Primary documents
The Union Budget is published at indiabudget.gov.in on Budget Day (February 1st each year). The key documents we use:
Budget at a Glance — one-page summary of total receipts, expenditure, deficit. Our KPI figures come from here.
Receipt Budget (Annex 4) — itemised breakdown of all revenue and capital receipts. Our sources chart comes from Statement 2 of this document.
Expenditure Profile — ministry-wise breakdown of total expenditure. Our spending chart comes from here.
Demands for Grants — the granular document, one per ministry. Scheme-level figures come from here.
Statement of Devolution — state-wise breakdown of tax devolution. Our states data comes from this statement.
How we read the numbers
All figures on this site are Budget Estimates (BE) unless explicitly noted as Revised Estimates (RE) or Actuals.
The distinction matters:
- BE is what Parliament approves in February
- RE is the mid-year revision (usually December), the most accurate forecast of actual spend
- Actuals come from the Controller General of Accounts, published ~6 months after year-end
Our scheme utilisation figures use RE/BE as the utilisation ratio, which is the standard CAG methodology.
Caveats
- Figures for FY 2026-27 are Budget Estimates and will be revised
- State devolution totals may differ slightly from state budget documents due to timing of releases
- Defence figures exclude classified procurement
- Off-budget borrowings (FCI, NHAI) are not included in the headline deficit figure