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State Finances 2024-25 · Chapter 4

The Anatomy of a State Budget

What share of each state's spending is locked into salaries, pensions and interest — the running costs — versus what it puts into building things. Every figure is a share of that state's total expenditure.

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Spending head

States
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Source: Comptroller & Auditor General of India — State Finances 2024-25, Chapter 4 (expenditure by object head), 2024-25. Every figure is that head's spending as a share of the state's total expenditure. These nine heads do not sum to 100% — they are the major object heads, not the full breakdown. Indian Himalayan Region and special-category states show higher committed ratios because of small economies and central support.