The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, presented the Budget for the state for the financial year 2021-22 on March 1, 2021.   Note that due to impact of COVID-19, 2020-21 was not a standard year with respect to the performance of the economy and government finances.  In this note, 2021-22 budget estimates have been compared to the actuals for 2019-20 (in terms of compounded annual growth rate or CAGR).  A comparison of the revised estimates for 2020-21 and budget estimates for 2021-22 has been provided in the Annexure.

Budget Highlights

  • The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Chhattisgarh for 2021-22 (at current prices) is projected to be Rs 3,83,098 crore.  This is an annual increase of 5% over the actual GSDP of 2019-20, and 9.4% higher than the revised estimate of GSDP for 2020-21 (Rs 3,50,270 crore).  In 2020-21, GSDP is estimated to be 3.2% lower than the budget estimate.  In comparison, the nominal GDP of India is estimated to contract by 13% in 2020-21, and grow by 14.4% in 2021-22.
     
  • Total expenditure for 2021-22 is estimated to be Rs 1,02,483 crore, a 6% annual increase over the actual expenditure in 2019-20.
     
  • Total receipts (excluding borrowings) for 2021-22 are estimated to be Rs 79,645 crore, an annual increase of 11% over 2019-20.  In 2020-21, total receipts (excluding borrowings) are estimated to fall short of the budget estimate by Rs 15,488 crore (decrease of 18%). 
     
  • Revenue deficit for 2021-22 is estimated to be Rs 3,702 crore, which is 0.97% of the GSDP.  In 2020-21, as per the revised figures, revenue deficit is estimated at Rs 12,304 crore (3.51% of GSDP) as compared to a revenue surplus of Rs 2,431 crore (0.67% of GSDP) estimated at the budget stage.
     
  • Fiscal deficit for 2021-22 is targeted at Rs 17,461 crore (4.56% of GSDP).  In 2020-21, the revised estimate for fiscal deficit is expected to be 6.52% of GSDP, higher than the budget estimate of 3.18% of GSDP.

Policy Highlights

  • Navin Nyaya Yojana: A new scheme will be introduced to expand the benefits of Rajiv Kisan Nyaya Yojana to landless labourers.
     
  • Kausalya Matritva Yojana:  A new scheme will be introduced to improve women’s nutrition.  One time support of Rs 5,000 will be provided to mothers on the birth of a second girl-child.
     
  • Mukhyamantri Dharsa Vikas Yojana will be introduced to provide pucca roads to farmers.
     
  • C-Mart stores will be established to provide marketing facility for local agricultural products, forest produce, and food products from the state.

Chhattisgarh’s Economy

  • GSDP:  The growth rate of Chhattisgarh’s GSDP (at constant prices) was -1.8% in 2020-21, which is less than the growth rate in 2019-20 (5.1%).
     
  • Sectors:     In 2020-21, agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors contributed to 26%, 38%, and 36% of the economy.   In 2020-21, the growth of all three sectors declined as compared to 2019-20.
     
  • Per capita GSDP:  The per capita GSDP of Chhattisgarh in 2020-21 (at constant prices) was Rs 82,419, 3.3% lower than in 2019-20.
     
  • Unemployment:  According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2018-19, Chhattisgarh has an unemployment rate of 2.4%, which is significantly lower than all-India unemployment rate of 5.8%.

Figure 1: Growth in GSDP and sectors in Chhattisgarh at constant prices (2011-12)

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Note: These numbers are as per constant prices (2011-12) which implies that the growth rate is adjusted for inflation. Agriculture includes mining.

Sources: MOSPI; Chhattisgarh Economic Survey 2020-21

Budget Estimates for 2021-22

  • Total expenditure in 2021-22 is targeted at Rs 1,02,483 crore.  This is an annual increase of 6% over 2019-20.  This expenditure is proposed to be met through receipts (other than borrowings) of Rs 79,645 crore and borrowings of Rs 18,776 crore.  Total receipts for 2021-22 (other than borrowings) are expected to register an annual increase of 11% over 2019-20.
     
  • As per the revised estimates for 2020-21, total expenditure is estimated to decrease by 4% over the budget estimates.  In 2020-21, receipts (other than borrowings) are estimated to reduce by 18% from budget to revised stage.  Borrowings in 2020-21 are estimated to increase by 41% from budget to revised stage.
     
