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Kerala current affairs, 28 October 2026

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Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) faces winding up amid debate on off-budget borrowings, FRBM constraintsEconomy

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Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) faces winding up amid debate on off-budget borrowings, FRBM constraints

An expert panel in Kerala has recommended winding up the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), an off-budget borrowing SPV, and absorbing its functions into the state government. This highlights the critical debate on state-level extra-budgetary resources (OBBs), fiscal discipline under the FRBM Act, and the trade-off between public investment and debt sustainability.

28 October 2026, The Hindu

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Q1
The Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) is a state-level entity. Which constitutional body audits its finances, as mentioned in the article?
Explanation: The article explicitly states that the 'comptroller and auditor general’s (CAG) strictures against KIIFB have become a convenient beating stick'. The CAG is the supreme audit institution of India responsible for auditing all receipts and expenditures of the Government of India and the state governments.
Q2
Consider the following statements regarding the news on KIIFB:
1. 1.The expert panel recommending KIIFB's winding up was constituted by the LDF government of Kerala.
2. 2.Kerala spends only 1.5% of its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) on infrastructure.
3. 3.The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act caps the fiscal deficit of states at 5% of GSDP.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation: Statement 1 is incorrect. The article states the panel was constituted by the 'newly elected UDF government', not the LDF. Statement 2 is correct as per the article: 'Keralam reportedly spends a mere 1.5 per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) on infrastructure.' Statement 3 is incorrect; the FRBM Act caps the state's fiscal deficit at 3% of GSDP, not 5%.
Q3
According to the article, what is the fiscal deficit cap for state governments as per the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003?
Explanation: The article clearly states: 'The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM) 2003 changed that by seemingly imposing a “hard budget constraint”, with the fiscal deficit capped at 3 per cent of GSDP.' This is a key data point for prelims on fiscal policy.
Q4
What is the primary economic principle, mentioned in the article, used to justify productive off-budget borrowing by states?
Explanation: The article introduces the Domar rule to analyze the viability of off-budget borrowings: 'This follows the Domar rule: so long as the output growth rate exceeds the interest rate on such loans..., they are being used productively.' The other concepts are unrelated to debt sustainability for public investment.

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