UP current affairs, February 2026
One month of Uttar Pradesh, read as a whole. Scattered news turns into a clear picture when you see it grouped by theme, and that is what UPPSC tests: whether you understand UP, not whether you skimmed a headline. Every item below has a short summary and opens the full note.
UP Economy
9 items- OTS-2026 for pending LDA and housing board allotments 4 Feb GS-VI
OTS schemes clear stuck dues and free up locked housing stock.
- NABARD State Focus Paper 2026-27 and e-KCC portal 5 Feb GS-VI
The State Focus Paper sets priority sector credit potential district-wise and guides bank lending plans.
- New schemes in UP Budget 2026–27: industry, AI and cyber security 11 Feb GS-VI
One District One Cuisine extends the ODOP idea from products to local food.
- UP Budget 2026–27: ₹9,12,696.35 crore, fiscal deficit 2.98% 11 Feb GS-VI
A revenue surplus means borrowing goes to capital spending, which is the healthy pattern for a growing state.
- UP Budget 2026–27: education and health 11 Feb GS-VI
The big jumps are in technical and vocational education, which points to a skills push.
- UP Budget 2026–27: farms, villages and panchayats 11 Feb GS-VI
The panchayat jump is the largest sectoral rise in the budget.
- UP economy in the 2026–27 budget speech: GSDP ₹30.25 lakh crore 11 Feb GS-VI
These are the state's headline numbers; UPPCS questions often test per capita income and GSDP.
- India-France Centre of Excellence for aeronautics skilling at NSTI Kanpur 19 Feb GS-VI
Kanpur gains a national-level training centre in a high-skill field.
- PMFBY claims to 2.51 lakh farmers; Aapda Mitras get insurance 21 Feb GS-VI
Paying relief within days is what decides whether farmers trust crop insurance.
UP Society & Demography
3 items- Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Kushinagar 3 Feb GS-VI
Generic medicine shops cut out-of-pocket spending in a poor district.
- Armed forces eye camp at Gorakhpur: 374 surgeries 27 Feb GS-VI
Eye camps target cataract, a leading cause of avoidable blindness in rural areas.
- Holi refill subsidy for 1.86 crore Ujjwala families 28 Feb GS-VI
Two free refills a year is a state top-up over the central Ujjwala scheme.
UP Geography
1 item- UP Budget 2026–27: Jewar runways, solar cities, Kukrail night safari 11 Feb GS-VI
These are the infrastructure items most likely to appear as one-line UPPCS facts.