  • The state expects a revenue deficit of Rs 3,702 crore in 2021-22 (0.97% of GSDP).  In 2020-21, revenue deficit is estimated to be Rs 12,304 crore at the revised stage as compared to the revenue surplus of Rs 2,431 crore estimated at the budget stage.  Fiscal deficit for 2021-22 is estimated to be Rs 17,461 crore (4.56% of GSDP).  In 2020-21, fiscal deficit is estimated to increase to 6.52% of GSDP at the revised stage as compared to 3.18% of GSDP estimated at the budget stage.    

Table 1: Budget 2021-22 - Key figures (in Rs crore)

Items

2019-20 Actuals

2020-21 Budgeted

2020-21 Revised

% change from BE 2020-21 to RE 2020-21

2021-22 Budgeted

Annualised Change (2019-20 to 2021-22 BE)

Total Expenditure

 90,795 

 1,00,491 

 96,323 

-4%

 1,02,483 

6%

A. Receipts (except borrowings)

 64,130 

 84,131 

 68,644 

-18%

 79,645 

11%

B. Borrowings

 19,588 

 15,701 

 22,069 

41%

 18,776 

-2%

Total Receipts (A+B)

 83,718 

 99,833 

 90,713 

-9%

 98,422 

8%

Revenue Balance

- 9,609 

 2,431 

 -12,304 

-606%

 -3,702 

-38%

As % of GSDP

-2.79%

0.67%

-3.51%

 

-0.97%

 

Fiscal Balance

 -17,970 

 -11,518 

 -22,838 

98%

 -17,461 

-1%

As % of GSDP

-5.21%

-3.18%

-6.52%

 

-4.56%

 

Primary Balance

 -12,999 

 -5,678 

 -16,597 

192%

 -10,990 

-8%

As % of GSDP

-3.77%

-1.57%

-4.74%

 

-2.87%

6%

Note: BE is Budget Estimates; RE is Revised Estimates. For revenue balance, fiscal balance, and primary balance, positive values indicate surplus and negative values indicate deficit.

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.

Expenditure in 2021-22

Capital Outlay

Chhattisgarh’s capital outlay for 2021-22 is estimated to be Rs 13,839 crore, which is annual increase of 27% over 2019-20.  The revised estimate for capital outlay in 2020-21 is Rs 10,681 crore which is 23% lower than the budget estimate.  This includes reduction of Rs 1,279 crore in the allocation towards transport and reduction of Rs 815 crore towards irrigation.  This accounts for 67% of the total reduction in capital outlay in 2020-21. 

  • Capital expenditure for 2021-22 is proposed to be Rs 19,455 crore, which is an annual increase of 6% over the actual expenditure in 2019-20.  Capital expenditure includes expenditure affecting the assets and liabilities of the state, such as: (i) capital outlay, i.e., expenditure which leads to the creation of assets (such as bridges and hospitals), and (ii) repayment and grant of loans by the state government.  
     
  • Revenue expenditure for 2021-22 is proposed to be Rs 83,028 crore, which is an annual increase of 6% over 2019-20.  This expenditure includes the payment of salaries, pensions, and interest.  In 2020-21, revenue expenditure is estimated to be 1% less than the budget estimate.
     
  • In 2021-22, expenditure on debt servicing is estimated to be Rs 11,847 crore, an annual reduction of 7% over 2019-20.  In 2020-21, revised estimate for debt servicing is 3.7% higher than the budget estimate.

Table 2: Expenditure budget 2021-22 (in Rs crore)

Items

2019-20 Actuals

2020-21 Budgeted

2020-21 Revised

% change from BE 2020-21 to RE 2020-21

2021-22 Budgeted

Annualised Change (2019-20 to 2021-22 BE)

Capital Expenditure

 17,318 

 19,091 

 15,676 

-18%

 19,455 

6%

of which Capital Outlay

 8,566 

 13,814 

 10,681 

-23%

 13,839 

27%

Revenue Expenditure

 73,477 

 81,400 

 80,647 

-1%

 83,028 

6%

Total Expenditure

 90,795 

 1,00,491 

 96,323 

-4%

 1,02,483 

6%

A. Debt Repayment

 8,695 

 4,841 

 4,841 

0%

 5,376 

-21%

B. Interest Payments

 4,970 

 5,841 

 6,241 

7%

 6,471 

14%

Debt Servicing (A+B)

13,665

10,682

11,082

3.7%

11,847

-7%

Note: BE is Budget Estimates; RE is Revised Estimates.  Capital outlay denotes expenditure which leads to the creation of assets.

