Government utilised 37.28% of budgeted effective capex in H1FY25

The central government has spent 37.28 per cent of its budgeted Effective Capital Expenditure (ECE) in the first half of FY 2024-25. Total government expenditure during this period was Rs 21.11 lakh crore, which is 43.8 per cent of the annual budget estimate. On the revenue account, 45.7 per cent of the budgeted amount has been spent.