India’s fiscal deficit has almost met the budgeted estimates for the financial year ending March 2017. As per the data released by the Controller General of Accounts, the April-March fiscal deficit stood at 3.51 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), leaving a deficit of Rs 5.35 lakh crore as against the estimates of Rs. 5.34 lakh crore. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had targeted a fiscal deficit of 3.5 per cent or Rs 5.34 lakh crore in FY17.
The revenue deficit or the shortfall in total government revenue realisation from the targeted figure for the April-March period reached 99 percent of the revised estimate at Rs 3.10 lakh crore and came slightly lower at 2.02 per cent of GDP, against the Revised Estimate of 2.1 per cent. The effective revenue deficit was 0.93 per cent of GDP in 2016-17, against the Revised Estimate of 0.9 per cent. The total receipts of the government stood at Rs 14.39 lakh crore or 97.3 percent of the estimates of Rs 14.8 lakh crore. The total expenditure stood at Rs 19.74 lakh crore or 98 per cent of the estimates of Rs 20.14 lakh crore.
On a monthly basis, as per the provisional data the fiscal deficit in April 2017 stood at Rs 2.05 lakh crore or 37.6 per cent of the Budget estimate. Total receipts of the government - from revenue and non-debt capital - in April stood at Rs 36,529 crore. Total expenditure in April was Rs 2.42 lakh crore or 11.3 per cent of the full-year estimate. Revenue collection was Rs 35,081 crore or 2.3 per cent of the estimate. The revenue deficit during the month was Rs 1,78,383 crore or 55.4 per cent.
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