 It was budgeted to increase by 20.3 percent to Rs.48, 6.36 billion in 2003–04.Expenditure on major subsidies as per cent
of revenue expenditure after declining from 13.0 per cent in 1990–91 to 8.7 per cent in 1995-96 started rising to reach a level of 9.6 per cent in 1998–99.