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS. 

Sectoral expenditure in 2021-22

The sectors listed below account for 73% of the total expenditure on sectors by the state in 2021-22.  A comparison of Chhattisgarh’s expenditure on the key sectors with other states can be found in Annexure 1.  

Table 3: Sector-wise expenditure under Chhattisgarh Budget 2021-22 (in Rs crore)

Sector

2019-20 Actuals

2020-21

BE

2020-21

RE

2021-22

BE

Annualised Change (2019-20 to 2021-22 BE)

Budget provisions 2021-22

Education, Sports, Arts, and Culture

 16,298 

 18,719 

 17,699 

 18,394 

6%

  • Rs 1,480 crore has been allocated towards Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.
  • Rs 643 crore has been Mid-Day Meal programme.

Agriculture and allied activities

 15,293 

 15,804 

 15,378 

 16,640 

4%

  • Rs 5,703 crore has been allocated to Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyaya Yojana.
  • Rs 606 crore has been allocated towards Fasal Bima Yojana.

Transport

 4,962 

 6,583 

 4,882 

 6,818 

17%

  • Rs 5,097 crore has been allocated towards capital outlay on construction of roads and bridges.

Health and Family Welfare

 4,671 

 5,712 

 6,521 

 5,902 

12%

  • Rs 1,200 crore has been allocated to National Health Mission.
  • Rs 550 crore has been allocated to Dr Khubchand Baghel Swastha Sahayata Yojana.

Police

 4,170 

 4,841 

 4,470 

 4,958 

9%

  • Rs 2,638 crore has been allocated to district police force and Rs 1,500 crore has been allocated to special police force.

Rural Development

 4,867 

 4,887 

 5,056 

 4,727 

-1%

  • Rs 1,603 crore has been allocated towards MGNREGA Scheme.
  • Rs 1,500 crore has been allocated to Pradhanmantri Awas Yojana (Gramin).

Energy

 5,265 

 5,130 

 5,185 

 4,666 

-6%

  • Rs 2,500 crore has been allocated towards providing free electricity for agriculture pumps.

Social Welfare and Nutrition

 3,058 

 3,790 

 3,926 

 3,801 

11%

  • Rs 732 crore has been allocated towards Vishesh Poshahar Yojana.
  • Rs 883 crore has been allocated towards various social security pensions.

Irrigation and Flood Control

 1,709 

 2,846 

 1,984 

 2,642 

24%

  • Rs 203 crore has been allocated towards large scale irrigation projects such as Arpa-Bhainsajhar Project, Kelo Reservoir.

Urban Development

 1,851 

 2,651 

 2,476 

 2,618 

19%

  • Rs 457 crore has been allocated towards Sab Ke Liye Awas Yojana.

% of total expenditure on all sectors

76%

75%

74%

73%

 

 

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.

Committed expenditure: Committed expenditure of a state typically includes expenditure on payment of salaries, pensions, and interest.  A larger proportion of budget allocated for committed expenditure items limits the state’s flexibility to decide on other expenditure priorities such as capital outlay.   In 2021-22, Chhattisgarh is estimated to spend Rs 39,192 crore on committed expenditure, which is 49% of its revenue receipts.  This is an annual increase of 9% over 2019-20.  This comprises spending on salaries (33% of revenue receipts), pension (8%), and interest payments (8%).  In 2020-21, payment towards salaries decreased by 6% and payment towards pension increased by 6% from budget to revised state.  On average, states spend 50% of their revenue receipts on committed expenditure.

