Archive · 25 Jan 2026
West Bengal curbs revenue spending growth in FY'26
West Bengal has been careful with its spending in the first eight months of the 2025-26 financial year.
The state's regular expenses grew by only 3.8% compared to the same period last year, which is much less than the 16.1% growth seen in the previous year.
This careful spending means West Bengal is not in trouble like some other states that have spent too much.
However, the state has also cut back on its big projects and investments, with a 35.1% drop in spending on these areas.
This makes West Bengal one of the lower contributors to overall state spending on such projects among 22 states analyzed.
West Bengal's revenue expenditure grew by 3.8% year-on-year, down from 16.1% in the previous fiscal year.
The state's capital expenditure contracted by 35.1% year-on-year, deeper than the 13.0% decline in the same period last year.
West Bengal's share in aggregate revenue expenditure among 22 states was 6.2%.
The state's share in aggregate capital expenditure among 22 states was 2.1%.
West Bengal was not flagged for worrisome fiscal trajectory, unlike Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, and Himachal Pradesh.
- Who
- West Bengal government
- What
- Controlled revenue expenditure growth and reduced capital spending
- When
- First eight months of FY'26 (April-November 2025)
- Where
- West Bengal, India
- Why
- To manage fiscal trajectory and spending pressure
- Revenue Expenditure Growth
- 3.8% year-on-year
- Previous Year's Revenue Growth
- 16.1%
- Capital Expenditure Contraction
- 35.1% year-on-year
- Aggregate Revenue Expenditure Share
- 6.2% of 22 states
- Aggregate Capital Expenditure Share
- 2.1% of 22 states
