The central government will spend over ₹50 lakh crore this year. Before a single scheme, road or soldier, one line eats a quarter of it — interest on money already borrowed. Type a year, then study each head across four decades.
Six heads make up the whole of central spending. Type any year from 1986-87 to 2025-26 — or drag the slider — and the bar rebuilds to that year's actual breakup.
Six heads, six charts, four decades each. For every one: switch between its share of the budget and its rupee value, set a custom range, and compare any two years or two periods. Then, at the very end, put them on one axis together.
Every year the Union spends more than it earns; the gap — the fiscal deficit — is borrowed, and next year's budget carries the interest. The 9.2% COVID spike is still working its way through the interest line.
Every head, on one axis. Watch the shares trade places — the moment capital outlay crossed back over interest, or how far "everything else" sits above the rest. Click any chip to drop a line or bring it back.