Centre Receives ₹17.3 Lakh Crore in Total Receipts, Spends ₹23.03 Lakh Crore up to September 2025: CGA Data
The data underscores a steady pace of both revenue inflows and capital spending in the first half of FY 2025–26, aligning with the government’s focus on growth-oriented public investment and timely fiscal transfers to states.
New Delhi, November 1: The monthly accounts of the Government of India for the financial year 2025–26 up to September 2025 show total receipts of ₹17,30,216 crore, representing 49.5% of the Budget Estimates (BE) for the year, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Friday.
Of the total receipts, ₹12,29,370 crore came from net tax revenue, ₹4,66,076 crore from non-tax revenue, and ₹34,770 crore from non-debt capital receipts. The Centre transferred ₹6,31,751 crore to State Governments as their share of taxes — ₹86,948 crore higher than the corresponding period last year.
On the expenditure side, the government incurred a total of ₹23,03,339 crore (45.5% of BE 2025–26) up to September, comprising ₹17,22,593 crore in revenue expenditure and ₹5,80,746 crore in capital expenditure.
Within the revenue expenditure, interest payments accounted for ₹5,78,182 crore, while major subsidies totalled ₹2,02,367 crore, reflecting continued fiscal support for welfare and social schemes.
The data underscores a steady pace of both revenue inflows and capital spending in the first half of FY 2025–26, aligning with the government’s focus on growth-oriented public investment and timely fiscal transfers to states.
