| (₹ Crore) | | Year | Gross fiscal Deficit | Net fiscal Deficit | Gross primary deficit | Net primary Deficit | Revenue Deficit | Primary revenue deficit | Drawdown of cash balances | Net RBI credit | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | 1982-83 | 10627 | 5973 | 6689 | 4887 | 1308 | -2630 | 1656 | 3368 | | 1983-84 | 13030 | 7770 | 8235 | 5643 | 2540 | -2255 | 1417 | 3949 | | 1984-85 | 17416 | 10972 | 11442 | 8961 | 4225 | -1749 | 3745 | 6055 | | 1985-86 | 21858 | 13544 | 14346 | 10627 | 5889 | -1623 | 5316 | 6190 | | 1986-87 | 26342 | 17036 | 17096 | 13143 | 7777 | -1469 | 8261 | 7091 | | 1987-88 | 27044 | 18431 | 15793 | 12935 | 9137 | -2114 | 5816 | 6559 | | 1988-89 | 30923 | 20770 | 16645 | 13473 | 10515 | -3763 | 5642 | 6503 | | 1989-90 | 35632 | 23722 | 17875 | 14439 | 11914 | -5843 | 10592 | 13813 | | 1990-91 | 44632 | 30692 | 23134 | 17924 | 18562 | -2936 | 11347 | 14746 | | 1991-92 | 36325 | 24622 | 9729 | 8961 | 16261 | -10335 | 6855 | 5508 | | 1992-93 | 40173 | 30232 | 9098 | 11644 | 18574 | -12501 | 12312 | 4257 | | 1993-94 | 60257 | 45994 | 23516 | 24331 | 32716 | -4025 | 10960 | 260 | | 1994-95 | 57703 | 40313 | 13644 | 12050 | 31029 | -13031 | 961 | 2130 | | 1995-96 | 60243 | 42432 | 10198 | 10806 | 29731 | -20314 | 9807 | 19855 | | 1996-97 | 66733 | 46394 | 7255 | 9022 | 32654 | -26824 | 13184 | 1934 | | 1997-98 | 88937 | 63062 | 23300 | 22748 | 46449 | -19188 | -910 | 12914 | | 1998-99 | 113349 | 79944 | 35466 | 32138 | 66976 | -10906 | -209 | 11800 | | 1999-00 | 104716 | 89910 | 14467 | 33556 | 67596 | -22653 | 864 | -5588 | | 2000-01 | 118816 | 107854 | 19502 | 41351 | 85234 | -14080 | -1197 | 6705 | | 2001-02 | 140955 | 123074 | 33495 | 51152 | 100162 | -7298 | -1496 | -5150 | | 2002-03 | 145072 | 133829 | 27268 | 53647 | 107879 | -9925 | 1883 | -28399 | | 2003-04 | 123273 | 115558 | -815 | 30008 | 98261 | -25827 | -3942 | -76065 | | 2004-05 | 125794 | 126252 | -1140 | 31705 | 78338 | -48596 | -1461 | -60177 | | 2005-06 | 146435 | 145743 | 13805 | 35145 | 92300 | -40331 | -20888 | 28417 | | 2006-07 | 142573 | 151245 | -7699 | 23497 | 80222 | -70050 | 4517 | -3024 | | 2007-08 | 126912 | 120714 | -44118 | -29256 | 52569 | -118461 | -27171 | -115632 | | 2008-09 | 336992 | 329024 | 144788 | 157537 | 253539 | 61335 | 43834 | 174789 | | 2009-10 | 418482 | 411448 | 205389 | 220139 | 338998 | 125905 | -1386 | 150006 | | 2010-11 | 373591 | 361026 | 139569 | 146738 | 252252 | 18230 | 6430 | 184969 | | 2011-12 | 515990 | 514103 | 242840 | 261205 | 394348 | 121198 | -15990 | 139183 | | 2012-13 | 490190 | 484450 | 177020 | 192041 | 364282 | 51112 | -51012 | 54840 | | 2013-14 | 502858 | 496157 | 128604 | 143771 | 357048 | -17206 | -19171 | 108130 | | 2014-15 | 510725 | 495245 | 108281 | 116605 | 365519 | -36925 | 77752 | -334185 | | 2015-16 | 532791 | 527289 | 91132 | 111008 | 342736 | -98923 | 13170 | 60472 | | 2016-17 | 535618 | 516438 | 54904 | 51953 | 316381 | -164333 | -8895 | 195816 | | 2017-18 | 591062 | 588668 | 62110 | 73290 | 443600 | -85352 | 4091 | -144847 | | 2018-19 | 649418 | 639249 | 66770 | 68746 | 454483 | -128165 | -1321 | 325987 | | 2019-20 | 933651 | 927553 | 321581 | 327832 | 666545 | 54475 | 4971 | 190241 | | 2020-21 | 1848655 | 1756236 | 1155755 | 1077340 | 1455989 | 763089 | -17358 | 107494 | | 2021-22 | 1506812 | 1479438 | 697111 | 681279 | 1140576 | 330875 | 71383 | - | Notes : 1. Data for 2020-21 are Revised Estimates and data for 2021-22 are Budget Estimates.
2. Primary Revenue Deficit is Revenue Deficit net of interest payments.
3. Drawdown of cash balances represents conventional budget deficit prior to 1997-98. With discontinuation of the adhoc treasury bills and 91-day treasury bills, the concept of conventional budget deficit has lost its relevance since April 1, 1997.
4. Net RBI Credit represents variation over end-March, as per RBI records, after closure of Government accounts.
5. Negative (-) sign indicates surplus.
6. Since 1999-2000, Gross Fiscal Deficit excludes States’ share in Small Savings as per the new system of accounting.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Budget documents of the Government of India. | |