262 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Microsoft Word - Final Copy of AAAG 2020-21 Agriculture 26.10.2021 colour, published by icar.org.in. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. 137 of the 262 pairs (52.3%) are explanatory questions and 125 restate a figure. 98.85% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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| What is the objective of the 'Accounts at a Glance' document? | providing a macro level summary of the accounts of the Ministry/Department under our payment control | I have great pleasure in bringing out the “Accounts at a Glance” of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for the financial year 2020-21. This document provides a broad overview of the activities of the Ministry. It is based on information contained in Appropriation Accounts, Finance Accounts, Statement of Central Transactions (SCT) and e-Lekha for the financial year 2020-21. “Accounts at a Glance” is prepared annually with the objective of providing a macro level summary of the accounts of the Ministry/Department under our payment control. Our endeavour has been to provide comprehensive, relevant and useful accounting information in user friendly formats so that a complete picture of Ministry’s finances is available to the reader at one place. | 455 | definition | 1.000 | “Accounts at a Glance” is prepared annually with the objective of providing a macro level summary of the accounts of the Ministry/Department under our payment control. | 5 | page=5,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What guideline is followed to determine the Minimum Support Price (MSP)? | at the level of one and half times of the cost of production | 1.10. The efforts of the Government of India are to supplement the efforts of the State Governments through various schemes/ programmes and initiatives. These schemes/ programmes of the Government of India are meant for the welfare of farmers by increasing production, remunerative returns and augmentation of farmers’ income. The Government has adopted several developmental programmes, schemes, reforms and policies that focus on higher incomes for farmers. All these policies & programmes are being supported by higher budgetary allocations (from Rs. 52,655.00 crore during BE 2017-18 to Rs. 1,34,399.77 crore during BE 2020- 21), non-budgetary financial resources by way of creating Corpus Funds and supplementary income transfers under PM-KISAN. MSP is being fixed at a predetermined principle to keep it at the level of one and half times of the cost of production. | 810 | definition | 1.000 | MSP is being fixed at a predetermined principle to keep it at the level of one and half times of the cost of production. | 14 | page=14,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is considered the foundational unit of the Departmentalized Accounting Organization? | The Pay and Accounts office | for in separate scrolls to be rendered to the Pay and Accounts Offices of Ministry/Department concerned. Each Pay and Accounts Office or Drawing and Disbursing Officer authorized to make payments by cheques, will draw only on the particular branch/branches of the accredited bank with which the Pay and Accounts Office or the Drawing and Disbursing Office as the case may be, is placed in account. All receipts of the Ministry/Department are also be finally accounted for in the books of the Pay and Accounts Office. The Pay and Accounts office is the basic Unit of Departmentalized Accounting Organization. Its main function include:- i. Pre-check and payment of all bills, including those of loans and grants-in-aid, submitted by Non-Cheque Drawing DDOs. ii. Accurate and timely payments in conformity with prescribed rules and regulations. iii. Timely realization of receipts. iv. | 517 | definition | 1.000 | All receipts of the Ministry/Department are also be finally accounted for in the books of the Pay and Accounts Office. The Pay and Accounts office is the basic Unit of Departmentalized Accounting Organization. | 33 | page=33,block=1 | ||
| What do the transactions in government accounts reflect? | the actual cash receipts and disbursements during a financial year | Cash-based Accounting: Government accounts shall be prepared on cash basis. With the exception of such book adjustments as may be authorized by Government Accounting Rules, 1990 or by any general or special order issued by the Central Government on the advice of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the transactions in Government accounts shall represent the actual cash receipts and disbursements during a financial year as distinguished from amount due to or by Government during the same period. Period of Accounts: The annual accounts of the Central Government shall record transactions which take place during a financial year running from the 1stApril to the 31st March thereof. | 365 | definition | 1.000 | With the exception of such book adjustments as may be authorized by Government Accounting Rules, 1990 or by any general or special order issued by the Central Government on the advice of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the transactions in Government accounts shall represent the actual cash receipts and disbursements during a financial year as distinguished from amount due to or by Government during the same period. | 42 | |||
