a single-click transfer of over 304 crore rupees to about 1.21 lakh meritorious students under the Pratibhashali Vidyarthi Protsahan Yojana on 1 September 2026, at the Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium, Bhopal.

The scheme in numbers.

Why the eligibility condition is the examinable part. The threshold is not merely a mark but a mark in the first attempt, which converts the scheme from a general subsidy into an incentive with a defined behavioural target. Whether such conditionality improves outcomes or merely rewards students who would have performed anyway is the standing question in the evaluation literature on merit-linked transfers, and it is the right frame for a Mains answer.

The delivery method matters too. A single-click Direct Benefit Transfer to bank accounts removes the intermediate procurement step, so the state does not buy and distribute hardware. That avoids the tendering and obsolescence problems of in-kind distribution, and shifts the choice of device to the student.

Madhya Pradesh Relevance:

• Prelims: Over 304 crore rupees was transferred to about 1.21 lakh students on 1 September 2026.
• Prelims: The scheme is the Pratibhashali Vidyarthi Protsahan Yojana.
• Prelims: Each eligible student receives 25,000 rupees toward a laptop.
• Prelims: Eligibility requires 75 per cent or more in Class 12 in the first attempt.
• Prelims: The transfer was made at the Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium, Bhopal.
• Mains: Conditional cash transfers versus in-kind distribution, and the evaluation problem in merit-linked incentives (GS2 education, welfare delivery).

3. Krishak Kavach Yojana Launched at the State Balram Jayanti Festival

Why in News: At the state-level Balram Jayanti Festival and Cooperative Farmers’ Conclave at Gwalior on 2 September 2026, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav launched the Krishak Kavach Yojana, a Kisan Credit Card portal and a simplified Zero-Per-Cent Interest Scheme, and inaugurated the offices of 200 newly registered Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies.

What Krishak Kavach actually does. As background, the scheme was approved by the state cabinet on 4 August 2026, and it creates a fund of 100 crore rupees so that about 5,000 farmers, whose cooperative loan accounts are frozen behind pending inquiries into irregularities, can obtain fresh credit instead of being blocked as defaulters. The Apex Bank and district central cooperative banks contribute 50 crore rupees and the state 25 crore rupees as share capital.

The design point worth an answer. In the ordinary cooperative credit chain a farmer’s access to fresh credit is hostage to the state of the society through which the loan passed. Where an inquiry into that society’s accounts is pending, the farmer is blocked for a reason unconnected to their own repayment conduct, loses interest subvention, and has no practical remedy while the inquiry runs. A fund that restores lending in the interim separates the farmer’s access to credit from the pace of an administrative investigation.

The event’s framing. The programme sits within the state’s declared Farmer Welfare Year 2026. Balram Jayanti, observed as a festival of farmers and cooperatives, is the occasion. Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia also addressed the conclave on strengthening cooperatives.

The cooperative credit structure, which MPPSC asks about directly. Short-term cooperative credit in India runs in three tiers: Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) at the village level, District Central Cooperative Banks at the district level, and a State Cooperative Bank at the apex. The Kisan Credit Card, introduced in 1998, provides short-term crop credit, with interest subvention and a prompt repayment incentive bringing the effective rate down for farmers who repay on time.

Madhya Pradesh Relevance:

• Prelims: The Krishak Kavach Yojana was launched at Gwalior on 2 September 2026 at the state Balram Jayanti Festival.
• Prelims: It was approved by the state cabinet on 4 August 2026, with a fund of 100 crore rupees for about 5,000 farmers.
• Prelims: The Apex Bank and district central cooperative banks contribute 50 crore rupees and the state 25 crore rupees as share capital.
• Prelims: A Kisan Credit Card portal and a simplified Zero-Per-Cent Interest Scheme were launched at the same event.
• Prelims: Offices of 200 newly registered PACS were inaugurated.
• Prelims: The programme sits within Madhya Pradesh’s Farmer Welfare Year 2026.
• Prelims: Short-term cooperative credit runs through PACS, District Central Cooperative Banks and a State Cooperative Bank.
• Prelims: The Kisan Credit Card scheme was introduced in 1998.
• Mains: Restoring credit access to borrowers stranded by pending inquiries into cooperative societies, as an instrument of farm credit reform (GS3 agriculture, cooperation).

