(a) whether according to Open Budget Survey (2017), India’s budget transparency score has fallen substantially from 68 (in 2012) to 48 out of 100 (in 2017), behind Nepal (52) and Afghanistan (49) amongst the South Asian countries as reported in the Delhi Post news portal, if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Government is planning to improve India’s budget transparency and Open Budget Index score and if so, the details of targeted score and the proposed time frame for achieving the same; and
(c) the details of the measures being taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to improve budgetary transparency, oversight and especially public participation, as India scored the least (15 out of 100) in public participation?