Vol. 02 · Union Budget 2026-27 · thepublicrupee.com · Radical Transparency Edition · 25 April 2026

The Public Rupee

A sovereign ledger for a republic of 1.4 billion — every rupee collected, every rupee spent, traced to the document.

Total Expenditure BE 2026-27

₹53.47L Cr

Fiscal Deficit

₹16.96L Cr

4.4% of GDP

RECEIPTS ₹36.52L CR ▲ 7.2%EXPENDITURE ₹53.47L CR ▲ 7.7%FISCAL DEFICIT ₹16.96L CR · 4.4% GDPSTATES SHARE ₹26.21L CR · 41% DEVOLUTIONINTEREST PAYMENTS ₹13.35L CR · LARGEST LINE ITEMGROSS BORROWING ₹15.68L CRRBI SURPLUS ₹2.69L CR TRANSFERREDCAPEX ₹11.21L CR ▲ 10.1%DEFENCE ₹6.97L CRINCOME TAX ₹11.23L CR ▲ 14.4%CORPORATION TAX ₹9.63L CR ▲ 10.8%GST ₹10.75L CR ▲ 11.0%SUBSIDIES ₹5.06L CRPM-KISAN ₹68,000 CR · 9.3 CR FARMERSRECEIPTS ₹36.52L CR ▲ 7.2%EXPENDITURE ₹53.47L CR ▲ 7.7%FISCAL DEFICIT ₹16.96L CR · 4.4% GDPSTATES SHARE ₹26.21L CR · 41% DEVOLUTIONINTEREST PAYMENTS ₹13.35L CR · LARGEST LINE ITEMGROSS BORROWING ₹15.68L CRRBI SURPLUS ₹2.69L CR TRANSFERREDCAPEX ₹11.21L CR ▲ 10.1%DEFENCE ₹6.97L CRINCOME TAX ₹11.23L CR ▲ 14.4%CORPORATION TAX ₹9.63L CR ▲ 10.8%GST ₹10.75L CR ▲ 11.0%SUBSIDIES ₹5.06L CRPM-KISAN ₹68,000 CR · 9.3 CR FARMERS

India Government Data Library

12 core datasets · human-verified

Ten indicators that shape India's economic narrative — fiscal deficit, inflation, GST, GDP, repo rate, forex reserves, budget, industrial production, trade, and unemployment. Each verified against source documents.

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Core datasets
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Mirrored on CDN
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Monthly releases
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Quarterly releases

We're building this library one dataset at a time — ingesting the raw data, verifying every number against official sources, and then publishing. Today we're focused on the five indicators that shape every conversation about India's economy. More will land here as each is validated.

12 of 12 document types
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Union Budget at a Glance
Ministry of Finance
Annual Union Budget headline: receipts, expenditure, fiscal/revenue/primary deficits, sector allocations.
Latest: Budget at a Glance · FY 2026-27 · 2026-02-01~0d lag
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Union Expenditure by Ministry
Ministry of Finance
Top-ministry allocations (BE / RE / Actuals) from the Expenditure Budget.
Latest: FY 2026-27 · Ministry allocations · 2026-02-01~0d lag
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Union Receipts Budget
Ministry of Finance
Head-level breakdown of Union receipts — tax, non-tax, capital, borrowings.
~0d lag
monthlyHTML
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CGA Monthly Accounts
Controller General of Accounts
Monthly cumulative receipts, expenditure, and fiscal deficit of the Union Government
Latest: February 2026 · 2026-04-17~45d lag
monthlyPress
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GST Revenue Collection
GST Council / Ministry of Finance
Total CGST+SGST+IGST+Cess collection for the month
Latest: March 2026 · 2026-04-01~1d lag
RBI MPC Policy Decision
Reserve Bank of India
Repo rate, CRR, SLR decisions and monetary policy stance
Latest: 8 April 2026 · 2026-04-08~0d lag
Forex Reserves (Weekly)
Reserve Bank of India
India's weekly forex reserves — foreign currency assets, gold, SDRs, IMF reserve tranche position.
Latest: Week ending 12 December 2025 · 2025-12-19~0d lag
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Consumer Price Index (CPI)
MOSPI
Headline and core CPI — rural, urban, combined
Latest: March 2026~12d lag
monthlyPDF
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Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
MOSPI
Industrial output index for mining, manufacturing, electricity
Latest: February 2026 · 2026-04-11~42d lag
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Quarterly GDP Estimates
MOSPI
GDP at constant and current prices — quarterly estimates
Latest: Q3 · 2025-26 · (Q) · 2026-02-27~60d lag
monthlyPress
Official Site ↗
Monthly Trade Data (Exports/Imports)
DGCI&S / Ministry of Commerce
Merchandise exports, imports, and trade deficit — monthly flash data
Latest: February 2026 · 2026-03-16~30d lag
monthlyPress
Official Site ↗
Periodic Labour Force Survey (Monthly)
MOSPI
Monthly PLFS: unemployment rate, labour-force participation rate, worker-population ratio (CWS, 15+).
Latest: March 2026 · 2026-04-15~15d lag
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