| (₹ 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 | | 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 | -116772 | | 2008-09 | 336992 | 329024 | 144788 | 157537 | 253539 | 61335 | 43834 | 176397 | | 2009-10 | 418482 | 411448 | 205389 | 220139 | 338998 | 125905 | -1386 | 149820 | | 2010-11 | 373591 | 361026 | 139569 | 146738 | 252252 | 18230 | 6430 | 182454 | | 2011-12 | 515990 | 514103 | 242840 | 261205 | 394348 | 121198 | -15990 | 140378 | | 2012-13 | 490190 | 484450 | 177020 | 192041 | 364282 | 51112 | -51012 | 56086 | | 2013-14 | 502858 | 496157 | 128604 | 143771 | 357048 | -17206 | -19171 | 107144 | | 2014-15 | 510725 | 495245 | 108281 | 116605 | 365519 | -36925 | 77752 | -336605 | | 2015-16 | 532791 | 527289 | 91132 | 111008 | 342736 | -98923 | 13170 | 63524 | | 2016-17 | 535618 | 516438 | 54904 | 51953 | 316381 | -164333 | -8895 | 195029 | | 2017-18 | 591062 | 588668 | 62110 | 73290 | 443600 | -85352 | 4091 | -145305 | | 2018-19 | 649418 | 639249 | 66770 | 68746 | 454483 | -128165 | -1321 | 326187 | | 2019-20 | 933651 | 927553 | 321581 | 327832 | 666545 | 54475 | 4971 | 189268 | | 2020-21 | 1818291 | 1727529 | 1138422 | 1064774 | 1449599 | 769730 | -7188 | 106604 | | 2021-22 | 1584521 | 1550882 | 779022 | 767257 | 1031021 | 225522 | 2543 | 352627 | | 2022-23 | 1737755 | 1648648 | 809238 | 747983 | 1069926 | 141409 | -1622 | 1404 | | 2023-24 | 1734773 | 1617579 | 679346 | 593930 | 840527 | -214900 | -26651 | -263721 | | 2024-25 | 1613312 | 1448896 | 450372 | 324180 | 580201 | -582739 | 140397 | - | Notes : 1. Data for 2023-24 are Revised Estimates and data for 2024-25 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. | |