Sikkim Budget: Spending, Capital Outlay, Fiscal Deficit and Central Tax Share
Sikkim's budget is Rs 14,492 crore, of which Rs 3,200 crore (22.1%) is capital outlay for building assets. The fiscal deficit is 3.2% of the State's GSDP, and its share of central taxes is Rs 4,800 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
Sikkim budget at a glance
Item
Amount
Total budget
Rs 14,492 crore
Revenue expenditure
Rs 11,100 crore
Capital outlay
Rs 3,200 crore (22.1% of the budget)
Own tax revenue
Rs 1,800 crore
Share of central taxes
Rs 4,800 crore
Grants from the Centre
Rs 5,400 crore
GSDP
Rs 44,000 crore
Fiscal deficit
3.2% of GSDP
Where Sikkim spends: major heads
Head of account
Amount
Share of budget
Covers
Education (2202)
Rs 2,200 crore
15.2%
Free school uniforms, Nar Bahadur Bhandari college
Roads and bridges (3054)
Rs 1,600 crore
11.0%
Landslide restoration & hill bridges
Health (2210)
Rs 1,150 crore
7.9%
New STNM multi-specialty hospital
Debt interest (2049)
Rs 890 crore
6.1%
Debt interest coupons
Rural development (2501)
Rs 850 crore
5.9%
Sikkim Garib Awas Yojana (SGAY)
Agriculture (2401)
Rs 780 crore
5.4%
100% Organic farming inputs & logistics
Police security (2055)
Rs 650 crore
4.5%
Sikkim Police and high-altitude security
Sikkim'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).
