(` Billion)

Year

Gross
Fiscal
Deficit

Gross Primary Deficit

Revenue Deficit

Primary Revenue Deficit

Overall Deficit

Net RBI Credit (Annual Variation)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1973-74

14.70

9.18

1.17

-4.35

2.26

1.33

1974-75

12.43

7.04

-3.95

-9.34

0.31

1.33

1975-76

11.02

4.14

-9.72

-16.60

-0.75

0.92

1976-77

15.15

7.58

-10.97

-18.54

-0.48

0.22

1977-78

20.38

12.16

-10.19

-18.41

2.29

1.42

1978-79

26.43

16.90

-11.35

-20.88

-10.10

-4.18

1979-80

28.73

19.31

-15.48

-24.90

1.88

3.39

1980-81

37.13

24.88

-14.86

-27.11

8.97

4.87

1981-82

40.62

26.23

-13.79

-28.19

10.20

7.89

1982-83

49.86

32.81

-8.88

-25.93

8.20

-9.84

1983-84

63.59

43.96

-2.10

-21.73

5.61

0.38

1984-85

81.99

57.33

9.23

-15.43

14.38

14.86

1985-86

75.21

45.81

-6.54

-35.94

-16.88

-18.62

1986-87

92.69

51.68

-1.70

-42.71

6.67

5.16

1987-88

112.19

63.21

10.88

-38.10

0.66

-1.57

1988-89

116.72

57.37

18.07

-41.28

-3.80

4.25

1989-90

154.33

82.47

36.82

-35.04

1.61

2.55

1990-91

187.87

101.32

53.09

-33.46

-0.72

4.20

1991-92

189.00

79.56

56.51

-52.93

1.56

-3.40

1992-93

208.92

76.81

51.14

-80.96

-18.29

1.76

1993-94

203.64

45.64

38.72

-119.29

3.63

5.91

1994-95

273.08

78.95

67.06

-127.08

-43.46

0.48

1995-96

308.70

90.31

86.20

-132.19

-26.80

0.16

1996-97

365.61

111.75

168.78

-85.09

72.02

8.98

1997-98

434.74

136.75

174.92

-123.07

-18.03

-19.36

1998-99

732.95

378.54

444.62

90.21

32.68

55.79

1999-00

900.98

454.58

545.49

99.07

31.25

13.12

2000-01

879.22

369.37

553.16

43.31

-23.78

-10.92

2001-02

942.61

326.65

603.98

-11.98

35.45

34.51

2002-03

997.27

306.99

571.79

-118.48

-42.91

-31.00

2003-04

1206.31

402.35

634.07

-169.89

-5.26

2.93

2004-05

1077.74

213.53

391.58

-472.63

-102.32

-27.05

2005-06

900.84

60.60

70.13

-770.11

-339.47

-38.44

2006-07

775.09

-156.72

-248.57

-1180.37

-163.24

-11.52

2007-08

754.55

-243.76

-429.43

-1427.73

-134.10

11.40

2008-09

1345.89

316.34

-126.72

-1156.27

-89.59

-16.09

2009-10

1888.19

760.12

310.17

-817.90

76.97

1.86

2010-11

2066.73

797.24

251.80

-1017.69

316.86

25.15

2011-12

1977.20

575.94

-197.01

-1598.27

-71.76

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Note : 1. Data for 2010-11 relate to Revised Estimates while 2011-12 are Budget Estimates.
2. Data relate to 28 State Goverments.
3. Negative (-) sign indicates surplus in deficit indicators.
4. Net RBI Credit refers to variation in loans and advances given to States by the RBI net of their incremental deposits with the RBI, for the State Government having accounts with the RBI. This is an indicator of means of financing.
5. Overall deficit for the years 1982-83, 1983-84 and 1985-86 excludes medium-term loans givebn y the Centre to the States to clear overdrafts of ` 17.43 billion as on March 31, 1982; ` 4 billion as on March 31, 1983; and ` 16.28 billion (for 17 States) as on January 28, 1985, respectively.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Budget documents of the State Governments.