RAS question
How many Greenfield expressways are planned in Rajasthan as part of the 2024-25 Budget?
Correct answer: (B) 9.
Rajasthan planned nine Greenfield expressways as part of the 2024-25 Budget push to make the state an expressway capital of India.
Explanation
Rajasthan planned 9 Greenfield expressways under the 2024-25 Budget push to make the state an expressway capital of India. The official Rajasthan Economic Review records the plan for nine Greenfield expressways, while later administrative progress was narrower, with DPRs for seven approved on 13 December 2024. The total planned network is nine; the seven figure refers only to approved Detailed Project Reports, not to the number of expressways planned under the Budget.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Five understates the Budget plan, because Rajasthan planned nine Greenfield expressways.
- (C) Twelve overstates the plan; the Rajasthan Economic Review 2024-25 does not support a twelve-expressway figure.
- (D) Seven confuses implementation progress with the target, because seven DPRs were approved but the Budget plan covers nine expressways.
Concept
Rajasthan Budget infrastructure announcements require careful separation between a sanctioned plan and later DPR-level progress. RAS state economic planning questions often turn on precise Budget numbers, not broad sectoral awareness.