Decline in Telangana’s budget for 2026-27; CAG pegs total receipts at ₹3.01 lakh crore
The Telangana State budget for 2026-27 has seen a decline in total receipts after the first month. The budget includes a total outlay of ₹3.24 lakh crore, but the Comptroller and Auditor General of India estimates total receipts at ₹3.01 lakh crore. Senior officials have indicated that the state's financial situation remains challenging, with revenue receipts for April significantly lower than expenditures.
- ▪The Telangana State budget for 2026-27 has a total outlay of ₹3.24 lakh crore.
- ▪The Comptroller and Auditor General of India estimates total receipts at ₹3.01 lakh crore.
- ▪Revenue receipts for April stood at ₹10,974 crore, indicating a challenging financial situation.
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The quantum of the Telangana State budget for the financial year 2026-27 has witnessed a decline after the first month. The State Government has passed the budget with total outlay of ₹3.24 lakh crore including capital receipts. Capital receipts, primarily open market borrowings, loans from Central Government and other loans, account for close to ₹80,000 crore. Of these, the Government proposed to raise ₹73,383 crore from open market, ₹5,500 crore as loans from the Centre and another ₹1,000 crore other loans.However, the monthly key indicators released by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India pegged the total receipts at ₹3.01 lakh crore with capital receipts constituting ₹59,945 crore including Rs. 58,458 crore as borrowings and other liabilities.
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