Table 4: Committed expenditure in 2021-22 (in Rs crore)

Items

2019-20 Actuals

2020-21

BE

2020-21

RE

% change from BE 2020-21 to RE 2020-21

2021-22 

BE

Annualised Change (2019-20 to 2021-22 BE)

Salaries

 21,624 

 25,897 

 24,439 

-6%

 26,140 

10%

Pensions

 6,611 

 6,300 

 6,678 

6%

 6,581 

0%

Interest

 4,970 

 5,841 

 6,241 

7%

 6,471 

14%

Total Committed Expenditure

 33,205 

 38,038 

 37,358 

-2%

 39,192 

9%

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.
 

Receipts in 2021-22

  • Total revenue receipts for 2021-22 are estimated to be Rs 79,325 crore, an annual increase of 11% over 2019-20.  Of this, Rs 35,000 crore (44%) will be raised by the state through its own resources, and Rs 44,325 crore (56%) will come from the centre.  Resources from the centre will be in the form of state’s share in central taxes (29% of revenue receipts) and grants (27% of revenue receipts).
     
  • Devolution:  In 2021-22, receipts from the state’s share in central taxes are estimated to register an annual increase of 6% over 2019-20.   However, as per the revised estimates of 2020-21, receipts from the state’s share in central taxes are estimated to decrease by 30% as compared to the budget stage.  This may be due to a 30% cut in the union budget for devolution to states, from Rs 7,84,181 crore at the budgeted stage to Rs 5,49,959 crore at the revised stage.
  • State’s own tax revenue:  Total own tax revenue of Chhattisgarh is estimated to be Rs 25,750 crore in 2021-22, an annual increase of 8% over the actual tax revenue in 2019-20.  In 2020-21, as per the revised estimates, state’s own tax revenue is estimated to be 14% lower than the budget estimates.  In 2020-21, state’s own tax to GDP ratio is targeted at 6.7% which is higher than the revised estimate of 6.4% of 2020-21.  This implies state’s own tax growth is higher than the economic growth.

Table 5: Break up of state government receipts (in Rs crore)

Items

2019-20 Actuals

2020-21

BE

2020-21

RE

% change from BE 2020-21 to RE 2020-21

2021-22 

BE

Annualised Change (2019-20 to 2021-22 BE)

State's Own Tax

 22,118 

 26,155 

 22,550 

-14%

 25,750 

8%

State's Own Non-Tax

 7,934 

 9,215 

 8,495 

-8%

 9,250 

8%

Share in Central Taxes

 20,206 

 26,803 

 18,799 

-30%

 22,675 

6%

Grants-in-aid from Centre

 13,611 

 21,658 

 18,500 

-15%

 21,650 

26%

Total Revenue Receipts

63,869

83,831

68,344

-18%

 79,325 

11%

Borrowings

 19,588 

 15,701 

 22,069 

41%

 18,776 

-2%

Other receipts

 261 

 300 

 300 

0%

 320 

11%

Total Capital Receipts

 19,849 

 16,001 

 22,369 

40%

 19,096 

-2%

Total Receipts

 83,718 

 99,833 

 90,713 

-9%

 98,422 

8%

 

GST Compensation

The GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 guarantees states compensation for five years (till 2022) for any revenue loss arising due to GST implementation.     The Act guarantees states a 14% annual growth in their GST revenue, failing which compensation grants are provided to states to meet the shortfall.  These grants are funded through the GST compensation cess levied by the centre.  As the cess collection is not sufficient to meet the compensation requirement of states in 2020-21, a part of their requirement will be met through loans from the centre (which will be repaid using future cess collection).

As per the revised estimate of 2020-21, Chhattisgarh is estimated to receive a total of Rs 1,500 crore in the form of GST compensation grants which is 51% lower than that in 2019-20.  In 2021-22, the state estimated to receive compensation grants of Rs 6,500 crore, which is 334% higher than the revised estimate of 2020-21.  This implies that the state will not be able to achieve the expected revenue growth.

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.

  • In 2021-22, SGST is estimated to be Rs 9,338 crore, which is the largest source (36%) of the state’s own tax revenue.  This is an annual increase of 9% over the actual SGST revenue in 2019-20.   In 2020-21, SGST is estimated to be 28% less than the budget estimate.   
  • In 2021-22, Chhattisgarh is expected to generate Rs 5,500 crore through the collection of State Excise, an annual increase of 5% over 2019-20.  In 2020-21, the State Excise collection is estimated to decrease by 4% over the budget estimates.

