Welcome to Ujiyari’s Rajasthan daily current affairs for 22 July 2026, prepared for RPSC RAS and all State PCS aspirants. Today’s edition tracks a spread of governance, health, environment and agriculture developments from the Bhajan Lal Sharma government, each mapped to Prelims facts and Mains angles. Read every item with its Fact table, then attempt the five practice MCQs at the end to lock in the details for your RAS Prelims and Mains preparation.
1. Rajasthan Launches ‘Prasav Sakhi’ System for High-Risk Pregnancies
Why in News: On 22 July 2026, the Rajasthan Medical, Health and Family Welfare Department rolled out details of the ‘Prasav Sakhi’ (Birthing Companion) system in government hospitals to cut maternal deaths linked to childbirth and postpartum complications.
Background: The initiative, launched under directions of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, assigns a trained female health worker, identifiable by a pink apron, to every high-risk pregnant woman admitted to a designated government facility. The Prasav Sakhi accompanies the woman from admission to discharge, coordinates tests, blood availability, ambulance linkage and referral, and staffs a 24x7 maternal and child health help desk. Roll-out is phased, beginning with medical-college-affiliated hospitals, district hospitals and high-delivery First Referral Units (FRUs). Maternal mortality reduction remains a core Sustainable Development Goal target, and Rajasthan has historically carried a Maternal Mortality Ratio above the national average, making patient-side navigation support critical. This connects to the broader theme of last-mile health service delivery and women-centric welfare in State-level governance.
Rajasthan Relevance:
- Prelims: Prasav Sakhi is a birthing-companion scheme for high-risk pregnancies deployed at FRUs and district hospitals; workers wear pink aprons and run 24x7 MCH help desks.
- Mains: Evaluate how human-resource-based navigation models complement institutional-delivery schemes (JSY, PMMVY) in reducing maternal mortality in a large, low-density State like Rajasthan.
| Prelims Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Scheme name | Prasav Sakhi (Birthing Companion) system |
| Launching authority | Medical, Health and Family Welfare Dept, Rajasthan |
| Announced under | CM Bhajan Lal Sharma’s directives |
| Target group | High-risk pregnant women in govt hospitals |
| Identifier | Trained female worker in a pink apron |
| Facility levels | Medical-college hospitals, district hospitals, FRUs |
2. Urban and Rural Service Camps Restart Across Rajasthan
Why in News: From 21 July 2026, the Rajasthan government restarted urban and rural service camps, with the Urban Development and Housing and Local Self Government (UDH-LSG) departments ordering follow-up camps to run until 31 August 2026.
Background: The camps are a saturation-mode grievance-redress and service-delivery drive in which departments set up on-site desks to dispose of pending and fresh public applications such as patta (land title) issuance, mutation, birth and death certificates, and civic approvals. CM Bhajan Lal Sharma extended the operation of the camps, directing that all earlier exemptions and relaxations continue to apply so that citizens are not turned away on technical grounds. The camp model draws on Rajasthan’s earlier administration-to-doorstep campaigns and shifts the burden of follow-up from the citizen to the department. This connects to the theme of decentralised, camp-based public service delivery and administrative responsiveness at the local-government level.
Rajasthan Relevance:
- Prelims: Urban and rural service camps restarted on 21 July 2026 under UDH and LSG departments, scheduled to run through 31 August 2026 with continuing exemptions.
- Mains: Discuss the strengths and limits of camp-mode delivery versus permanent single-window e-governance for grievance redress in Rajasthan’s urban local bodies and panchayats.
| Prelims Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Start date | 21 July 2026 |
| End date | 31 August 2026 |
| Nodal departments | UDH and Local Self Government (LSG) |
| Approving authority | CM Bhajan Lal Sharma |
| Nature | Follow-up service and grievance-redress camps |
| Key services | Patta, mutation, certificates, civic approvals |
3. Kumbhalgarh Set to Become Rajasthan’s Sixth Tiger Reserve
Why in News: In July 2026, the Rajasthan government advanced work on making Kumbhalgarh the State’s sixth tiger reserve, constituting an 11-member expert committee to finalise the boundaries of Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary.
