GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The term ‘Performance Budget’ was coined by-
A
Estimates Committee of India
B
First Hoover Commission of USA
C
Second Hoover Commission of USA
D
Administrative Reforms Commission of India
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Hoover Commission for the first time suggested performance budgeting in the United States in 1949. Performance budgeting establishes a correlation between physical (output) and financial (input) aspects of each programme and activity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Government of India, on the recommendation of ARC (Administrative Reforms Commission) issued guidelines for the adoption of Performance Budgeting in all ministries, departments and State Governments w.e.f. 1973-74.

Detailed explanation-3: -A performance budget is one that reflects both the input of resources and the output of services for each unit of an organization. The goal is to identify and score relative performance based on goal attainment for specified outcomes.

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