Table 6: Some of the major state’s own tax revenue sources (in Rs crore)

Head

2019-20 Actuals

2020-21

BE

2020-21

RE

% change from BE 2020-21 to RE 2020-21

2021-22 

BE

Annualised Change (2019-20 to 2021-22 BE)

% of Revenue Receipts in 2021-22

State's own tax revenue

   22,118 

26,155

22,550

-14%

25,750

7.9%

32%

State GST (SGST)

 7,895 

 10,701 

 7,754 

-28%

 9,338 

9%

12%

State Excise

 4,952 

 5,200 

 5,000 

-4%

 5,500 

5%

7%

Sales Tax/VAT

 3,931 

 4,145 

 3,741 

-10%

 4,357 

5%

5%

Taxes and Duties on Electricity

 1,837 

 2,200 

 2,350 

7%

 2,450 

15%

3%

Taxes on Vehicles

 1,275 

 1,600 

 1,400 

-13%

 1,600 

12%

2%

Stamps Duty and Registration Fees

 1,635 

 1,705 

 1,500 

-12%

 1,650 

0%

2%

Land Revenue

 552 

 600 

 800 

33%

 850 

24%

1%

GST Compensation Grants

 3,081 

 2,938 

 1,500 

-49%

 6,500 

45%

8%

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.

Deficits, Debts and FRBM Targets for 2021-22

The Chhattisgarh Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2005 provides annual targets to progressively reduce the outstanding liabilities, revenue deficit and fiscal deficit of the state government.   

Fiscal Roadmap for 2021-26

The 15th Finance Commission recommended the following fiscal deficit targets for states for the 2021-26 period (as a % of GSDP): (i) 4% for 2021-22, (ii) 3.5% for 2022-23, and (iii) 3% for 2023-26.     The Commission estimates that this path will allow Chhattisgarh to increase its total liabilities from 28.1% of GSDP in 2020-21 to 31.6% of GSDP in 2025-26.

If a state is unable to fully utilise the sanctioned borrowing limit as specified above in any of the first four years (2021-25), it can avail the unutilised borrowing amount in subsequent years (within the 2021-26 period).  Additional borrowing worth 0.5% of GSDP will be allowed each year for the first four years (2021-25) upon undertaking certain power sector reforms including: (i) reduction in operational losses, (ii) reduction in revenue gap, (iii) reduction in payment of cash subsidy by adopting direct benefit transfer, and (iv) reduction in tariff subsidy as a percentage of revenue.  

Revenue deficit:  It is the excess of revenue expenditure over revenue receipts.  A revenue deficit implies that the government needs to borrow to finance its expenses which do not increase its assets or reduces its liabilities.  A revenue deficit implies that the revenue receipts of the state are not sufficient to meet the revenue expenditure requirements.   The budget estimates a revenue deficit of Rs 3,702 crore (or 0.97% of the GSDP) in 2021-22.  The 15th Finance Commission has not recommended revenue deficit grants to Chhattisgarh over the period of 2021-26.

Fiscal deficit:  It is the excess of total expenditure over total receipts.  This gap is filled by borrowings which leads to an increase in total liabilities.  In 2021-22, the fiscal deficit is estimated to be Rs 17,461 crore (4.56% of GSDP).   This is higher than the 3% limit as per the FRBM Act.  As per the revised estimates, in 2020-21, the fiscal deficit of the state is expected to be 6.52% of GSDP, which is higher than the budget estimate of 3.18%.  

Enhanced borrowing limit in 2020-21: Given the situation due to COVID-19, the central government permitted states to increase their fiscal deficit up to 5% of GSDP in 2020-21.  All states were allowed to increase their fiscal deficit up to 4% of GSDP.  The remaining 1% of GSDP is conditional on the implementation of reforms by states in the following areas (0.25% of GSDP for each reform): (i) one nation one ration card, (ii) ease of doing business, (iii) urban local body/ utility, and (iv) power distribution.

