Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26: fiscal deficit at 3% of GSDP, Rameswaram airport, Semiconductor Mission 2030
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented the State Budget for 2025-26 in the Assembly on 14 March 2025, with a fiscal deficit of ₹1,06,963 crore, or 3% of GSDP.
Summary
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented the State Budget for 2025-26 in the Legislative Assembly at Fort St. George, Chennai, on 14 March 2025. Total disbursement outlay is ₹4,39,293 crore excluding public debt. The fiscal deficit is estimated at ₹1,06,963 crore, or 3% of GSDP, down from 3.26% in 2024-25, and the revenue deficit at ₹41,635 crore. Announcements include a new airport in the Rameswaram area, notifying Dhanushkodi as a Greater Flamingo Sanctuary, a ₹500-crore Tamil Nadu Semiconductor Mission 2030, a language museum 'Agaram' in Madurai, and phased cervical cancer vaccination for 14-year-old girls. The Budget logo used the Tamil letter 'ரூ' (Roo) instead of the ₹ symbol, drawing criticism from Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The State's first Economic Survey, for 2024-25, was released a day earlier.
Key facts
- Presented
- 14 March 2025, by FM Thangam Thennarasu
- Total outlay
- ₹4,39,293 crore (excl. public debt)
- Fiscal deficit
- ₹1,06,963 crore = 3% of GSDP (3.26% in 2024-25)
- Revenue deficit
- ₹41,635 crore
- New airport
- Rameswaram area, Ramanathapuram district
- Sanctuary
- Dhanushkodi — Greater Flamingo Sanctuary
- Semiconductor
- TN Semiconductor Mission 2030, ₹500 crore
- Logo
- Tamil letter 'ரூ' instead of ₹
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Who presented the Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26 in the State Assembly on 14 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Thangam Thennarasu
Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented the Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26 on 14 March 2025.
What fiscal deficit, as a share of GSDP, did the Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26 estimate?
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Correct answer: B — 3%
The fiscal deficit for 2025-26 is estimated at ₹1,06,963 crore, or 3% of GSDP; 3.26% is the 2024-25 figure.
Which place did the Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26 propose to notify as a Greater Flamingo Sanctuary?
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Correct answer: A — Dhanushkodi
The Budget announced plans to notify Dhanushkodi as a Greater Flamingo Sanctuary.
Where will 'Agaram', the language museum announced in the Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26, be built?
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Correct answer: D — Madurai
The Budget announced 'Agaram', a language museum in Madurai showing the plurality of Indian languages.
Consider the following statements about the Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26: 1. Its logo replaced the ₹ symbol with the Tamil letter 'ரூ' (Roo). 2. It announced a Tamil Nadu Semiconductor Mission 2030 with an estimated allocation of ₹500 crore over five years. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: the Budget logo used 'ரூ' for 'Roobai', and the Finance Minister announced the ₹500-crore Tamil Nadu Semiconductor Mission 2030.