Decline in Telangana’s budget for 2026-27; CAG pegs total receipts at ₹3.01 lakh crore

Key points

• The quantum of the Telangana State budget for the financial year 2026-27 has witnessed a decline after the first month.
• The State Government has passed the budget with total outlay of ₹3.24 lakh crore including capital receipts.
• Capital receipts, primarily open market borrowings, loans from Central Government and other loans, account for close to ₹80,000 crore.
• Of these, the Government proposed to raise ₹73,383 crore from open market, ₹5,500 crore as loans from the Centre and another ₹1,000 crore other loans.
• However, the monthly key indicators released by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India pegged the total receipts at ₹3.01 lakh crore with capital receipts constituting ₹59,945 crore including Rs.