| (₹ Billion) | | Year | Gross fiscal deficit | Net fiscal deficit | Gross primary deficit | Net primary deficit | Revenue deficit | Primary revenue deficit | Drawdown of cash balances | Net RBI credit | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | 1978-79 | 57.10 | 21.26 | 37.26 | 15.69 | -2.92 | -22.76 | 15.06 | 21.91 | | 1979-80 | 63.92 | 31.33 | 41.00 | 22.01 | 6.94 | -15.98 | 24.33 | 26.50 | | 1980-81 | 82.99 | 51.10 | 56.95 | 43.01 | 20.37 | -5.67 | 24.77 | 35.51 | | 1981-82 | 86.66 | 45.91 | 54.71 | 36.11 | 3.92 | -28.03 | 14.00 | 32.07 | | 1982-83 | 106.27 | 59.73 | 66.89 | 48.87 | 13.08 | -26.30 | 16.56 | 33.68 | | 1983-84 | 130.30 | 77.70 | 82.35 | 56.43 | 25.40 | -22.55 | 14.17 | 39.49 | | 1984-85 | 174.16 | 109.72 | 114.42 | 89.61 | 42.25 | -17.49 | 37.45 | 60.55 | | 1985-86 | 218.58 | 135.44 | 143.46 | 106.27 | 58.89 | -16.23 | 53.16 | 61.90 | | 1986-87 | 263.42 | 170.36 | 170.96 | 131.43 | 77.77 | -14.69 | 82.61 | 70.91 | | 1987-88 | 270.44 | 184.31 | 157.93 | 129.35 | 91.37 | -21.14 | 58.16 | 65.59 | | 1988-89 | 309.23 | 207.70 | 166.45 | 134.73 | 105.15 | -37.63 | 56.42 | 65.03 | | 1989-90 | 356.32 | 237.22 | 178.75 | 144.39 | 119.14 | -58.43 | 105.92 | 138.13 | | 1990-91 | 446.32 | 306.92 | 231.34 | 179.24 | 185.62 | -29.36 | 113.47 | 147.46 | | 1991-92 | 363.25 | 246.22 | 97.29 | 89.61 | 162.61 | -103.35 | 68.55 | 55.08 | | 1992-93 | 401.73 | 302.32 | 90.98 | 116.44 | 185.74 | -125.01 | 123.12 | 42.57 | | 1993-94 | 602.57 | 459.94 | 235.16 | 243.31 | 327.16 | -40.25 | 109.60 | 2.60 | | 1994-95 | 577.03 | 403.13 | 136.44 | 120.50 | 310.29 | -130.31 | 9.61 | 21.30 | | 1995-96 | 602.43 | 424.32 | 101.98 | 108.06 | 297.31 | -203.14 | 98.07 | 198.55 | | 1996-97 | 667.33 | 463.94 | 72.55 | 90.22 | 326.54 | -268.24 | 131.84 | 19.34 | | 1997-98 | 889.37 | 630.62 | 233.00 | 227.48 | 464.49 | -191.88 | -9.10 | 129.14 | | 1998-99 | 1133.49 | 799.44 | 354.66 | 321.38 | 669.76 | -109.06 | -2.09 | 118.00 | | 1999-00 | 1047.16 | 899.10 | 144.67 | 335.56 | 675.96 | -226.53 | 8.64 | -55.88 | | 2000-01 | 1188.16 | 1078.54 | 195.02 | 413.51 | 852.34 | -140.80 | -11.97 | 67.05 | | 2001-02 | 1409.55 | 1230.74 | 334.95 | 511.52 | 1001.62 | -72.98 | -14.96 | -51.50 | | 2002-03 | 1450.72 | 1338.29 | 272.68 | 536.47 | 1078.79 | -99.25 | 18.83 | -283.99 | | 2003-04 | 1232.73 | 1155.58 | -8.15 | 300.08 | 982.61 | -258.27 | -39.42 | -760.65 | | 2004-05 | 1257.94 | 1262.52 | -11.40 | 317.05 | 783.38 | -485.96 | -14.61 | -601.77 | | 2005-06 | 1464.35 | 1457.43 | 138.05 | 351.45 | 923.00 | -403.31 | -208.88 | 284.17 | | 2006-07 | 1425.73 | 1512.45 | -76.99 | 234.97 | 802.22 | -700.50 | 45.17 | -30.24 | | 2007-08 | 1269.12 | 1207.14 | -441.18 | -292.56 | 525.69 | -1184.61 | -271.71 | -1156.32 | | 2008-09 | 3369.92 | 3290.24 | 1447.88 | 1575.37 | 2535.39 | 613.35 | 438.34 | 1747.89 | | 2009-10 | 4184.82 | 4114.48 | 2053.89 | 2201.39 | 3389.98 | 1259.05 | -13.86 | 1500.06 | | 2010-11 | 3735.91 | 3610.26 | 1395.69 | 1467.38 | 2522.52 | 182.30 | 64.30 | 1849.69 | | 2011-12 | 5159.90 | 5141.03 | 2428.40 | 2612.05 | 3943.48 | 1211.98 | -159.90 | 1391.83 | | 2012-13 | 4901.90 | 4844.50 | 1770.20 | 1920.41 | 3642.82 | 511.12 | -510.12 | 548.40 | | 2013-14 | 5028.58 | 4961.57 | 1286.04 | 1437.71 | 3570.48 | -172.06 | -191.71 | 1081.30 | | 2014-15 | 5107.25 | 4952.45 | 1082.81 | 1166.05 | 3655.19 | -369.25 | 777.52 | -3341.85 | | 2015-16 | 5327.91 | 5272.89 | 911.32 | 1110.09 | 3427.36 | -989.23 | 131.70 | 604.72 | | 2016-17 | 5342.74 | 5074.38 | 512.05 | 425.18 | 3109.98 | -1720.71 | 402.27 | 1958.16 | | 2017-18 | 5465.32 | 5184.71 | 234.54 | 144.14 | 3211.63 | -2019.15 | 128.44 | - | Notes : 1. Data for 2016-17 are Revised Estimates and data for 2017-18 are Budget Estimates.
2. Primary Revenue Deficit is Revenue Deficit net of interest payments.
3. Drawdown of cash balances represents conventional budget deficit prior to 1997-98. With discontinuation of the ad hoc treasury bills and 91-day treasury bills, the concept of conventional budget deficit has lost its relevance since April 1,1997.
4. Net RBI Credit represents variation over end-March, as per RBI records, after closure of Government accounts.
5. Negative (-) sign indicates surplus.
6. Since 1999-2000, Gross Fiscal Deficit excludes States’ share in Small Savings as per the new system of accounting.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Budget documents of the Government of India. | |