4. A New Chief Justice Recommended for the Madhya Pradesh High Court

Why in News: The Supreme Court Collegium, in resolutions dated 31 August 2026 and published that evening, recommended Justice Alpesh Yeshvant Kogje, a sitting judge of the Gujarat High Court, for appointment as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

The wider round. The same set of resolutions covered four High Courts: Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

A recommendation is not an appointment. The Collegium recommends and the President appoints by warrant, through the Memorandum of Procedure. The government may return a recommendation once; a reiteration by the Collegium is ordinarily binding.

The provisions to know. Article 217 governs the appointment of High Court judges, Article 222 their transfer, and Article 224 additional and acting judges. For the appointment of a High Court Chief Justice, the Collegium comprises the Chief Justice of India and the two senior-most judges of the Supreme Court.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court itself. Its principal seat is at Jabalpur, with benches at Indore and Gwalior, made permanent in 1968. It was established on 2 January 1936 by Letters Patent as the Nagpur High Court, and continued, by legal fiction, as the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on the reorganisation of states in 1956.

Madhya Pradesh Relevance:

• Prelims: Justice Alpesh Yeshvant Kogje of the Gujarat High Court was recommended as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
• Prelims: The resolutions are dated 31 August 2026, were published that evening, and covered four High Courts.
• Prelims: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has its principal seat at Jabalpur, with benches at Indore and Gwalior.
• Prelims: Article 217 governs appointment of High Court judges and Article 222 governs transfer.
• Prelims: For a High Court Chief Justice, the Collegium is the CJI and the two senior-most Supreme Court judges.
• Mains: The Collegium as a judicially created mechanism, and the Memorandum of Procedure as the unresolved gap between recommendation and appointment (GS2 judiciary).

5. India Meteorological Department Warns of Renewed Heavy Rain

Why in News: The India Meteorological Department warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall over Madhya Pradesh in the following 48 hours on 4 September 2026, with eastern and northern parts of the state worst placed, and the Chief Minister directed district administrations to remain alert.

The reported spread. A yellow alert for heavy rain covered 14 districts, with an orange alert for Shivpuri and Sheopur for extremely heavy rain. A separate warning for lightning and squalls of up to 40 kmph covered 33 districts. The Son river was flowing above the danger mark.

The IMD colour code, which is asked directly.

The rainfall classes. Heavy rainfall is 64.5 to 115.5 mm in 24 hours, very heavy is 115.6 to 204.4 mm, and extremely heavy is above 204.4 mm.

The state machinery. The State Disaster Management Authority, chaired by the Chief Minister, and the District Disaster Management Authority, chaired by the District Collector, are constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Madhya Pradesh’s rivers in the affected belt drain chiefly through the Narmada, the Betwa and the Chambal, the last two being tributaries of the Yamuna system.

Madhya Pradesh Relevance:

• Prelims: The IMD warned of heavy to very heavy rain over Madhya Pradesh on 4 September 2026, with eastern and northern districts worst placed.
• Prelims: Heavy rainfall is 64.5 to 115.5 mm in 24 hours; very heavy is 115.6 to 204.4 mm.
• Prelims: IMD warning colours run green, yellow, orange and red, with red meaning take action.
• Prelims: The State Disaster Management Authority is chaired by the Chief Minister under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
• Prelims: The District Disaster Management Authority is chaired by the District Collector.
• Mains: Early warning to last-mile response as the weak link in state disaster management (GS3 disaster management).

