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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Effective Revenue Deficit is India's revenue deficit minus grants given to states and bodies for creating capital assets, isolating genuinely consumptive revenue spending.
- How is Effective Revenue Deficit calculated?
- Why was Effective Revenue Deficit introduced?
- How does Effective Revenue Deficit differ from the fiscal deficit?

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In the Union Budget 2011-12, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee introduced the Effective Revenue Deficit and projected it at 1.8 percent of GDP, against a revenue deficit of 3.4 percent.

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