UP current affairs for UPPCS
Original notes on Uttar Pradesh only: schemes, budget, cabinet decisions, districts and UPPSC notices, mapped to GS-V and GS-VI.
UPPCS GS-VIOn 19 June 2026 the Union MSME Ministry hosted the First BRICS MSME Forum and the Third SME Working Group Meeting at Agra, under the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability". Delegates from BRICS members and partner countries discussed finance, technology and sustainability for small firms. India's MSME sector has over 8.6 crore enterprises.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: MSMEs. Agra hosted the First BRICS MSME Forum; use the 8.6 crore MSMEs and 48.58 per cent export share figures.
18 Jun 2026UPPCS GS-VIOn 14 June 2026 the UP Chief Minister launched the second phase of the State's Suposhan Mission at Gorakhpur and distributed new supplementary nutrition under the take-home ration system. He said about 2 crore children will benefit. He also inaugurated or laid foundations for 226 projects worth over ₹926 crore in Gorakhpur city.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: nutrition and ICDS in UP. Note the SHG-run THR plants and NAFED supply in phase 2.
14 Jun 2026UPPCS GS-VIOn 13 June 2026 the UP Chief Minister opened Vigyan Bharati's two-day 7th national convention at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He said science means public welfare, that UP's exports have crossed ₹2 lakh crore mainly because of its MSME sector, and that 96 lakh MSME units employ over 3 crore people. He credited ODOP for linking artisans to markets.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: UP MSMEs and exports. Quote 96 lakh MSME units and exports over ₹2 lakh crore, as stated by the CM.
13 Jun 2026UPPCS GS-VIOn 3 June 2026 the UP Cabinet amended several provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Semiconductor Policy-2024. The changes aim to give investors friendlier policy support, keep UP competitive with other States and align the policy with the India Semiconductor Mission. The amendment puts no extra financial burden on the State.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: industrial policy of UP. Cite the 2026 amendment as an example of States revising incentives to compete for high-tech investment.
3 Jun 2026UPPCS GS-VIOn 3 June 2026 the UP Cabinet set the maize purchase policy for Kharif Marketing Year 2025-26 (rabi crop) under the price support scheme. Maize will be bought at the MSP of ₹2,400 a quintal from 15 June to 31 July 2026 through 150 proposed centres, with a working target of 25,000 metric tonnes and payment within 48 hours.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: UP agriculture. Use as an example of MSP procurement extended to coarse grains, with digital land verification and direct payment.
3 Jun 2026UPPCS GS-VIOn 3 June 2026 the UP Cabinet gave administrative approval for five new district jails: Moradabad (2,000 inmates), Kanpur Nagar (2,030), Auraiya (1,056), Bhadohi (574) and Lalitpur (552). The same meeting approved a policy to pay prompt compensation to families of prisoners who die an unnatural death in jail.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: prison administration in UP. Pair the new jails with the custodial death compensation policy approved the same day.
3 Jun 2026UPPCS GS-VIOn 3 June 2026 the UP Cabinet approved transferring the State-run ESI hospital at Pandu Nagar, Kanpur, to the Employees' State Insurance Corporation to develop it as a super-specialty hospital and medical college, and taking over ESIC's Jajmau hospital in Kanpur in return. The medical college project costs about ₹700 crore and will start with 50 MBBS seats.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: health infrastructure and labour welfare in UP; ESIC colleges at Varanasi, Greater Noida and Kanpur.
3 Jun 2026UPPCS GS-VIOn 3 June 2026 the UP Cabinet allowed seed capital of up to ₹355.06 crore for the Agra, Bareilly and Prayagraj development authorities under the Chief Minister Urban Expansion/New City Promotion Scheme, and released ₹225 crore as the first instalment. The scheme gives up to 50 per cent of land acquisition cost as seed capital for up to 20 years.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: urbanisation in UP. Quote the seed-capital model as a tool for planned townships.
3 Jun 2026UPPCS GS-VIOn 3 June 2026 the UP Cabinet approved running 1,725 air-conditioned e-buses of 9 m and 12 m in 18 cities and nearby towns on the gross cost contract model, with 12-year contracts. It also approved the "UP Bandi Mrityu evam Muavza Bhugtan Niti" to pay quick compensation to families of prisoners who die unnaturally in jail.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: urban transport and prison reform in UP. Use GCC as the e-bus model; cite the compensation policy on custodial deaths.
3 Jun 2026UPPCS GS-VIOn 30 May 2026 the Raksha Mantri and the UP Chief Minister opened Nausena Shaurya Vatika in Lucknow, an open-air display museum built for Rs 19 crore over more than two acres. It shows weapons and artefacts of INS Gomati, decommissioned on 29 May 2022 after 34 years, and a walk-through TU 142M maritime patrol aircraft.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: UP culture and tourism. Note the Defence Industrial Corridor reference: the Raksha Mantri said it is strengthening defence manufacturing in UP.
30 May 2026 
