- CAPEX | fund to create productive assets.
- Increased CAPEX | means strong fiscal support for infrastructure.
- Increased CAPEX | means growing economy | means more jobs.
- Kept same | as proposed in Interim Budget 2024-25 | 11.1 Lakh Crore | for FY25 (2024-25) | 3.4% of the GDP.
- CAPEX | 2.8 Lakh Crore (2016-17) | 11.1 Lakh Crore (2024-25) | 296.43% up.
- Grant-in Aid for capital asset creation | 1.7 Lakh Crore (2016-17) | 3.9 Lakh Crore (2024-25) | 129.41% up.
- Effective Capital Expenditure (eCAPEX) | 4.5 Lakh Crore (2016-17) | 15 Lakh Crore (2024-25) | 233.33% up.
- To add more to the efforts | Rs 1.5 Lakh Crore | long-term interest free loans to the states | for infrastructure creation.
- Government wants the private sector to invest more in the infrastructure construction | through viability gap funding.
- Government aims to fund this higher eCAPEX | not through borrowings | but through increased income through taxes and revenue assets.
