Econvitals IndiaPrimary deficit
Union Government primary deficit, financial year to date. Monthly, ₹ lakh crore. Latest: 1.95 (Aug 2026).
Level
₹ lakh crore
About this series
| Series id | cga_primary_deficit_fytd |
| Source | Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance: Union Government Accounts at a Glance (monthly) |
| Coverage | Apr 2024 to Aug 2026 (29 observations) |
| Release | last working day of the month, for the previous month |
| Updated by | Daily automated pipeline · pipelines/sources/cga/monthly_accounts.py |
| Licence | Open government data (NDSAP / GODL-India): free to reuse with attribution |
| Notes | Cumulative from April of the financial year to the month shown. ₹ crore in the source. |
| Checked against the official release | Not yet. Values come straight from the publisher, but no one has yet compared them with the press release. |
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Cite: Econvitals India (2026). Union Government primary deficit, financial year to date [cga_primary_deficit_fytd]. Retrieved 28 Oct 2026. Original source: Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance.
Latest observations
| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 1.95 | financial year to date |
| Jul 2026 | 0.29 | financial year to date |
| Jun 2026 | −0.39 | financial year to date |
| May 2026 | −0.19 | financial year to date |
| Apr 2026 | 2.53 | financial year to date |
| Mar 2026 | 2.77 | full year, provisional actuals; % columns are % of Revised Estimates |
| Feb 2026 | 1.87 | full year, provisional actuals; % columns are % of Revised Estimates |
| Jan 2026 | −0.07 | full year, provisional actuals; % columns are % of Revised Estimates |
| Dec 2025 | −0.55 | financial year to date |
| Nov 2025 | 2.31 | financial year to date |
| Oct 2025 | 1.51 | financial year to date |
| Sep 2025 | −0.05 | financial year to date |
| Aug 2025 | 0.69 | financial year to date |
| Jul 2025 | 0.22 | financial year to date |
| Jun 2025 | −1.05 | financial year to date |
| May 2025 | −1.35 | financial year to date |
| Apr 2025 | 0.93 | financial year to date |
| Mar 2025 | 4.61 | full year, provisional actuals; % columns are % of Revised Estimates |
| Feb 2025 | 3.94 | full year, provisional actuals; % columns are % of Revised Estimates |
| Jan 2025 | 2.94 | full year, provisional actuals; % columns are % of Revised Estimates |
| Dec 2024 | 1.06 | financial year to date |
| Nov 2024 | 1.88 | financial year to date |
| Oct 2024 | 1.54 | financial year to date |
| Sep 2024 | −0.40 | financial year to date |
Revisions
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