Rajasthan Current Affairs 12 June 2026

A busy week for Rajasthan: the statewide Urban Service Camp-2026 begins today, CM Bhajan Lal Sharma presented the state’s investment-led growth vision at the NITI Aayog Governing Council, and the RAS 2026 application window is live with 607 posts notified. Every item below is web-verified and mapped to the RPSC RAS syllabus.

1. Urban Service Camp-2026 Begins Across Rajasthan Today

Why in News: The Rajasthan government’s statewide Urban Service Camp-2026 (Shahari Seva Shivir) runs from June 12 to July 15, 2026 to clear pending civic work in urban local bodies. A state-level review meeting on June 11, chaired by UDH Additional Chief Secretary Alok Gupta with Local Self Government Secretary Ravi Jain, finalised the preparations.

Background: The camps operate under CM Bhajan Lal Sharma and Urban Development and Housing Minister Jhabar Singh Kharra. Core services include issuance of pattas (title deeds), leasehold-to-freehold conversion, mutation (namantaran), certificates and licences, with on-the-spot processing for schemes such as the Chief Minister’s Free Electricity Scheme and PM-KUSUM. Headline financial concessions: 100 percent interest waiver on pending lease amounts paid lump sum, 60 percent discount on pending lease for freehold conversion, 50 percent discount on mutation charges, and full waiver of interest and penalties for EWS and LIG allottees. The model continues Rajasthan’s “Prashasan Shahron ke Sang” camp-governance tradition for urban land regularisation.

RPSC Relevance: RAS Mains (governance, urban local self-government) and Prelims state current affairs.

2. CM Presents Rajasthan’s Growth Vision at 11th NITI Aayog Governing Council

Why in News: At the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog on June 11, 2026, chaired by PM Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, CM Bhajan Lal Sharma said Rajasthan has signed investment MoUs worth Rs 35 lakh crore, of which projects worth over Rs 9 lakh crore have reached the ground-breaking or execution stage. For the first time, the Chief Ministers of all 28 states attended the meeting.

Background: The 2026 theme was “Inclusive Human Development for Viksit Bharat@2047”. Rajasthan’s stated targets: a USD 350 billion economy by 2029, with GSDP growth cited at 10.24 percent, leveraging the state’s 63 percent youth population and the One District-One Product initiative. The CM cited the 9 MMTPA HPCL Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra (Balotra district) as an industrial milestone; its crude distillation unit began commissioning operations on June 1, 2026, with scheduled commercial operation from July 1, 2026.

RPSC Relevance: RAS Mains (economy of Rajasthan, cooperative federalism). Prelims facts: 11th Governing Council meeting on June 11, 2026, theme “Inclusive Human Development for Viksit Bharat@2047”; Rajasthan targets a USD 350 billion economy by 2029 on Rs 35 lakh crore of MoUs.

3. Hindustan Zinc Signs MoU at Zinc Industrial Park, Bhilwara

Why in News: Hindustan Zinc Limited, the world’s largest integrated zinc producer, signed an MoU with Sulfozyme Agro India Pvt Ltd on June 10, 2026 under its Zinc Industrial Park initiative at Khankhala in Bhilwara district, for sustainable zinc metal recovery and downstream value-added manufacturing.

Background: Sulfozyme Agro will set up operations inside the park to process zinc-based materials into value-added industrial products, with Hindustan Zinc providing assured raw material linkage. The park was developed in partnership with RIICO (Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation) as a dedicated downstream zinc manufacturing hub near Hindustan Zinc’s mining and smelting belt. Static-syllabus link: Rajasthan is India’s dominant zinc-lead mining state, with the Rampura Agucha, Zawar and Rajpura Dariba belts in the Aravalli system, and Bhilwara is a key mineral and textile district.

RPSC Relevance: RAS Prelims and Mains (mineral resources, industrial development of Rajasthan). Prelims facts: Zinc Industrial Park is at Khankhala, Bhilwara, co-developed with RIICO; Hindustan Zinc is the world’s largest integrated zinc producer.