Background: Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, spread across the Aravalli hills in the Rajsamund, Pali and Udaipur belt, is proposed for upgradation to tiger-reserve status to decongest existing habitats and create a contiguous conservation corridor with the Aravalli landscape. A tiger reserve is notified under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, on recommendation of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), and includes a core or critical tiger habitat kept inviolate plus a buffer zone allowing regulated co-existence. The boundary-finalisation committee is a statutory prerequisite before the formal proposal moves to the NTCA and Centre. This connects to the theme of protected-area expansion, Aravalli ecological restoration and the Project Tiger framework in Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Relevance:
- Prelims: Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary in the Aravalli region is being upgraded as Rajasthan’s sixth tiger reserve; an 11-member committee will fix its boundaries.
- Mains: Assess how new tiger-reserve notifications balance conservation with the livelihood and displacement concerns of forest-fringe communities in the Aravallis.
| Prelims Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Site | Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Landscape | Aravalli hills (Rajsamund, Pali, Udaipur) |
| Proposed status | Rajasthan’s 6th tiger reserve |
| Committee | 11-member expert committee for boundaries |
| Governing law | Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 |
| Central body | National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) |
4. Deputy CM Prem Chand Bairwa Holds Jan Sunwai at Jaipur Residence
Why in News: On 22 July 2026, Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa held a public hearing (Jan Sunwai) at his official residence in Jaipur, hearing grievances from citizens and workers and directing officials to deliver quick and transparent solutions.
Background: The Jan Sunwai is a structured public-audience mechanism in which senior functionaries meet complainants directly, register grievances and assign time-bound resolution to the concerned department. Rajasthan has institutionalised such hearings at the district (District Collector) and block levels under transparency and accountability norms, and Cabinet-rank hearings signal ministerial ownership of citizen redress. Bairwa, who also holds key portfolios in the Bhajan Lal Sharma cabinet, emphasised transparency and speed of disposal. This connects to the theme of grievance redressal, citizen-government interface and the Right to Hearing framework that Rajasthan pioneered.
Rajasthan Relevance:
- Prelims: Prem Chand Bairwa is Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan (alongside Diya Kumari); he conducted a Jan Sunwai in Jaipur on 22 July 2026.
- Mains: Examine the effectiveness of ministerial-level public hearings within Rajasthan’s statutory Right to Hearing and grievance-redress architecture.
| Prelims Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Office-holder | Prem Chand Bairwa, Deputy CM |
| Event | Jan Sunwai (public hearing) |
| Venue | Deputy CM’s official residence, Jaipur |
| Date | 22 July 2026 |
| Focus | Citizen and worker grievances |
| Directive | Quick, transparent, time-bound redress |
5. Rajasthan Pushes Tertiary Health Infrastructure Expansion
Why in News: Through July 2026, the Rajasthan Health Department advanced its 2026-27 blueprint of major tertiary-care infrastructure, including new IPD towers and specialty units concentrated in Jaipur and divisional cities.
Background: The plan provides for a 500-bed IPD Tower at JK Lone Hospital, Jaipur, at about Rs 75 crore; a 200-bed Paediatric IPD with a Neonatal ICU at RUHS Hospital; and a Raj-MAMTA mental-health Centre of Excellence at SMS Medical College, Jaipur. Modern rest houses for patients and attendants are planned at major medical-college hospitals in Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Udaipur, Kota and Jodhpur at roughly Rs 500 crore. The blueprint also envisages new hospitals and nursing colleges to widen the human-resource base. This connects to the theme of strengthening public tertiary healthcare and reducing patient outflow to metros from a geographically vast State.
Rajasthan Relevance:
- Prelims: A 500-bed IPD Tower is planned at JK Lone Hospital Jaipur; RUHS gets a 200-bed Paediatric IPD with NICU; Raj-MAMTA mental-health centre is proposed at SMS Medical College.
