rajasthan budget 2009, Rajasthan Budget 2009-10 Highlights

? Budget surplus of Rs.39 crore is estimated in the Modified Budget.
? Total revenue receipts of Rs.38268 crore estimated in the Modified
Budget are 11.30% higher than the revised estimates of last year.
? State�s own tax revenues of Rs.16742 crore is estimated in the
Modified Budget which is 10.62% higher than the revised
estimates of Rs.15134 crore in the last year.
? State�s own tax revenue has been estimated to be 7.93% of the
GSDP in the Modified Budget.
? Interest payment has been estimated to be Rs.6754 crore in the
Modified Budget, which is 17.65% of the total revenue receipts of
the State Government.
? Revenue deficit and fiscal deficit are estimated to Rs.1409 crore
and Rs.8420 crore respectively, which is well with in the limits
fixed by the Government of India for availing benefit of debt
consolidation and debt waiver scheme. The increase in the deficits
is on account of slow down in the economy and additional financial
burden on the State due to implementation of the recommendation
of 6th Pay Commission.
? It is important to mention that even after scarcity of financial
resources, economic development has been given priority in the
Modified Budget which is evident from the increase in capital
outlay by 14.67%. Capital outlay was estimated to be Rs.5986
crore in revised estimates 2008-09, which has been increased to
Rs.6864 crore in the Modified Budget.