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GS Economy Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Q.

 Which of the following are the examples of ‘Capital Receipts’? 

1. Loans received from foreign Governments.

2. Cash grants-in-aid from foreign countries and international organisations.

3. Recoveries of loans from the government of States and Union Territories.

4. Loans raised by the Government from public.

5. Borrowings from the Reserve Bank of India through the sale of Treasury Bills.

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  • The capital receipts are loans raised by the Government from the public (these are termed as market loans), borrowings by the Government from the Reserve Bank of India and other parties through the sale of Treasury Bills, the loans received from foreign Governments and bodies, disinvestment receipts and recoveries of loans from State and Union Territory Governments and other parties. 
  • Cash grants-in-aid from foreign countries and international organisations are considered as revenue receipt.

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