{
  "id": "gov-capex-038",
  "question": "How much does the Union government spend on capital assets?",
  "topic": "Governance",
  "unit": "₹ lakh crore",
  "decimals": 2,
  "measures": "Union government capital expenditure (spending on the capital account: assets, loans and investments), in lakh crore rupees. Only Actuals are shown, each read from the Budget at a Glance published two years later. Budget 2022-23 noted that 2021-22 capital spending (Revised Estimate) included ₹51,971 crore of capital infusion and loans to Air India's holding company for past liabilities not backed by assets.",
  "verified": true,
  "source": {
    "name": "Ministry of Finance, Budget at a Glance 2026-27",
    "url": "https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/Budget_at_Glance/budget_at_a_glance.pdf",
    "table": "Budget at a Glance, 'Budget at a Glance' table, 'On Capital Account' (Capital Expenditure), Actuals column, editions 2021-22 to 2026-27",
    "licence": "GODL-India"
  },
  "released": "2026-02-01",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-18",
  "nextDueBy": "2027-02-01",
  "processing": "₹ crore divided by 1,00,000 to give ₹ lakh crore.",
  "exam": {
    "publisher": "Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division)",
    "survey": "Union Budget, Budget at a Glance 2026-27",
    "frequency": "Annual, with the Union Budget (normally presented on 1 February)",
    "measures": "Union government capital expenditure: spending on the capital account (assets, loans and investments)",
    "notes": [
      "Each year has three figures: the Budget Estimate, the Revised Estimate a year later and the Actuals two years later; only Actuals are shown.",
      "Ratios are as published, against the GDP estimates current at each Budget (2011-12 base), not the 2022-23 GDP series.",
      "Budget 2022-23 noted that 2021-22 capital spending (Revised Estimate) included ₹51,971 crore of capital infusion and loans to Air India's holding company for past liabilities."
    ]
  },
  "targets": [],
  "values": [
    {
      "period": "2019-20",
      "start": "2019-04",
      "end": "2020-03",
      "value": 3.35726
    },
    {
      "period": "2020-21",
      "start": "2020-04",
      "end": "2021-03",
      "value": 4.26317
    },
    {
      "period": "2021-22",
      "start": "2021-04",
      "end": "2022-03",
      "value": 5.92874
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-23",
      "start": "2022-04",
      "end": "2023-03",
      "value": 7.40025
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-24",
      "start": "2023-04",
      "end": "2024-03",
      "value": 9.49195
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-25",
      "start": "2024-04",
      "end": "2025-03",
      "value": 10.51953
    }
  ],
  "page": "https://india.tf/c/gov-capex-038/",
  "csv": "https://india.tf/c/gov-capex-038/data.csv",
  "versions": "https://india.tf/c/gov-capex-038/versions.csv"
}