Chhattisgarh Budget: Spending, Capital Outlay, Fiscal Deficit and Central Tax Share
Chhattisgarh's budget is Rs 1,47,500 crore, of which Rs 24,200 crore (16.4%) is capital outlay for building assets. The fiscal deficit is 3.15% of the State's GSDP, and its share of central taxes is Rs 40,100 crore.
2024-25 (BE) & 2023-24 (RE) · compiled from State Budget Books (Demands for Grants) & RBI State Finances Study; figures as compiled, not a live feed
Chhattisgarh budget at a glance
Item
Amount
Total budget
Rs 1,47,500 crore
Revenue expenditure
Rs 1,19,000 crore
Capital outlay
Rs 24,200 crore (16.4% of the budget)
Own tax revenue
Rs 39,500 crore
Share of central taxes
Rs 40,100 crore
Grants from the Centre
Rs 19,800 crore
GSDP
Rs 5,05,000 crore
Fiscal deficit
3.15% of GSDP
Where Chhattisgarh spends: major heads
Head of account
Amount
Share of budget
Covers
Education (2202)
Rs 19,800 crore
13.4%
Swami Atmanand English schools, colleges
Agriculture (2401)
Rs 16,400 crore
11.1%
Krishi Unnati, paddy input bonuses
Rural development (2501)
Rs 13,800 crore
9.4%
Panchayat development, rural road maintenance
Roads and bridges (3054)
Rs 8,900 crore
6.0%
Bastar connectivity road network
Health (2210)
Rs 8,400 crore
5.7%
Khubchand Baghel health scheme, medical colleges
Debt interest (2049)
Rs 7,400 crore
5.0%
Market borrowing interest charges
Police security (2055)
Rs 6,800 crore
4.6%
District Reserve Guard (DRG), police modernization
Chhattisgarh's share of central taxes: releases announced
Covers the instalments announced through press releases (extra or advance instalments, and some regular ones). Regular monthly instalments without a release are not included, so yearly sums here are not the full year's devolution. Source: Ministry of Finance press releases (Press Information Bureau).
