Hyderabad, March 27 -- The Telangana government spent Rs 2,19,307 crore out of the estimated Rs 2,77,690 crore budget for the financial year 2023-24, achieving 79 percent of the projected expenditure, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report.

Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka tabled the CAG report on finance and appropriation accounts in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, March 27.

As per the report, the state government spent an additional Rs 1,11,477 crore beyond the approved budget, marking a 33 percent increase. The total expenditure accounted for 15 percent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP).

The report also highlighted that the government borrowed Rs 10,156 crore through ways and means advanc...