Practice MCQs

1. The restructuring of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya approved by the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet is best described as:

a) The establishment of three new greenfield technical universities in addition to the existing one b) The conversion of an affiliating state technical university into a single unitary residential university c) The division of one state-wide affiliating technical university into three regional universities d) The merger of three regional engineering colleges into a single state technology university

Answer: c Explanation: The decision divides RGPV, which was the single affiliating technical university for the whole of Madhya Pradesh, into three regional technology and skill universities seated at Bhopal, Ujjain and Jabalpur, and removes “Rajiv Gandhi” from the name. RGPV is dissolved and replaced rather than supplemented, which is why option (a) is wrong; the Bhopal body succeeds it directly, while the Ujjain and Jabalpur bodies are existing autonomous engineering colleges raised to university status. The Bhopal university covers Bhopal, Narmadapuram, Chambal and Gwalior divisions; the Ujjain university covers Ujjain and Indore; the Jabalpur university covers Jabalpur, Rewa, Sagar and Shahdol.

2. The Krishak Kavach Yojana, launched in Madhya Pradesh at the Balram Jayanti Festival, is designed to help which category of farmers?

a) Farmers whose crops have been damaged by hailstorm in the preceding rabi season b) Farmers whose cooperative loan accounts are blocked because an inquiry into irregularities is pending c) Farmers who have never previously held a Kisan Credit Card d) Farmers who repay their short-term crop loan before the due date

Answer: b Explanation: As background, the scheme was approved by the state cabinet on 4 August 2026 and was launched at Gwalior on 2 September 2026. It creates a fund of 100 crore rupees so that about 5,000 farmers whose cooperative loan accounts are frozen behind pending inquiries into irregularities can obtain fresh credit rather than remain blocked. The Apex Bank and district central cooperative banks contribute 50 crore rupees and the state 25 crore rupees as share capital. Option (d) describes the prompt repayment incentive under the Kisan Credit Card interest subvention, which is a separate mechanism. Short-term cooperative credit runs through PACS, District Central Cooperative Banks and a State Cooperative Bank.

3. Eligibility for the laptop grant under the Pratibhashali Vidyarthi Protsahan Yojana requires a student to have secured:

a) 60 per cent or more in Class 12, in any attempt b) 85 per cent or more in Class 10, in the first attempt c) A rank within the top ten thousand of the state merit list in Class 12 d) 75 per cent or more in Class 12, in the first attempt

Answer: d Explanation: The scheme provides 25,000 rupees toward a laptop for students scoring 75 per cent or more in Class 12 in the first attempt. The first-attempt condition is what converts the scheme from a general subsidy into a targeted incentive. On 1 September 2026 the Chief Minister transferred over 304 crore rupees to about 1.21 lakh students under the scheme at the Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium in Bhopal, with cumulative spending under the scheme stated as more than 2,000 crore rupees.

4. For the appointment of a Chief Justice of a High Court, the Supreme Court Collegium consists of:

a) The Chief Justice of India and the two senior-most judges of the Supreme Court b) The Chief Justice of India and the four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court c) The Chief Justice of India, the Union Law Minister and two senior judges d) The Chief Justice of the High Court concerned and two of its senior-most judges

Answer: a Explanation: The composition was fixed by the Third Judges Case (1998), an advisory opinion under Article 143. For a High Court Chief Justice the Collegium is the CJI and the two senior-most Supreme Court judges; the five-member formation of the CJI and four senior-most judges applies to Supreme Court appointments. Article 217 governs the appointment of High Court judges and Article 222 their transfer. Justice Alpesh Yeshvant Kogje of the Gujarat High Court was recommended as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in resolutions dated 31 August 2026.

5. In the India Meteorological Department’s classification, rainfall recorded in 24 hours is termed “very heavy” when it falls in the range:

a) 35.6 to 64.4 mm b) 115.6 to 204.4 mm c) 64.5 to 115.5 mm d) Above 204.4 mm

Answer: b Explanation: The IMD classifies 64.5 to 115.5 mm in 24 hours as heavy rainfall, 115.6 to 204.4 mm as very heavy, and above 204.4 mm as extremely heavy. Separately, the warning colour code runs green for no action, yellow for watch, orange for be prepared and red for take action. On 4 September 2026 the IMD warned of heavy to very heavy rain over Madhya Pradesh in the following 48 hours, with eastern and northern parts of the state worst affected, and the State and District Disaster Management Authorities constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 are the responding machinery.