RAS question
Per NITI Aayog's Fiscal Health Index 2026, in which fiscal category was Rajasthan classified?
Correct answer: (D) Performer.
NITI Aayog's Fiscal Health Index 2026 classified Rajasthan as a Performer among major states.
Explanation
Rajasthan was placed in the Performer category in NITI Aayog's Fiscal Health Index 2026. The report's major-states ranking for 2023-24 gives Rajasthan an FHI score of 27.6 and rank 14. The same heatmap category table lists Rajasthan (14) under Performer, not under Achiever, Front Runner, or Aspirational. This fits the report's finding that Rajasthan had mixed performance, with relatively better performance in Quality of Expenditure than in the other indices. In the wider ranking context, Odisha led major states, while Arunachal Pradesh led among the North-Eastern and Himalayan states.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Achiever is wrong because the report's major-states category table places Rajasthan in Performer, while Achiever is a separate higher category.
- (B) Aspirational is wrong because Rajasthan is not listed in the Aspirational column; it appears in the Performer column with rank 14.
- (C) Front Runner is wrong because the report separates Front Runner from Performer, and Rajasthan is listed under Performer rather than Front Runner.
Concept
This tests state fiscal performance under Indian Economy, especially how composite indices classify states using fiscal indicators. It recurs in RAS because Rajasthan-specific rankings in national indices are a standard way to connect current reports with state economy preparation.