Government Expenditure

Fiscal deficit hits 132% of Budget Estimate for 2019-2020 at Rs 9.32 lakh crore till December end

The government's fiscal deficit touched 132.4 percent of the full-year target at December-end mainly due to slower pace of revenue collections, official data showed on Friday

Fiscal deficit hits 115% of Budget Estimate for 2019-20 at Rs 8.07 lakh cr till November-end

The country's fiscal deficit hit 114.8 percent of 2019-20 Budget Estimate at Rs 8.07 lakh crore at the end of November, official data showed on Tuesday

Fiscal deficit hits 102% of Budget Estimate for 2019-20 at Rs 7.2 lakh crore till October-end

The country's fiscal deficit hit 102.4 percent of 2019-20 Budget Estimate at Rs 7.2 lakh crore at the end of October, government data showed on Friday

Fiscal deficit hits 93% of budget estimate at Rs 6.52 lakh crore till September-end

India's fiscal deficit reached nearly 93 percent of the budget estimate at Rs 6.52 lakh crore at the end of September in the current financial year, government data showed on Thursday

Fiscal deficit reaches over 78% of Budget Estimate for 2019-20 at Rs 5.54 lakh cr till August-end

The country's fiscal deficit touched Rs 5.54 lakh crore at the end of August, which was 78.7 percent of the Budget Estimate for 2019-20, official data showed on Monday

Fiscal deficit touches Rs 5.47 lakh cr at July-end; reaches 77.8% of budget estimate for 2019-20

The government's fiscal deficit touched Rs 5.47 lakh crore in the June quarter, which is 77.8 percent of the budget estimate for 2019-20

Fiscal deficit touches Rs 4.32 lakh crore in Q1; reaches 61.4% of budget estimate for 2019-20

The government's fiscal deficit touched Rs 4.32 lakh crore for the June quarter, which is 61.4 percent of the budget estimate for 2019-20 fiscal

Suicides by students highlight need to reach out to young people, deal with inadequacies in mental health infrastructure

While students who performed well academically have been the subject of much adulation, less attention was given to the ones who fell short.

Govt expenditure should be within means, or else Greece-like crises can happen: Arun Jaitley

The ideal route for governments is to earn more and spend less, said the FM

Finance Commission got it right: GDP grows better when state govts spend more

There is a clear case of decentralisation of government expenditure