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Section 2: Definitions

The Jammu and Kashmir Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2006Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 12 of 2006

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

(a) ‘Act’ means the Jammu and Kashmir Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2006 ;

[(b) ‘budget’ means the Annual Financial Statement laid before the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir under section 41 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019) ;]

(c) ‘current year’ means the financial year preceding the ensuing year ;

(d) ‘ensuing year’ means the financial year for which the budget is presented ;

(e) ‘financial year’ means the year beginning on the 1st day of April of a year and ending on 31st March of the year next following ;

(f) ‘fiscal deficit’ is the excess of aggregate disbursements (net of debt repayments) over revenue receipts, recovery of loans and non-debt capital receipts ;

(g) ‘fiscal indicators’ are such indicators as may be prescribed for evaluation of the fiscal position of the Government ;

(h) ‘fiscal targets’ are the numerical ceilings and proportions to total revenue receipts (TRR) or GSDP for the fiscal indicators ;

(i) ‘GSDP’ means Gross State Domestic Product at current market prices ;

[(j) Government’ means Government of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir ;]

(k) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by the rules made under this Act ;

(l) ‘previous year’ means the year preceding the current year ;

(m) ‘revenue deficit’ is the excess of the revenue expenditure over total revenue receipts (TRP) ;

Explanation: ‘Total revenue Receipts’ (TRR) includes States own receipts (both tax and non-tax) and current transfers from the Centre (comprising grants and States share of Central taxes).

(n) ‘revenue surplus’ is the excess of the total revenue receipts over revenue expenditure ;

(o) ‘total liabilities’ means the liabilities under the Consolidated Fund of the State and the Public Account of the State and includes borrowings by the public sector undertakings an the special purpose vehicles and other equivalent instruments including guarantees where the principal and/or interest are to be serviced out of the budget.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2006
Section2
Marginal noteDefinitions
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Clause (b) substituted by S.O. 1229 (E) dated 31.03.2020
  • substituted. . Clause (j) substituted by S.O. 1229 (E) dated 31.03.2020

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