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What is the tentative outlay for the Nutrient-Based Subsidy on P and K fertilisers for Rabi 2026-27?

  1. A.Rs 37,952.29 crore
  2. B.Rs 45,120.50 crore
  3. C.Rs 62,370.02 crore
  4. D.Rs 79,640.75 crore

Correct answer

C. Rs 62,370.02 crore

Explanation

The correct answer is Rs 62,370.02 crore. This is the tentative outlay approved for the Nutrient-Based Subsidy on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for the Rabi season of 2026-27, which runs from the first of October to the end of March. Option A names the amount of the previous Rabi season, that is 2025-26, against which the present outlay is more than sixty-four per cent higher; mixing the two years is the commonest error in such questions. Options B and D are figures that do not appear in the decision at all. Candidates should also remember that the subsidy under this scheme is linked to the nutrient content of a fertiliser rather than to the product, that rates are fixed twice a year for the Kharif and Rabi seasons, and that twenty-eight grades of phosphatic and potassic fertilisers are covered by the exercise.

Read the full article: Nutrient-Based Subsidy for Rabi 2026-27 Set at Rs 62,370.02 Crore

Practice Questions

Q2.EconomyEasy

Di-Ammonium Phosphate continues to be made available to farmers at which fixed price under the special provisions for Rabi 2026-27?

  1. A.Rs 1,100 per bag
  2. B.Rs 1,350 per bag
  3. C.Rs 1,500 per bag
  4. D.Rs 2,000 per bag
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Correct answer: B. Rs 1,350 per bag

Beyond the regular nutrient-linked subsidy, the Government has continued a special provision that keeps Di-Ammonium Phosphate at this fixed price for the farmer, and the same support has been extended to Triple Superphosphate, whether imported or made at home, and to imported Monoammonium Phosphate.

Q3.EconomyMedium

The 10 GWh capacity offered in this tender has been earmarked for which application?

  1. A.Electric two-wheeler batteries
  2. B.Grid-Scale Stationary Storage
  3. C.Consumer electronics cells
  4. D.Railway traction batteries
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Correct answer: B. Grid-Scale Stationary Storage

The ministry set this block of 10 GWh aside for large stationary battery installations that store electricity for the grid, a need that grows as renewable generation expands, because solar and wind output varies with the weather while consumption does not.

Q4.EconomyMedium

What is the budgetary outlay of the PLI scheme under the National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage?

  1. A.Rs 10,900 crore
  2. B.Rs 18,100 crore
  3. C.Rs 24,000 crore
  4. D.Rs 76,000 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 18,100 crore

The Union Cabinet cleared the production-linked incentive scheme for the National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage in May 2021 with that outlay, the stated purpose being to build 50 GWh of cell manufacturing capacity in India and to pull in large domestic and international manufacturers.