Where each ₹100 of revenue goes

Of every ₹100 the state earns in revenue, about ₹31.90 goes to salaries, ₹22.30 to pensions, and ₹23.30 to interest on past borrowing. That is ₹77.60 committed before a single new road, school, or hospital is funded — leaving roughly ₹22.40 for everything else. These three "committed" costs are fixed by law, contract, and past decisions, so they cannot be cut quickly. When they grow faster than revenue, the ₹22 of free space shrinks. **Why this matters to you:** the smaller the free space, the less the government can spend on new services without borrowing more. The ₹100 split is the single clearest picture of how tight the budget really is.