Mains GS Paper IIIEconomyHigh-yield
Government Budgeting & Fiscal Policy
सरकारी बजट और राजकोषीय नीति
Government Budgeting & Fiscal Policy is part of the UPSC Mains GS Paper III syllabus, under Economy. It appeared in Mains GS Paper III question papers in 4 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2016, 2019, 2021, 2024). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.
What should you study in Government Budgeting & Fiscal Policy?
- Banking reforms — IBC, SARFAESI, recapitalisation of PSBs
- Payment banks, SFBs, account aggregators, ONDC
- Capital markets — SEBI reforms, AIF, InvITs, REITs
- Fintech — UPI ecosystem, CBDC (e₹), open banking
How often is Government Budgeting & Fiscal Policy asked in UPSC Mains?
Asked in 4 of 10 years, including 2 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.
- 2016: asked
- 2017: not asked
- 2018: not asked
- 2019: asked
- 2020: not asked
- 2021: asked
- 2022: not asked
- 2023: not asked
- 2024: asked
- 2025: not asked
About the Mains GS Paper III paper
GS Paper III is a 250-mark descriptive Mains paper covering technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security and disaster management. See all 50 Mains GS Paper III topics.
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