| What do the Minor Heads of Account identify? | the programmes undertaken to achieve the objectives of the functions represented by the Major Heads | The Major Head of Account falling within the sectors of expenditure heads, generally correspond to functions of Government, while the Minor Heads identify the programmes undertaken to achieve the objectives of the functions represented by the Major Heads. The Sub- Head represents schemes, the Detailed Heads denotes sub-schemes and Object Head represents primary unit of appropriation showing the economic nature of expenditure such as salaries and wages, office expenses, travel expenses, professional services, grants-in-aid etc. The above six tiers are represented by a unique 15 digit numeric code. | 155 | definition | 1.000 | The Major Head of Account falling within the sectors of expenditure heads, generally correspond to functions of Government, while the Minor Heads identify the programmes undertaken to achieve the objectives of the functions represented by the Major Heads. | 43 | page=43,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the Object Head indicate in the account structure? | primary unit of appropriation showing the economic nature of expenditure such as salaries and wages, office expenses, travel expenses, professional services, grants-in-aid etc. | The Major Head of Account falling within the sectors of expenditure heads, generally correspond to functions of Government, while the Minor Heads identify the programmes undertaken to achieve the objectives of the functions represented by the Major Heads. The Sub- Head represents schemes, the Detailed Heads denotes sub-schemes and Object Head represents primary unit of appropriation showing the economic nature of expenditure such as salaries and wages, office expenses, travel expenses, professional services, grants-in-aid etc. The above six tiers are represented by a unique 15 digit numeric code. | 356 | definition | 1.000 | The Sub- Head represents schemes, the Detailed Heads denotes sub-schemes and Object Head represents primary unit of appropriation showing the economic nature of expenditure such as salaries and wages, office expenses, travel expenses, professional services, grants-in-aid etc. The above six tiers are represented by a unique 15 digit numeric code. | 43 | page=43,block=1 | ||
| What is the function of Electronic Utilization Certificates on the PFMS portal? | to certify that money was actually utilized for the purpose for which it was sanctioned | (6) Implementing Agencies shall generate Electronic Utilization Certificates (E-UCs) on PFMS portal and submit them online. E-UCs shall be used to certify that money was actually utilized for the purpose for which it was sanctioned to eliminate the need for physical generation of UCs. (7) Transaction charges for the financial intermediaries facilitating DBT payments shall be paid as stipulated by Ministry of Finance. | 144 | definition | 1.000 | E-UCs shall be used to certify that money was actually utilized for the purpose for which it was sanctioned to eliminate the need for physical generation of UCs. | 45 | page=45,block=23 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the purpose of expenditure under capital accounts? | Expenditure for creation of assets of Permanent character | Government Accounts Part I Consolidated Fund of India Part II Contingency Fund of India Part III Public Accounts Receipt Expenditure Capital, Public Debt, Loan Revenue Receipt (Rev. A/c) Expenditure (Rev. A/c) Receipt (Cap. A/c) Expenditure (Cap. A/c) Public Debt, Loans &Adv. Deals with proceeds of taxation & other receipts Expenditure on running the administration, interest payments, subsidies, Grants to States and UTs Receipts of capital nature which cannot be applied as a set off against Capital Expenditure Expenditure for creation of assets of Permanent character Internal and External debt of Govt. Loan and Advance for various purposes | 516 | definition | 1.000 | Deals with proceeds of taxation & other receipts Expenditure on running the administration, interest payments, subsidies, Grants to States and UTs Receipts of capital nature which cannot be applied as a set off against Capital Expenditure Expenditure for creation of assets of Permanent character Internal and External debt of Govt. | 47 | page=47,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |
| What function does PFMS serve in fund management? | facilitator for payment, tracking and monitoring of fund flow | 20. SNAs will keep all the funds received in the Single Nodal Account only and shall not divert the same to Fixed Deposits/Flexi-Account/Multi-Option Deposit Account/Corporate Liquid Term Deposit (CLTD) Account etc. 21. The State TFMIS should be able to capture scheme component-wise expenditure along with PFMS Scheme Code and Unique Code of the Agencies incurring the expenditure. State Governments will ensure daily uploading/sharing of data by the State IFMIS/Treasury applications on PFMS. PFMS will act as a facilitator for payment, tracking and monitoring of fund flow. | 514 | definition | 1.000 | PFMS will act as a facilitator for payment, tracking and monitoring of fund flow. | 84 | page=84,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does Gross Capital Formation (GCF) indicate? | an indicator of level of investment activity in the sector | @ As per the First Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving and Capital Formation for 2018- 19 released on 31st January, 2020 Capital Formation in Agriculture and Allied Sectors: 1.4 Gross Capital Formation (GCF) is an indicator of level of investment activity in the sector. With respect to GVA in the sector, Gross Capital Formation in the sector has been fluctuating during the last 5 years with a major fall experienced in 2015-16 to 14.7 percent from 17.7 per cent in 2013-14. | 245 | definition | 0.980 | Gross Capital Formation (GCF) is an indicator of level of investment activity in the sector. | 10 | page=10,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
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