Outstanding debt:   Outstanding debt is the accumulation of total borrowings at the end of a financial year.  In 2021-22, the outstanding debt is expected to be 28.3% of the GSDP, higher than the revised estimate for 2020-21 (27.7% of GSDP).   The outstanding debt is estimated to increase from 22.8% in 2019-20 to 28.3% in 2021-22.

Table 7: Budget targets for deficits for Chhattisgarh (% of GSDP)

Year

Revenue Balance

Fiscal Balance

Outstanding Debt

2019-20 (Actuals)

-2.8%

-5.2%

22.8%

2020-21 (Revised)

-3.5%

-6.5%

27.7%

2021-22 (Budget)

-1.0%

-4.6%

28.3%

2022-23

-

-4.0%

23.0%

2023-24

-

-3.0%

24.0%

Note: Outstanding debt includes outstanding debt under Internal Debt, Loans and Advances from Centre, Small Savings, Provident Fund, and Insurance and Pension Fund.  For revenue balance, and fiscal balance, positive values indicate surplus and negative values indicate deficit.

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.

Figure 2: Revenue and Fiscal Balance (as % of GSDP) 

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Note: Negative values indicate deficit and positive values indicate surplus; RE is Revised Estimates; BE is Budget estimates.

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.  

Figure 3: Outstanding debt targets (as % of GSDP)

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Note: RE is Revised Estimates; BE is budget estimates.

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.  

 


 

Annexure 1:  Comparison of states’ expenditure on key sectors

The graphs below compare Chhattisgarh’s expenditure on six key sectors as a proportion of its total expenditure on all sectors.   The average for a sector indicates the average expenditure in that sector by 30 states (including Chhattisgarh) as per their budget estimates of 2020-21.[1]

  • Education:  Chhattisgarh has allocated 19% of its total expenditure for education in 2021-22.   This is higher than the average allocation (15.8%) for education by all states (2020-21 BE).
  • Health:  Chhattisgarh has allocated 6.1% of its total expenditure on health, which is higher than the average allocation for health by states (5.5%).
  • Agriculture:  Chhattisgarh has allocated 17.2% of its total expenditure towards agriculture and allied activities.  This is nearly three times of the average allocation for agriculture by states (6.3%).
  • Rural development:  Chhattisgarh has allocated 4.9% of its expenditure on rural development.   This is lower than the average allocation for rural development by states (6.1%).
  • Police:  Chhattisgarh has allocated 5.1% of its total expenditure on police, which is higher than the average expenditure on police by states (4.3%).
  • Roads and bridges:  Chhattisgarh has allocated 7% of its total expenditure on roads and bridges, which is significantly higher than the average allocation by states (4.3%).

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Note: 2019-20, 2020-21 (BE), 2020-21 (RE), and 2021-22 (BE) figures are for Chhattisgarh.

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget in Brief 2021-22; various state budgets; PRS.

Annexure 2:  Recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission for 2021-26

The 15th Finance Commission’s (FC) report for the 2021-26 period was released on February 1, 2021.  For the 2021-26 period, the Commission has recommended the share of states in the divisible pool of central taxes to be 41%, same as that for 2020-21 (also recommended by the 15th FC in its report for 2020-21).  This is 1% point lower than the 42% share recommended by the 14th FC (for the 2015-20 period) to separately provide funds for the newly formed union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.  The 15th FC proposed revised criteria for determining the share of individual states (different from 14th FC).  Based on the 15th FC’s recommendations for the period 2021-26, Chhattisgarh will have a 1.40% share in the divisible pool of central taxes.   This implies that out of every Rs 100 of revenue in the divisible pool during the 2021-26 period, Chhattisgarh will receive Rs 1.40.  This is higher than Rs 1.29 recommended by the 14th FC.

