(Rupees crore)

Year

Gross Fiscal Deficit

Gross Primary Deficit

Revenue Deficit

Primary
Revenue Deficit

Overall Deficit

Net RBI Credit

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1971-72

1050

594

-6

-462

289

288

1972-73

1349

878

70

-400

-414

-386

1973-74

1470

918

117

-435

226

133

1974-75

1243

704

-395

-934

31

133

1975-76

1102

414

-972

-1660

-75

92

1976-77

1515

758

-1097

-1854

-48

22

1977-78

2038

1216

-1019

-1841

229

142

1978-79

2643

1690

-1135

-2088

-1010

-418

1979-80

2873

1931

-1548

-2490

188

339

1980-81

3713

2488

-1486

-2711

897

487

1981-82

4062

2623

-1379

-2819

1020

789

1982-83

4986

3281

-888

-2593

820

-984

1983-84

6359

4396

-210

-2173

561

38

1984-85

8199

5733

923

-1543

1438

1486

1985-86

7521

4581

-654

-3594

-1688

-1862

1986-87

9269

5168

-170

-4271

667

516

1987-88

11219

6321

1088

-3810

66

-157

1988-89

11672

5737

1807

-4128

-380

425

1989-90

15433

8247

3682

-3504

161

255

1990-91

18787

10132

5309

-3346

-72

420

1991-92

18900

7956

5651

-5293

156

-340

1992-93

20892

7681

5114

-8096

-1829

176

1993-94

20364

4564

3872

-11929

363

591

1994-95

27308

7895

6706

-12708

-4346

48

1995-96

30870

9031

8620

-13219

-2680

16

1996-97

36561

11175

16878

-8509

7202

898

1997-98

43474

13675

17492

-12307

-1803

1543

1998-99

73295

37854

44462

9021

3268

5579

1999-00

90098

45458

54549

9907

3125

1312

2000-01

87922

36937

55316

4331

-2378

-1092

2001-02

94261

32665

60398

-1198

3545

3451

2002-03

99727

30699

57179

-11848

-4291

-3100

2003-04

120631

40235

63407

-16989

-526

293

2004-05

107774

21353

39158

-47263

-10232

-2705

2005-06

90084

6060

7013

-77011

-33947

2425

2006-07

77509

-15672

-24857

-118037

-16324

640

2007-08

75455

-24376

-42943

-142773

-13410

1140

2008-09

146349

40128

-10701

-116921

16357

602

2009-10

199510

83083

32295

-84132

25721

-

Note : 1. Data for 2008-09 relate to Revised Estimates while 2009-10 are Budget Estimates.
2. Data relate to 28 State Goverments.
3. Negative (-) sign indicates surplus in deficit indicators.
4. Net RBI Credit: Data pertain to State Governments having accounts with the Reserve Bank of India.
5. Overall deficit for the years 1982-83, 1983-84 and 1985-86 excludes medium-term loans given by the Centre to the States to clear overdrafts of Rupees 1743 crore as on March 31, 1982; Rupees 400 crore as on March 31, 1983; and Rupees 1628 crore (for 17 States) as on January 28, 1985, respectively.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source :   Budget documents of the State Governments.