Chhattisgarh
Economy, Budget and State Schemes
Economy, Budget and State Schemes — Quick Revision
One-page CGPSC quick revision for Economy, Budget and State Schemes — every date, name and fact in tables for last-minute Prelims and Mains revision.
This one-page sheet covers the Chhattisgarh economy, the state budget, flagship schemes and the PDS. For explanations, read State Economy at a Glance, State Budget Basics, Flagship Welfare Schemes and Public Distribution System. Every figure is dated: check the latest Economic Survey and budget before your exam.
How to use this sheet
Scan top to bottom the week before Prelims. Bold lines are the facts examiners return to most often.
Timeline / Key Facts
Economy (Economic Survey 2025-26, tabled February 2026)
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Real GSDP growth 2025-26 | 8.11% (₹3,58,293 crore at 2011-12 prices) |
| Nominal GSDP 2025-26 | About ₹6.31 lakh crore, +11.57% |
| Per capita income 2025-26 | ₹1,79,244 (+10.07% from ₹1,62,848) |
| Sector shares (current prices) | Agriculture 20.64%, Industry 46.59%, Services 32.77% |
| Fastest-growing sector 2025-26 | Services, 9.11% (agriculture 7.49%, industry 7.21%) |
| Growth engines | Coal (Korba), iron ore (Bailadila, Dalli-Rajhara), steel (Bhilai), power (Korba), cement (Baloda Bazar belt), paddy, forests |
| Vision document | “Amritkaal: Chhattisgarh Vision @2047” (Anjor Vision), released 1 November 2024; about ₹75 lakh crore GSDP by 2047; phases 2030 / 2035 / 2047 |
Budget
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Annual Financial Statement | Article 202 (Union: 112) |
| Demands for grants / Appropriation / supplementary / vote on account / financial bills | Arts. 203 / 204 / 205 / 206 / 207 |
| Money bill (state) | Art. 199; Speaker’s certificate final; no Legislative Council in Chhattisgarh |
| Contingency Fund of the State | Art. 267(2), at the Governor’s disposal |
| Charged items | Governor; Speaker and Deputy Speaker; debt charges; High Court judges; court decrees |
| Finance Minister (as of 2026) | O. P. Choudhary |
| 2024-25 | ₹1,47,446 crore, GYAN = Gareeb, Yuva, Annadata, Nari |
| 2025-26 | About ₹1.65 lakh crore, “GYAN ke liye GATI” = Good governance, Accelerating infrastructure, Technology, Industrial growth; capex ₹26,341 crore (4.14% of GSDP); no new taxes |
| 2026-27 | About ₹1.72 lakh crore, SANKALP, presented 24 February 2026; fiscal deficit 4.1% of GSDP; revenue deficit 0.3%; social sector 40%, economic 36%, general services 24% |
| FRBM law | Chhattisgarh Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2005 (usual fiscal deficit ceiling 3% of GSDP) |
| 16th Finance Commission | Chair Arvind Panagariya; award period 2026-31 |
Flagship Schemes (as of 2026)
| Scheme | Detail |
|---|---|
| Mahtari Vandan Yojana | ₹1,000 a month by DBT to married women aged 21+, incl. widows, divorced, deserted; first instalment 10 March 2024 (PM Modi, about ₹655 crore); about 67.3 lakh women (August 2026 instalment) |
| Krishak Unnati Yojana | Paddy at effective ₹3,100 per quintal, up to 21 quintals per acre; gap over MSP paid as input assistance; first transfer March 2024 |
| Paddy record | 149.25 lakh tonnes from about 25.5 lakh farmers, kharif marketing season 2024-25 |
| Bhumiheen Krishi Majdoor Kalyan Yojana (Deendayal Upadhyay) | ₹10,000 a year; launched 20 January 2025; about 5.62 lakh beneficiaries incl. Baiga, Gunia |
| Tendu patta | ₹5,500 per standard bag (2024), up from ₹4,000 |
| Charan Paduka Yojana | Free footwear to tendu collectors; revived 29 June 2025 |
| Niyad Nellanar | “Your good village”; launched 15 February 2024; villages within about 5 km of security camps in Bastar |
| Shri Ramlala Darshan (Ayodhya Dham) | Cabinet approval 11 January 2024 |
| Mukhyamantri Tirth Darshan | Relaunched March 2025 |
| Earlier (2018–2023) | Suraji Gaon / NGGB (2019); Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay (21 May 2020); Godhan Nyay (20 July 2020, dung at ₹2 per kg); Haat Bazaar Clinic (2 October 2019) |
Public Distribution System
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| PDS (Control) Order | 2004: shops to gram panchayats, cooperatives, women’s SHGs, PACS, forest protection committees |
| Reforms | Computerisation, SMS alerts, doorstep delivery, public lists, helplines; later CORE PDS (Raipur) |
| Mukhyamantri Khadyann Sahayata Yojana | 2007, cheap rice |
| Chhattisgarh Food Security Act | 21 December 2012, first state food security law |
| Its features | About 90% coverage; eldest woman as head; wider Antyodaya; pulses, chana, salt |
| NFSA | September 2013; 75% rural / 50% urban; 5 kg per person; AAY 35 kg per household |
| PMGKAY | Free NFSA foodgrains, 5 years from 1 January 2024 |
| Free rice (state) | 67.92 lakh ration cards, January 2024 to December 2028 (AAY 14.92 lakh, priority 52.46 lakh) |
| Procurement | DCP state; PACS centres; MARKFED nodal; Civil Supplies Corporation delivers to shops |
Don’t Confuse
| This | vs | That |
|---|---|---|
| Largest sector: Industry (46.59%) | Fastest-growing: Services (9.11%) | |
| Real growth 8.11% | Nominal growth 11.57% | |
| GYAN 2024-25 | GATI 2025-26, SANKALP 2026-27 | |
| Art. 202 (state budget) | Art. 112 (Union budget) | |
| Charged: discussed, not voted | Voted: demands for grants | |
| ₹3,100 per quintal: state’s effective price | MSP: fixed by the Centre, lower | |
| Mahtari Vandan: ₹1,000 a month | Landless labourers: ₹10,000 a year | |
| Tendu: per standard bag | Paddy: per quintal | |
| State Food Security Act: Dec 2012 | NFSA: Sept 2013 | |
| PDS Control Order: 2004 | Khadyann Sahayata Yojana: 2007 | |
| Godhan Nyay, Kisan Nyay: past (2020) | Mahtari Vandan, Krishak Unnati: current (2024) |
Favourite MCQ trap
Four swaps to watch: agriculture offered as the largest sector (it is industry); ₹3,100 called the MSP (it is the state’s effective price, the gap paid under Krishak Unnati); NFSA placed before the Chhattisgarh Act (the state Act of 21 December 2012 came first); and widows excluded from Mahtari Vandan (they are included).
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