20
namely, food, fertilizers, power and irrigation, reflecting the increased focus
given to public investment in agriculture after 2004-05, the share of capital
expenditure in the total development expenditure of agriculture has exhibited
a rise during the period 2004-05 to 2011-12 [Table 2.8(d)]. Even some revenue
expenditures have expenditures of a capital formation nature.
Table 2.8(b): Share of Agriculture Expenditure in Combined Revenue
Expenditure of the Centre and States
(
`
Crore)
Year
GDP at
Current
Market
Prices
Aggregate
Expenditure
Development
Expenditure
Expenditure on Agriculture &
Allied Activities
Total
Expenditure
% of
GDP
% of
Aggregate
Expenditure
% of
Development
Expenditure
1985-86 289524
55050
25985
4538 1.6
8.2
17.5
1986-87 323949
65286
30475
5466 1.7
8.4
17.9
1987-88 368211
75870
36239
6707 1.8
8.8
18.5
1988-89 436893
88387
42179
7720 1.8
8.7
18.3
1989-90 501928
106124
51987
9145 1.8
8.6
17.6
1990-91 586212
121315
57498
11047 1.9
9.1
19.2
1991-92 673875
141684
67642
12291 1.8
8.7
18.2
1992-93 774545
156541
72211
14469 1.9
9.2
20.0
1993-94 891355
181226
80565
16408 1.8
9.1
20.4
1994-95 1045590
211917
90312
19080 1.8
9.0
21.1
1995-96 1226725
244487
102751
20624 1.7
8.4
20.1
1996-97 1419277
279232
121335
22078 1.6
7.9
18.2
1997-98 1572394
316956
133580
24589 1.6
7.8
18.4
1998-99 1803378
379770
159955
30843 1.7
8.1
19.3
1999-00 2012198
444279
183404
33733 1.7
7.6
18.4
2000-01 2168652
479333
194956
31429 1.4
6.6
16.1
2001-02 2348330
529001
210498
30459 1.3
5.8
14.5
2002-03 2530663
576143
226329
35108 1.4
6.1
15.5
2003-04 2837900
643476
263304
40036 1.4
6.2
15.2
2004-05 3242209
686040
265932
41860 1.3
6.1
15.7
2005-06 3693369
775099
320495
52884 1.4
6.8
16.5
2006-07 4294706
904969
398129
63851 1.5
7.1
16.0
2007-08 4987090
999492
443492
76289 1.5
7.6
17.2
2008-09 5630063 1279338
607289
108151 1.9
8.5
17.8
2009-10 6457352 1529618
697544
110667 1.7
7.2
15.9
2010-11
(R.E.)
7674148 1842296
901777
143834 1.9
7.8
16.0
2011-12
(B.E.)
8855797 1966008
962091
153139 1.7
7.8
15.9
Source:
Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Government of India (2012):
Indian Public
Finance Statistics 2011-12
& earlier issues
