Question

the single largest share of the central government is annual expenditure is accounted for

Answer 1

Expenditures of the Union Government before 1987-88 were classified under two heads—on rev­enue account and on capital account.

Expenditures on revenue account were mainly of three types- administrative expenses (for instance, general ser­vices, social services and economic services), defence expenditure and grants-in-aid to States and public undertakings. In addition, one also found another classification before 1987-88.