2020 · Q5
As per the Budget Estimates of expenditure on major subsidies during 2019-20, the maximum expenditure was likely to be on
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- Aurea subsidy
- Bpetroleum subsidy
- Cfood subsidy
- Dfertilizer subsidy
Explanation
In the Budget Estimates for 2019-20, the food subsidy was budgeted at about Rs 1.84 lakh crore. The fertilizer subsidy was about Rs 0.80 lakh crore (urea plus P&K nutrients) and the petroleum subsidy about Rs 0.37 lakh crore. The food subsidy was thus by far the largest of the major subsidies.