- Mains: Discuss how divisional-city tertiary-care investment can correct rural-urban health-access inequity in Rajasthan.
| Prelims Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| JK Lone Hospital (Jaipur) | 500-bed IPD Tower, about Rs 75 crore |
| RUHS Hospital | 200-bed Paediatric IPD with NICU |
| SMS Medical College | Raj-MAMTA mental-health Centre of Excellence |
| Rest houses | 6 divisional medical-college hospitals, about Rs 500 crore |
| Cities covered | Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Udaipur, Kota, Jodhpur |
| Objective | Strengthen tertiary care, cut patient outflow |
6. Rajasthan Signs Rs 1,679 Crore Agri MoUs Ahead of GRAM-2026
Why in News: In the run-up to the Global Rajasthan Agri-tech Meet (GRAM) 2026, the State government finalised 126 memorandum-of-understanding proposals worth over Rs 1,679 crore through pre-event roadshows.
Background: GRAM is Rajasthan’s flagship investor and technology platform for the agriculture and allied sector, aimed at drawing investment into food processing, agri-logistics, precision farming and warehousing. The Rs 1,679 crore MoUs, gathered via roadshows before the main event, signal private capital commitment across the agri value chain and are aligned with the State’s raised agriculture budget for 2026-27, which grew over 7 percent year-on-year. Agriculture and allied activities remain the largest employer in Rajasthan and a priority under its long-term growth vision. This connects to the theme of agri-investment mobilisation, food-processing infrastructure and doubling farmer incomes in the State.
Rajasthan Relevance:
- Prelims: Ahead of GRAM-2026, Rajasthan secured 126 MoU proposals worth over Rs 1,679 crore through roadshows; GRAM is the Global Rajasthan Agri-tech Meet.
- Mains: Analyse how investor-meet platforms like GRAM can strengthen post-harvest infrastructure and agri value addition in Rajasthan.
| Prelims Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Event | Global Rajasthan Agri-tech Meet (GRAM) 2026 |
| MoU value | Over Rs 1,679 crore |
| Number of proposals | 126 MoU proposals |
| Mode | Pre-event roadshows |
| Sector focus | Food processing, agri-logistics, precision farming |
| Budget context | 2026-27 agriculture budget up over 7% YoY |
Practice MCQs
Q1. The ‘Prasav Sakhi’ system recently rolled out in Rajasthan is associated with which of the following?
- (a) Skill training for rural artisans
- (b) Support for high-risk pregnant women in government hospitals
- (c) Legal aid for undertrial prisoners
- (d) Micro-credit for women self-help groups
Answer: (b) The Prasav Sakhi (Birthing Companion) system assigns a trained female worker in a pink apron to each high-risk pregnant woman in a government hospital, coordinating care from admission to discharge to reduce maternal mortality.
Q2. Consider the following about the urban and rural service camps restarted in Rajasthan in July 2026:
- They are run by the UDH and Local Self Government departments.
- They are scheduled to continue until 31 August 2026. Which of the statements is/are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c) The camps restarted on 21 July 2026 under the UDH and LSG departments and are scheduled to run through 31 August 2026, with earlier exemptions continuing to apply.
Q3. Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, proposed to become Rajasthan’s sixth tiger reserve, lies mainly in which physiographic region?
- (a) Thar Desert plains
- (b) Aravalli hill range
- (c) Hadoti plateau
- (d) Chambal ravines
Answer: (b) Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is spread across the Aravalli hills in the Rajsamund, Pali and Udaipur belt; a tiger reserve is notified under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 on the recommendation of the NTCA.
Q4. Who among the following is a Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan who held a Jan Sunwai in Jaipur on 22 July 2026?
- (a) Diya Kumari
- (b) Kirodi Lal Meena
- (c) Prem Chand Bairwa
- (d) Gajendra Singh Khimsar
Answer: (c) Prem Chand Bairwa, one of Rajasthan’s two Deputy Chief Ministers (the other being Diya Kumari), held a public hearing at his official residence in Jaipur on 22 July 2026.
Q5. The Rs 1,679 crore worth of MoU proposals secured by Rajasthan in July 2026 relate to which event?
- (a) Rising Rajasthan Investor Summit
- (b) Global Rajasthan Agri-tech Meet (GRAM) 2026
- (c) Rajasthan Tourism Year
- (d) Digital Rajasthan Conclave
Answer: (b) Rajasthan gathered 126 MoU proposals worth over Rs 1,679 crore through roadshows ahead of the Global Rajasthan Agri-tech Meet (GRAM) 2026, aligned with its raised 2026-27 agriculture budget.
