Parliament Question: Outstanding Union Government Debt

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 190 TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 10th MARCH, 2026 PHALGUNA 19, 1947 (SAKA) Outstanding Union Government Debt * 190 Shri P. Wilson: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) the details of the total outstanding debt of the Union Government since 2023, year-wise; (b) the details of GST, direct taxes, indirect taxes and other tax revenues received from each State during the last three years, State-wise and year-wise; and (c) the details of funds devolved/allocated to each State out of the share of Central taxes during the last three years, State-wise and year-wise? ANSWER THE FINANCE MINISTER (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN) (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) IN RESPECT OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 190 FOR ANSWER ON 10.03.2026 REGARDING ‘OUTSTANDING UNION GOVERNMENT DEBT’ ASKED BY SHRI P. WILSON. (a): The outstanding debt on the Union Government since FY 2022-23 is at table-1. Table 1: The outstanding debt on the Union Government (₹ in lakh crore) Central Government’s debt (₹ lakh crore) Financial Year 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 (RE) 2026-27 (BE) Internal Debt 148.65 163.74 177.21 191.46 208.99 External Debt 7.48 7.96 8.74 9.07 9.64 Total 156.13 171.70 185.95 200.53 218.63 (b): The details of direct taxes and indirect taxes (including GST) from each State in the last three years are at table 2. Table 2: Statement showing State-wise total collection from direct tax and gross GST collection during FY 2022-23 to FY 2024-25 (₹ crore) State 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Andhra Pradesh 85015 56357 54141 Arunachal Pradesh 823 914 785 Assam 16642 17102 17702 Bihar 15849 16178 17188 Chhattisgarh 33227 40233 40357 Goa 6881 7991 9052 Gujarat 161439 176099 198449 Haryana 114175 153528 175809 Himachal Pradesh 9970 10509 10719 Jharkhand 33419 36398 38631 Karnataka 295561 338395 375778 Kerala 39044 40677 46198 Madhya Pradesh 44780 49189 50680 Maharashtra 790083 980990 1143511 Manipur 677 648 719 Meghalaya 3195 3453 3720 Mizoram 294 308 322 Nagaland 634 749 611 Odisha 54821 59158 68264 Punjab 30560 32871 37185 Rajasthan 60432 63195 70431 Sikkim 3219 3575 3956 Tamil Nadu 175088 207314 217165 Telangana 70388 124369 139555 Tripura 930 959 1003 Uttar Pradesh 98587 117492 146378 Uttarakhand 16690 29677 17453 West Bengal 92106 99552 105883 Note: (1) Direct tax data is as per time series data published on the official website of Income-tax Department and for 2024-25, figures are provisional. (2) The data pertains to Gross GST collection on domestic supplies, not including IGST paid on imports. However, the data excludes collections made under SGST. It is to also mention that IGST collections have been included, but 50% of the same goes to States after settlement. GST Cess collections are also included but the same is used to compensate the States. (c): The details of funds devolved/allocated to each State out of the share of Central taxes during the last three years, are at table 3.Table 3: Funds released to states out of the share of Central taxes (₹ in crore) State 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Andhra Pradesh 38177 45711 52080 Arunachal Pradesh 16689 19845 22611 Assam 29694 35331 40254 Bihar 95510 113604 129435 Chhattisgarh 32358 38482 43844 Goa 3665 4360 4967 Gujarat 33034 39284 44758 Haryana 10378 12345 14066 Himachal Pradesh 7884 9375 10681 Jharkhand 31404 37352 42557 Karnataka 34596 41193 46933 Kerala 18261 21743 24772 Madhya Pradesh 74543 88665 101020 Maharashtra 60001 71350 81293 Manipur 6795 8087 9214 Meghalaya 7286 8663 9870 Mizoram 4745 5647 6434 Nagaland 5400 6427 7322 Odisha 42989 51144 58270 Punjab 17164 20410 23254 Rajasthan 57231 68063 77548 Sikkim 3680 4382 4993 Tamil Nadu 38731 46072 52492 Telangana 19668 23742 27050 Tripura 6724 7997 9111 Uttar Pradesh 169745 202620 230855 Uttarakhand 10617 12628 14387 West Bengal 71435 84972 96812 TOTAL 948406 1129494 1286885 *****