UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Ministry of Planning, Niti Aayog get House panel rap for ‘poor planning’ of finances

Question 1

As highlighted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance in its recent report rapping the Ministry of Planning for 'amateur planning', the actual expenditure of the Ministry during FY 2024-25 was approximately what percentage of its Budget Estimate?

Accepted Answer

About 34%

Answer

About 14%

Answer

About 64%

Answer

About 84%

Question 2

Which of the following is the grant-holding Union Ministry that administratively houses NITI Aayog and whose Demands for Grants were recently rapped by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance for chronic underutilisation?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Planning

Answer

Ministry of Finance

Answer

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Answer

Cabinet Secretariat

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Ministry of Planning, Niti Aayog get House panel rap for ‘poor planning’ of finances

Q1. As highlighted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance in its recent report rapping the Ministry of Planning for 'amateur planning', the actual expenditure of the Ministry during FY 2024-25 was approximately what percentage of its Budget Estimate?

Q2. Which of the following is the grant-holding Union Ministry that administratively houses NITI Aayog and whose Demands for Grants were recently rapped by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance for chronic underutilisation?