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23rd April topic and UPSC MAIN Previous year’s questions

Daily answer writing mentoring programme: topic and UPSC MAIN Previous year’s questions
April 23

Government Budgeting.

Main 2013

What were the reasons for the introduction of Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003? Discuss critically its salient features and their effectiveness.

What is the meaning of the term ‘tax expenditure’? Taking housing sector as an example, discuss how it influences the budgetary policies of the government.

Main 2016

Women empowerment in India needs gender budgeting. What are the requirements and status of gender budgeting in the Indian context?

Main 2017

One of the intended objectives of Union-Budget 2017-18 is to ‘transform, energize and clean India’. Analyze the measures proposed in the Budget 2017-18 to achieve the objective.

Main 2018

Comment on the important changes introduced in respect of the Long Term Capital Gains Tax (LTCGT) and Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) in the Union Budget for 2018-2019.

Main 2019

The public expenditure management is a challenge to the government of India in the context of budget making during the post-liberalization period. Clarify it.