Govt does not foresee any revenue shortfall, aims to achieve fiscal deficit targets: Pankaj Chaudhary

23 Jul 2025 Evaluate

Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary has said that the Central government does not foresee any revenue shortfall at this stage and aims to achieve the fiscal deficit targets fixed in the Budget Estimates for 2025-26. As per the Budget, the Centre has estimated the fiscal deficit for 2025-26 at 4.4 per cent of GDP, amounting to Rs 15.69 lakh crore.

He said the Central government supports state finances through Finance Commission grants, Centrally Sponsored Schemes, and Special Assistance as loans to states for capital expenditure. He said total resources being transferred to the states, including the devolution of state’s share in taxes, grants/loans and releases under Centrally Sponsored Schemes, etc, in Budget Estimates for 2025-26 is about Rs 25.01 lakh crore.

He further said insurers are required to decide on the request for cashless authorisation within 1 hour of receipt of such request and grant final authorisation within 3 hours of the receipt of discharge authorisation request from the hospital as per IRDAI Master Circular on Health Insurance Business dated May 29, 2024. However, the data related to the average time taken by insurance companies and third-party administrators (TPAs) for the claim settlement is not maintained by IRDAI.


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