Union Budget 2015-16

Actual Actual figures, published in Budget 2017-18.

Total spending

₹17.91 lakh crore

+7.6% on 2014-15 (actual)

Raised without borrowing

₹12.58 lakh crore

Taxes, other revenue, asset sales

Borrowing (fiscal deficit)

₹5.33 lakh crore

3.9% of GDP

Interest payments

₹4.42 lakh crore

37 paise of every rupee of revenue

Capital spending

₹2.53 lakh crore

14% of all spending

Where each rupee comes from

Out of every ₹1 the Centre raises, before handing states their share of taxes.

Source: Budget at a Glance; Receipts, Budget 2017-18 (Actuals for 2015-16). Official PDF · How it's checked

States' share of taxes, interest, and spending by ministry.

Source: Receipts; Statement of ministries' expenditure, Budget 2017-18 (Actuals for 2015-16). Official PDF · How it's checked

How far the actual for 2015-16 landed from the Budget Estimate announced in Budget 2015-16. Blue means more than budgeted, red means less.

Total spending+0.7%
Budget ₹17.77 lakh crore → Actual ₹17.91 lakh crore
Capital spending (infrastructure, assets)+4.8%
Budget ₹2.41 lakh crore → Actual ₹2.53 lakh crore
Tax revenue (Centre's share)+2.6%
Budget ₹9.20 lakh crore → Actual ₹9.44 lakh crore
Non-tax revenue+13.3%
Budget ₹2.22 lakh crore → Actual ₹2.51 lakh crore
Borrowing (fiscal deficit)−4.1%
Budget ₹5.56 lakh crore → Actual ₹5.33 lakh crore
Ministry of Defence−5.2%
Budget ₹3.10 lakh crore → Actual ₹2.94 lakh crore
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution+12.2%
Budget ₹1.25 lakh crore → Actual ₹1.41 lakh crore
Ministry of Home Affairs−0.8%
Budget ₹80,293 crore → Actual ₹79,664 crore
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers−0.2%
Budget ₹73,562 crore → Actual ₹73,429 crore
Ministry of Rural Development+7.8%
Budget ₹73,226 crore → Actual ₹78,945 crore
Ministry of Education−2.1%
Budget ₹68,695 crore → Actual ₹67,239 crore

Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector schemes, actuals for 2015-16.

Food Subsidy to Food Corporation of India under National Food Security Act.₹1.12 lakh crore
Department of Food and Public Distribution
Urea Subsidy₹50,478 crore
Department of Fertilisers
MGNREGA-Programme Component₹37,341 crore
Department of Rural Development
National Education Mission₹27,066 crore
Recapitalization of Public Sector Banks₹25,000 crore
Department of Financial Services
Aircrafts and Aeroengines₹24,723 crore
Capital Outlay on Defence Services
National Highways Authority of India₹22,920 crore
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Food Subsidy for Decentralized Procurement of Foodgrains under NFSA₹22,919 crore
Department of Food and Public Distribution