Yojana Magazine is a monthly magazine published by the Government of India. The magazine covers various socio-economic issues in the country and is increasingly finding a place in the questions of both UPSC Prelims and Mains. As one of the key UPSC Current Affairs resources recommended it is an important inclusion in the Civil Services Exam Preparation. Before starting with Yojana, it is important for the aspirants to understand the relevance of Yojana for UPSC Exam Preparation as this will give them an idea on how to pick and choose important topics and identify the focus areas in an edition.

• Yojana Magazine presents government point of view on issues and also provide data and analysis for the same.
• Reading Yojana will help you in Essay writing as these magazines analyses each topic through multiple perspectives by various people of diverse background.
• Yojana is a monthly magazine and covers a good portion of the UPSC Mains syllabus especially for General Studies.

• You can also find out information about recently launched government schemes, government initiatives, policy initiatives etc.
• The magazine gives different shades of opinion and views on any issue and thereby presents a balanced picture.
• 12 magazines published in a year on monthly basis. Prelims go through from July to July and for mains read from November to November.

• Published by the government of India, so that credibility and authenticity is high.
• Articles are written by highly expert scholars, P.hd students, ministers and bureaucrats.
• Topics covered include polity, governance, schemes, agriculture, economy, international relations, federalism, budget, banking, etc.

• Articles are addressed giving both sides of the coin, i.e., both the pros and cons of an issue
• Reading the Yojana magazine also helps in the UPSC personality test/interview

• Recommended by most IAS toppers

• Apart from English, Yojana Magazine is published in the Indian official languages. One can find it in Tamil language too.