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Correct Answer: Option (A) — economic development
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedIn developing countries like India, revenue from taxes and regular sources is often inadequate to finance massive public capital investments required for infrastructure, industrial projects, and social overhead capital. Deficit financing (borrowing from the central bank/market or monetization of deficit) has historically been utilized as a primary tool to mobilize additional domestic resources for economic development.
Deficit financing in developing economics is primarily undertaken to bridge resource gaps in planned capital expenditure for economic development.
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