Union Government Budget App makes Government of India budget documents available to Members of the Parliament (MPs) and general public alike, at one place. The App would facilitate viewing of total 14 Union Budget documents, including constitutionally prescribed Annual Financial Statement (AFS), Demands for Grants (DG), Financial Bill etc., in digital mode and eco-friendly manner. This initiative is aimed at providing Union Budget information to various stakeholders including general public at the click of a button.
The list of Budget documents (14) presented to the Parliament include:
A. Finance Minister’s Budget Speech
B. Annual Financial Statement (AFS)
C. Demands for Grants (DG)
D. Finance Bill
E. Statements mandated under FRBM Act:
a. Macro-Economic Framework Statement
b. Medium-Term Fiscal Policy cum Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement
F. Expenditure Budget
G. Receipt Budget
H. Expenditure Profile
I. Budget at a Glance
J. Memorandum Explaining the Provisions in the Finance Bill
K. Output Outcome Monitoring Framework
L. Key Features of Budget 2020-21
M. Key to Budget Documents
The documents shown at Serial Nos. B, C, and D are mandated by Art. 112,113 and 110 (a) of the Constitution of India respectively, while the documents at Serial No. E (a) and (b) are presented as per the provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003. Other documents at Serial Nos. F to K are in the nature of explanatory statements supporting the mandated documents with narrative in a user-friendly format suited for quick or contextual references. The “Output Outcome Monitoring Framework” will have clearly defined outputs and outcomes for various Central Sector Schemes and Centrally Sponsored Schemes with measurable indicators against them.