4. Heatwave Peaks at 46.4 Degrees; Western Disturbance to Bring Storms

Why in News: Sri Ganganagar recorded 46.4 degrees Celsius, the state’s highest in the current spell, with western Rajasthan at 44-46 degrees. IMD Jaipur said heatwave conditions would subside as a fresh Western Disturbance activates from June 11, bringing thunderstorms, 60-70 kmph winds and moderate to heavy rain through June 14. An orange alert covers the Bikaner, Shekhawati, Jaipur and Bharatpur divisions.

Background: IMD Jaipur clarified that the monsoon has not yet reached Rajasthan; this is pre-monsoon Western Disturbance activity. The normal southwest monsoon onset over Rajasthan is around June 22, and IMD’s 2026 seasonal forecast indicates below-normal rainfall for Rajasthan, which matters for kharif sowing and water management. Static links: heatwave criteria for the plains, the mechanism of Western Disturbances, and the Thar desert’s continental climate.

RPSC Relevance: RAS Prelims (geography of Rajasthan: climate) and Mains (disaster management, agriculture). Prelims facts: Sri Ganganagar 46.4 degrees; orange alert divisions Bikaner, Shekhawati, Jaipur, Bharatpur; normal monsoon onset over Rajasthan around June 22.

5. This Week: RAS 2026 Notified for 607 Posts, Applications Open

Why in News: RPSC’s Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services Combined Competitive Examination 2026 has been notified for 607 posts: 192 State Services and 415 Subordinate Services. Online applications opened on June 4 and close on July 3, 2026; Prelims is scheduled for November 29, 2026.

Background: Eligibility is graduation in any discipline with age 21 to 40 years. Selection runs through Prelims (a screening stage whose marks do not count in final merit), Mains and Interview. State Services posts carry Pay Matrix Level L-12 to L-14, Subordinate Services L-10 to L-11. The exam is conducted by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission, headquartered at Ajmer and constituted under Article 315 of the Constitution, itself a recurring Prelims fact.

RPSC Relevance: Direct exam notification plus polity (state public service commissions). Prelims facts: 607 posts (192 State + 415 Subordinate); Prelims on November 29, 2026.

6. In Brief: 250 MW Solar EPC Project Near Bikaner

Engineering Projects (India) Limited, a central PSU, this week invited Expressions of Interest for an AC grid-connected solar plant of up to 250 MW near the 220 kV Bikaner-IV substation at Ambaran, bundling land, transmission infrastructure and three years of operation and maintenance. Prelims pointers: Rajasthan is India’s top state in installed solar capacity, and the state has set a target of power self-reliance by 2027, with RDSS works in Jodhpur DISCOM prioritised.

Practice MCQs for RPSC RAS

Q1. The Urban Service Camp-2026 (Shahari Seva Shivir) launched by the Rajasthan government will be held during which period?

• A) June 1 to June 30, 2026
• B) June 12 to July 15, 2026
• C) July 1 to July 31, 2026
• D) June 12 to August 15, 2026

Q2. The 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, attended by the Rajasthan CM on June 11, 2026, was held on which theme?

• A) Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047
• B) Inclusive Human Development for Viksit Bharat@2047
• C) Zero Poverty by 2047
• D) Cooperative Federalism for New India

Q3. At the NITI Aayog meeting, Rajasthan stated it aims to become a USD 350 billion economy by which year, backed by investment MoUs of what value?

• A) 2030; Rs 30 lakh crore
• B) 2028; Rs 25 lakh crore
• C) 2029; Rs 35 lakh crore
• D) 2047; Rs 9 lakh crore

Q4. Hindustan Zinc’s Zinc Industrial Park, where an MoU with Sulfozyme Agro India was signed on June 10, 2026, is located at Khankhala in which district?

• A) Udaipur
• B) Chittorgarh
• C) Bhilwara
• D) Rajsamand

Q5. The RPSC RAS Combined Competitive Examination 2026 has been notified for how many total posts, with Prelims scheduled on which date?

• A) 607 posts; November 29, 2026
• B) 733 posts; October 19, 2026
• C) 607 posts; December 7, 2026
• D) 905 posts; November 29, 2026

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