Debt servicing costs continued to rise, with interest payments amounting to ₹14,370.64 crore. Expenditure on salaries reached ₹23,953.64 crore, while subsidy spending increased to ₹8,123.93 crore.

xHyderabad: The state government’s income and expenditure rose during the first half of the 2025–26 fiscal (April–September) compared with the same period last year, though revenue collections fell short of budgetary targets, according to a report released by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Friday.

The report said the state’s income during the first six months stood at ₹1,22,103.60 crore, while expenditure was ₹1,11,603.04 crore. Both figures crossed the ₹1 lakh crore mark in the first half of the fiscal, reflecting higher financial activity. Income represented 42.87 per

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