Table 8:  Share of states in the divisible pool of central taxes under the 14th and 15th FC periods 

State

14th FC

15th FC

15th FC

% change

2015-20

2020-21

2021-26

2015-20
 to 2021-26

2020-21
 to 2021-26

Andhra Pradesh

1.81

1.69

1.66

-8.2%

-1.6%

Arunachal Pradesh

0.58

0.72

0.72

25.2%

-0.2%

Assam

1.39

1.28

1.28

-7.8%

-0.1%

Bihar

4.06

4.13

4.12

1.6%

0.0%

Chhattisgarh

1.29

1.40

1.40

8.0%

-0.3%

Goa

0.16

0.16

0.16

-0.3%

0.0%

Gujarat

1.30

1.39

1.43

10.1%

2.4%

Haryana

0.46

0.44

0.45

-1.6%

1.0%

Himachal Pradesh

0.30

0.33

0.34

13.6%

3.9%

Jammu & Kashmir

0.78

-

-

-

-

Jharkhand

1.32

1.36

1.36

2.8%

-0.2%

Karnataka

1.98

1.50

1.50

-24.5%

0.0%

Kerala

1.05

0.80

0.79

-24.8%

-0.9%

Madhya Pradesh

3.17

3.23

3.22

1.5%

-0.5%

Maharashtra

2.32

2.52

2.59

11.7%

3.0%

Manipur

0.26

0.29

0.29

13.3%

-0.3%

Meghalaya

0.27

0.31

0.31

16.6%

0.3%

Mizoram

0.19

0.21

0.21

6.1%

-1.2%

Nagaland

0.21

0.24

0.23

11.5%

-0.7%

Odisha

1.95

1.90

1.86

-4.8%

-2.2%

Punjab

0.66

0.73

0.74

11.9%

1.1%

Rajasthan

2.31

2.45

2.47

7.1%

0.8%

Sikkim

0.15

0.16

0.16

3.2%

0.0%

Tamil Nadu

1.69

1.72

1.67

-1.0%

-2.6%

Telangana

1.02

0.88

0.86

-15.8%

-1.5%

Tripura

0.27

0.29

0.29

7.7%

-0.1%

Uttar Pradesh

7.54

7.35

7.36

-2.5%

0.0%

Uttarakhand

0.44

0.45

0.46

3.7%

1.3%

West Bengal

3.08

3.08

3.08

0.3%

0.1%

Total

42.00

41.00

41.00

   

Note: Although the 15th Finance Commission recommended the same criteria for 2020-21 and 2021-26 periods, the reference period for computation on some underlying indicators are different. This is why the share in the divisible pool in 2020-21 and 2021-26 differ for states. State’s share has been rounded off to two decimal places.
Sources: Reports of 14th and 15th FCs; Union Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.

The 15th FC recommended grants worth Rs 10.3 lakh crore for states over five years (2021-26).  A portion of these grants will be conditional.  17 states will receive revenue deficit grants during this period.     Sector-specific grants include grants for sectors such as health, agriculture, and education.  Grants to local governments include: (i) Rs 1.2 lakh crore for urban local bodies, (ii) Rs 2.4 lakh crore for rural local bodies, and (iii) health grants worth Rs 70,000 crore through local bodies for healthcare infrastructure.  

Table 9: Grants recommended for 2021-26 (Rs crore)

Grants

Total

Chhattisgarh

Revenue deficit grants

 2,94,514

0

Local governments grants

 4,36,361

10,386*

Sector-specific grants

 1,29,987

2,816#

Disaster management grants

 1,22,601

2,387

State-specific grants

49,599

1,660

Total

10,33,062

17,249

Note:  This does not include competition-based grants including *grants for incubation of new cities (part of local bodies grants), and #grants for school education, and aspirational districts and blocks.
Source: Report of 15th FC; PRS.

Grants recommended for Chhattisgarh include: (i) Rs 10,386 crore has grants for local bodies, and (ii) Rs 1,660 crore as state-specific grants in the areas of promotion of traditional crafts, aviation, Dandakaranya circuit, and new capital development projects.

