The correct answer is: a) Salaries and pensions.
Salaries and pensions are the largest expenditure head in the Mizoram budget. In 2022-2023, the state government allocated Rs. 10,000 crore for salaries and pensions, which is about 30% of the total budget. This is followed by debt servicing, which is about 20% of the total budget. Capital expenditure is about 15% of the total budget, and subsidies are about 10% of the total budget.
Salaries and pensions are the largest expenditure head because the state government has a large number of employees. In 2022-2023, the state government had about 300,000 employees. The state government also has a large number of pensioners. In 2022-2023, the state government had about 100,000 pensioners.
Debt servicing is the second largest expenditure head because the state government has a large amount of
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