(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

1970-71

901

503

19

-379

141

-

1971-72

1,050

594

-6

-462

289

288

1972-73

1,349

931

70

-400

-414

-386

1973-74

1,470

918

117

-435

226

133

1974-75

1,243

704

-395

-934

31

133

1975-76

1,102

414

-972

-1,660

-75

92

1976-77

1,515

758

-1,097

-1,854

-48

22

1977-78

2,038

1,216

-1,019

-1,841

229

142

1978-79

2,643

1,690

-1,135

-2,088

-1,010

-418

1979-80

2,873

1,931

-1,548

-2,490

188

339

1980-81

3,713

2,488

-1,486

-2,711

897

487

1981-82

4,063

2,623

-1,379

-2,819

1,020

789

1982-83

4,986

3,281

-888

-2,593

820

-984

1983-84

6,359

4,396

-210

-2,173

561

38

1984-85

8,199

5,733

923

-1,543

1,438

1,486

1985-86

7,521

4,581

-654

-3,594

-1,688

-1,862

1986-87

9,269

5,168

-170

-4,271

667

516

1987-88

11,219

6,321

1,088

-3,810

66

-157

1988-89

11,672

5,737

1,807

-4,128

-380

425

1989-90

15,433

8,247

3,682

-3,504

161

255

1990-91

18,787

10,132

5,309

-3,346

-72

420

1991-92

18,900

7,956

5,651

-5,293

156

-340

1992-93

20,891

7,681

5,114

-8,096

-1,829

176

1993-94

20,364

4,564

3,872

-11,929

363

591

1994-95

27,308

7,895

6,706

-12,708

-4,346

48

1995-96

30,870

9,031

8,620

-13,219

-2,680

16

1996-97

36,561

11,175

16,878

-8,509

7,202

898

1997-98

43,474

13,675

17,492

-12,307

-1,803

1,543

1998-99

73,295

37,854

44,462

9,021

3,268

5,579

1999-00

90,099

45,458

54,549

9,907

3,125

1,312

2000-01

87,923

36,937

55,316

4,331

-2,378

-1,092

2001-02

94,260

32,665

60,398

-1,198

3,545

3,451

2002-03

99,726

30,699

57,179

-11,848

-4,291

-3,100

2003-04

120,631

40,235

63,407

-16,989

-526

293

2004-05

107,774

21,353

39,158

-47,263

-10,232

-2,705

2005-06

90,084

6,060

7,013

-77,011

-33,947

2,425

2006-07

77,509

-15,654

-24,857

-118,021

-16,078

640

2007-08

107,958

5,080

-22,526

-125,404

24,122

-3,486

2008-09

112,653

4,270

-28,426

-136,809

-2,524

-

Note : 1. Data for 2007-08 relate to Revised Estimates while 2008-09 are Budget Estimates.
2. Data relate to 28 State Goverments. Data for 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 are provisional.
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 Rs. 1,743 crore as on March 31, 1982; Rs.400 crore as on March 31, 1983; and Rs. 1,628 crore (for
17 States) as on January 28, 1985, respectively.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Budget documents of the State Governments.