India Data Review

Union Budget 2018-19

Actual Actual figures, published in Budget 2020-21.

Total spending
₹23.15 lakh crore
+8.1% on 2017-18 (actual)
Raised without borrowing
₹16.66 lakh crore
Taxes, other revenue, asset sales
Borrowing (fiscal deficit)
₹6.49 lakh crore
3.4% of GDP
Interest payments
₹5.83 lakh crore
38 paise of every rupee of revenue
Capital spending
₹3.08 lakh crore
13% of all spending

Where each rupee comes from

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

  1. Corporation tax22 paise₹6.64 lakh crore
  2. Borrowing (fiscal deficit)21 paise₹6.49 lakh crore
  3. GST19 paise₹5.82 lakh crore
  4. Income tax15 paise₹4.73 lakh crore
  5. Non-tax revenue (dividends, interest, fees)8 paise₹2.36 lakh crore
  6. Excise duties8 paise₹2.32 lakh crore
  7. Customs4 paise₹1.18 lakh crore
  8. Loan recoveries and disinvestment4 paise₹1.13 lakh crore
  9. Service taxunder 1 paisa₹6,904 crore
  10. Other taxesunder 1 paisa₹5,631 crore

Source: Budget at a Glance; Receipts, Budget 2020-21 (Actuals for 2018-19). Official PDF · How it's checked

Where each rupee goes

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

  1. States' share of central taxes25 paise₹7.61 lakh crore
  2. Interest on government debt19 paise₹5.83 lakh crore
  3. Ministry of Defence13 paise₹4.03 lakh crore
  4. Ministry of Finance (excluding interest)8 paise₹2.52 lakh crore
  5. Ministry of Rural Development4 paise₹1.14 lakh crore
  6. Ministry of Home Affairs4 paise₹1.12 lakh crore
  7. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution4 paise₹1.09 lakh crore
  8. Ministry of Education3 paise₹80,345 crore
  9. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways3 paise₹77,301 crore
  10. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers2 paise₹71,414 crore
  11. Ministry of Railways2 paise₹54,913 crore
  12. All other ministries (46)15 paise₹4.58 lakh crore

Source: Receipts; Statement of ministries' expenditure, Budget 2020-21 (Actuals for 2018-19). Official PDF · How it's checked

Announced vs what happened

How far the actual for 2018-19 landed from the Budget Estimate announced in Budget 2018-19. Blue means more than budgeted, red means less.

Largest schemes

Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector schemes, actuals for 2018-19.

  1. Food Subsidy to Food Corporation of India under National Food Security Act.₹70,098 crore

    Department of Food and Public Distribution

  2. MGNREGA-Programme Component₹61,815 crore

    Department of Rural Development

  3. Urea Subsidy₹46,514 crore

    Department of Fertilisers

  4. Transfer to National Investment Fund₹40,060 crore

    Ministry of Railways

  5. National Highways Authority of India₹39,287 crore

    Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

  6. Road Works₹37,811 crore

    Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

  7. National Health Mission₹31,502 crore
  8. Food Subsidy for Decentralized Procurement of Foodgrains under NFSA₹31,029 crore

    Department of Food and Public Distribution

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