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QUESTION 12
GS3
15 marks

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.

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11 min
250 words

What the examiner wants

Discuss: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “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.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Public Expenditure Management.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1The public expenditure management is a challenge to the Government of India in the context of budget making during the post-liberalization period≈95 words
  2. 2Support the Discuss with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈95 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextExplain the mechanism or trendAnswer each explicit limb with India-specific evidenceConstraints/trade-offsBalanced way forward

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Public Expenditure Management without directly resolving: “The public expenditure management is a challenge to the Government of India in the context of budget making during the post-liberalization period.”
  • Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Discuss judgement required by the question

Value addition

  • 3–4 node flowchart or dimension wheel keyed to the question’s main components
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.