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Caveats and data gaps
In plain words
All 2027 numbers are drafts. They can change before Parliament's final vote on 14 December 2026. Some documents were scanned, so a few numbers may contain reading errors.
Blue tag opens the government document at that pageCalc a figure we worked outAnalysis our viewAmounts are in Rs mn unless stated. Glossary
The detail
- 2027 figures are draft. Committee Stage may amend them. Third reading is on 14 December 2026. Newswire, 11 Nov 2026
- Budget Speech 2027 official English text was unavailable. Speech items rely on a Daily Mirror reprint. The reprint was cut off at the port section. Budget Speech 2027, press-reported text, Daily Mirror
- Volumes I and II of the 2027 Draft Detailed Estimates were used. Both were OCR'd from user uploads. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.047, Contents
- Only Volume III was unavailable. It holds Head 186 Digital Economy, Head 227, Police, Immigration and Science and Technology. 2027 DPA, SLCERT and ICTA grants remain unknown. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.012-013, Introductory Note 2.3
- Detailed-estimate figures carry OCR risk. Volume II has 61 blank OCR pages. Low-confidence items are flagged in Section 3. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.115-459, OCR quality note
- Citizens Budget 2027 could not be read. The server returned errors. Citizens Budget 2027 fetch attempt
- 2026 comparators are bill figures. The final Appropriation Act 2026 was not available. Appropriation Bill 2026
- 2027 rupee aggregates are derived. BEFPR 2027 publishes ratios only. BEFPR 2027, Table 1.1, p. 15
- GDP bases differ slightly. FSS 2027 used Rs 39.3 tn. Daily FT, 15 Jul 2026 This report implies about Rs 39.0 tn. Calc: BEFPR 2027
- MPIP text extraction is imperfect. Immigration, e-GN, Divisional Secretariat and health rows were excluded. MPIP 2027-2029
- Ministry portfolios changed. Transport and Housing comparisons are not like-for-like. Appropriation Bill 2026 Appropriation Bill 2027
- 2026 line-level execution is unknown. Spend on AI, startup fund and DPA was not reported. Analysis
Low-confidence OCR figures
- Head 236 2026 software was repaired from a row total only. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.408, Head 236, object 2106
- Customs 2026 total prints as 786,247; detail gives 7,486,247 (Rs '000). 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.260-261, Head 247
- The Air Force 2027 Summary total is misread; detail financing gives Rs 79,000 mn. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.344, Head 224
- The Navy 2106 project label is illegible. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.338, Head 223
- 2025 actuals contain OCR letter substitutions. Treat 2025 sums as indicative. Calc: Detailed Estimate Vol I
- Head 329 equipment (Rs 146.0 mn) is inferred IT hardware. It is unlabelled. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.293, Head 329, object 2103
- Cover pages 1 to 4 are missing. The volume date is unconfirmed. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.005, OCR start page
- Volume II has 61 blank or near-blank OCR pages out of 484. Lines on those pages are missing. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.115-459, OCR quality note
- Blank Education pages 428-429 may hold further digital lines. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.428-429, Head 126
- Education 2027 software shows 384.5 in the Summary; only 124 is visible in detail. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.408, 427, Head 126
- Item 059 places Rs 4,000 mn in 2027 or 2028, depending on the printed line. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.426, Head 126, item 059
- Several row totals were repaired (Health 2106, Ayurveda 2106, Motor Traffic projects 006 and 017). 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.58, 103, 214, Heads 111, 220, 307
- Energy and Commerce figures come from detail lines only. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.150, 315-316, Heads 119 and 295