India State Fiscal Health Tracker Highlights Pension and Guarantee Burdens for 2024-25
Business Standard's India State Fiscal Health Tracker, based on the Reserve Bank of India's 2025 Handbook, highlights fiscal indicators for 2024-25. Himachal Pradesh leads states in pension expenditure as a share of revenue receipts at 23.6%, followed by Kerala and others, while Delhi reports the lowest. Separately, Telangana has the highest outstanding state guarantees relative to its GSDP at 13.4%, with other states like Chhattisgarh and Bihar trailing. These metrics assess fiscal burdens but do not evaluate pension adequacy or overall fiscal health.
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businessstandard broke this story on 28 Aug, 10:35 am. Other outlets followed.
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