 Table 10: Taxes devolved to states as per Union Budget 2021-22

State

2019-20

2020-21
 Revised

2021-22
 Budget

Andhra Pradesh

29,421

22,611

26,935

Arunachal Pradesh

9,363

9,681

11,694

Assam

22,627

17,220

20,819

Bihar

66,049

55,334

66,942

Chhattisgarh

21,049

18,799

22,676

Goa

2,583

2,123

2,569

Gujarat

21,077

18,689

23,148

Haryana

7,408

5,951

7,275

Himachal Pradesh

4,873

4,394

5,524

Jammu & Kashmir

12,623

-38

-

Jharkhand

21,452

18,221

22,010

Karnataka

32,209

20,053

24,273

Kerala

17,084

10,686

12,812

Madhya Pradesh

51,584

43,373

52,247

Maharashtra

37,732

33,743

42,044

Manipur

4,216

3,949

4,765

Meghalaya

4,387

4,207

5,105

Mizoram

3,144

2,783

3,328

Nagaland

3,403

3,151

3,787

Odisha

31,724

25,460

30,137

Punjab

10,777

9,834

12,027

Rajasthan

37,554

32,885

40,107

Sikkim

2,508

2,134

2,582

Tamil Nadu

27,493

23,039

27,148

Telangana

16,655

11,732

13,990

Tripura

4,387

3,899

4,712

Uttar Pradesh

1,22,729

98,618

1,19,395

Uttarakhand

7,189

6,072

7,441

West Bengal

50,051

41,353

50,070

Total

6,83,353

5,49,959

6,65,563

Note: Actuals for 2019-20 and Revised Estimates for 2020-21 have been reported in the Union Budget after adjusting for excess or less devolution in previous years.  
 Sources: Union Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.

 

Annexure 3:  Comparison of 2020-21 Revised and 2021-22 Budget Estimates

The following tables compare the budget estimates for 2021-22 with the revised estimates for 2020-21.

Table 11 Key Components of State's Receipts and Expenditure

Particular

2020-21 RE

2021-22 BE

% change from 2020-21 RE to 2021-22 BE

Receipts (1+2)

90,713

98,422

8%

Receipts except Borrowings

68,644

79,645

16%

1. Revenue Receipts (a+b+c+d)

68,344

79,325

16%

a. Own Tax Revenue

22,550

25,750

14%

b. Own Non-Tax Revenue

8,495

9,250

9%

c. Share in central taxes

18,799

22,675

21%

d. Grants-in-aid from the Centre

18,500

21,650

17%

Of which GST compensation

1,500

6,500

334%

2. Capital Receipts

22,369

19,096

-15%

a. Borrowings

22,069

18,776

-15%

Of which GST compensation loan

-

-

-

Expenditure (3+4)

96,323

1,02,483

6%

3. Revenue Expenditure

80,647

83,028

3%

4. Capital Expenditure

15,676

19,455

24%

i. Capital Outlay

10,681

13,839

30%

ii. Debt Repayment

4,841

5,376

11%

Revenue Balance

12,304

3,702

-70%

Fiscal Balance

22,838

17,461

-24%

Revenue Balance (as % of GSDP)

-3.51%

-0.97%

-

Fiscal Balance (as % of GSDP)

-6.52%

-4.56%

-

Note:  For revenue balance, and fiscal balance, positive values indicate surplus and negative values indicate deficit.

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.

 

Table 12 : Key Components of State's Own Tax Revenue

Tax

2020-21 RE

2021-22 BE

% change from 2020-21 RE to 2021-22 BE

State GST

 7,754 

 9,338 

20%

Sales Tax/ VAT

 3,741 

 4,357 

16%

State Excise

 5,000 

 5,500 

10%

Stamps Duty and Registration Fees

 1,500 

 1,650 

10%

Taxes on Vehicles

 1,400 

 1,600 

14%

Taxes and Duties on Electricity

 2,350 

 2,450 

4%

Land Revenue

 800 

 850 

6%

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.

 

Table 13 : Allocation towards Key Sector

Sector

2020-21 RE

2021-22 BE

% change from 2020-21 RE to 2021-22 BE

Education, Sports, Arts, and Culture

 17,699 

 18,394 

4%

Agriculture and allied activities

 15,378 

 16,640 

8%

Transport

 4,882 

 6,818 

40%

Health and Family Welfare

 6,521 

 5,902 

-9%

Police

 4,470 

 4,958 

11%

Rural Development

 5,056 

 4,727 

-7%

Energy

 5,185 

 4,666 

-10%

Social Welfare and Nutrition

 3,926 

 3,801 

-3%

Irrigation and Flood Control

 1,984 

 2,642 

33%

Urban Development

 2,476 

 2,618 

6%

Sources: Chhattisgarh Budget Documents 2021-22; PRS.

 

[1] The 30 states include the Union Territory of Delhi and Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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