TABLE 2.3
Economic Classification of Total Expenditure of Central Government
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1980-81 1990-91 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97
(R.E.) (B.E.)
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(Rs. Crore)
1. Consumption expenditure 5174 22359 26865 31815 34878 41957 48103
2. Transfer payments(Current) 6912 45134 58518 66750 76368 88719 102128
3. Gross capital formation 9012 35058 37649 45051 54200 58314 61227
out of budgetary
resources
a) Physical assets 1907 8602 11875 12765 14328 18070 18063
b) Financial assets 7105 26456 25774 32286 39872 40244 43164
4. Others 1397 2422 2895 2172 1552 2628 5860
5. Total expenditure 22495 104973 125927 145788 166998 191618 217318
(As per cent of GDP)
1. Consumption expenditure 3.8 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8
2. Transfer payments(Current) 5.1 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.0 8.1 8.2
3. Gross capital formation 6.6 6.5 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.3 4.9
out of budgetary
resources
a) Physical assets 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4
b) Financial assets 5.2 4.9 3.7 4.0 4.2 3.7 3.4
4. Others 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5
5. Total expenditure 16.5 19.6 17.8 18.0 17.5 17.4 17.4
(As per cent of total expenditure)
1. Consumption expenditure 23.0 21.3 21.3 21.8 20.9 21.9 22.1
2. Transfer payments(Current) 30.7 43.0 46.5 45.8 45.7 46.3 47.0
3. Gross capital formation
out of budgetary resources 40.1 33.4 29.9 30.9 32.5 30.4 28.2
a) Physical assets 8.5 8.2 9.4 8.8 8.6 9.4 8.3
b) Financial assets 31.6 25.2 20.5 22.1 23.9 21.0 19.9
4. Others 6.2 2.3 2.3 1.5 0.9 1.4 2.7
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