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Development expenditure of the Central government does not include
Options:
A .  expenditure on economic services
B .  grant to states
C .  expenditure on social and community services
D .  defence expenditure
Answer: Option B
Answer: (b)
All expenditures that promote economic growth and development are termed development expenditure.
Expenditure on infrastructure development, public enterprises or the development of agriculture increase productive capacity in the economy and bring income to the government.
Expenditures in the nature of consumption such as Defence, interest payments, expenditure on law and order, public administration, do not create any productive asset which can bring income or returns to the government are non-development expenditures.

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