(Rupees crore)

Year

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

Revenue

Primary

Budge-

Net RBI

Fiscal

Fiscal

Primary

Primary

Deficit

Revenue

tary

Credit@

Deficit

Deficit

Deficit

Deficit

Deficit $

Deficit #

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1970-71

1,408

780

803

749

-163

-769

285

223

1971-72

1,727

1,217

1,057

1,146

100

-570

519

583

1972-73

2,179

990

1,403

927

15

-761

870

1,211

1973-74

1,733

772

851

626

-237

-1,119

328

630

1974-75

2,302

865

1,301

640

-765

-1,766

720

528

1975-76

3,029

1,364

1,802

1,070

-886

-2,114

367

-288

1976-77

3,802

1,572

2,314

1,189

-298

-1,786

131

816

1977-78

3,680

1,813

2,034

1,608

-430

-2,076

932

-260

1978-79

5,710

2,126

3,726

1,569

-292

-2,276

1,506

2,191

1979-80

6,392

3,133

4,100

2,201

694

-1,598

2,433

2,650

1980-81

8,299

5,110

5,695

4,301

2,037

-567

2,477

3,551

1981-82

8,666

4,591

5,471

3,611

392

-2,803

1,400

3,207

1982-83

10,627

5,973

6,689

4,887

1,308

-2,630

1,656

3,368

1983-84

13,030

7,770

8,235

5,643

2,540

-2,255

1,417

3,949

1984-85

17,416

10,972

11,442

8,961

4,225

-1,749

3,745

6,055

1985-86

21,858

13,544

14,346

10,627

5,889

-1,623

5,316

6,190

1986-87

26,342

17,036

17,096

13,143

7,777

-1,469

8,261

7,091

1987-88

27,044

18,431

15,793

12,935

9,137

-2,114

5,816

6,559

1988-89

30,923

20,770

16,645

13,473

10,515

-3,763

5,642

6,503

1989-90

35,632

23,722

17,875

14,439

11,914

-5,843

10,592

13,813

1990-91

44,632

30,692

23,134

17,924

18,562

-2,936

11,347

14,746

1991-92

36,325

24,622

9,728

8,959

16,261

-10,335

6,855

5,508

1992-93

40,173

30,232

9,098

11,644

18,574

-12,501

12,312

4,257

1993-94

60,257

45,994

23,516

24,331

32,716

-4,025

10,960

260

1994-95

57,703

40,313

13,644

12,050

31,029

-13,031

961

2,130

1995-96

60,243

42,432

10,198

10,806

29,731

-20,314

9,807

19,855

1996-97

66,733

46,394

7,255

9,022

32,654

-26,824

13,184

1,934

1997-98

88,937

63,062

23,300

22,748

46,449

-19,188

-910

12,914

1998-99

1,13,349

79,944

35,467

32,124

67,909

-9,973

-209

11,800

1999-00 (RE)

1,08,898

96,115

17,473

38,835

73,532

-17,893

3,470

-5,588

2000-01 (BE)

1,11,275

1,00,344

10,009

35,799

77,425

-23,841

-

..

RE

Revised Estimates.

BE

Budget Estimates.

@

Variation over the end-March position, as per RBI records after closure of Government Accounts.

(-)

Indicates surplus.

..

Not Available.

#

With the discontinuance of the ad-hoc Treasury bills and 91- day tap Treasury bills, the concept of conventional budget deficit has lost its relevance since April 1, 1997. From April 1, 1997 these figures represent draw down of cash balances.

$

Revenue Deficit net of Interest Payments.

Note

:For definition of major deficit indicators, see Notes on Tables.

Source :Budget Documents of the Government of India.