\n2015-2016 \n(estimated)<\/td>\n | 88,521<\/td>\n | 149,524<\/td>\n | 238,045<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Source: www.indiabudget.nic.in; In Rs Crore<\/small><\/p>\n Looking at these numbers in isolation doesn’t tell us much, other than the fact that the latest salary plus pensions bill of the central government comes to Rs 2,38,045 crore. Let’s look at them as a proportion of the total expenditure as well as the total receipts of the government, to give us a much better idea how big the spending on salaries and pensions is.<\/p>\n \n\n\nYear<\/th>\n | Salary + Pension<\/th>\n | Total govt expenditure<\/th>\n | Salary + Pension as a \n% of govt expenditure<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n | \n\n2005-2006<\/td>\n | 58,490<\/td>\n | 506,123<\/td>\n | 11.56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n2013-2014<\/td>\n | 196,084<\/td>\n | 1,559,447<\/td>\n | 12.57%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n2014-2015<\/td>\n | 219,512<\/td>\n | 1,681,158<\/td>\n | 13.06%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n2015-2016 \n(estimated)<\/td>\n | 238,045<\/td>\n | 1,777,477<\/td>\n | 13.39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Source: www.indiabudget.nic.in ; In Rs Crore<\/small><\/p>\n As can be seen from the above table, the salary plus pensions bill of the central government as a proportion of the total expenditure has gone up over the years. From making up around 11.56% of the total government expenditure, ten years back, it has jumped to around 13.39% in 2015-2016.<\/p>\n | |