Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s public debt rose by Rs 55,475 crore in a year to reach Rs 4,30,320 crore in 2025-26, according to revised estimates presented by state govt in the legislative assembly on Friday.Finance minister Kanu Desai provided the data in a written reply to a question raised by Jamalpur-Khadia MLA Imran Khedawala.According to govt reply, state’s outstanding debt stood at Rs 3,74,845 crore in 2024-25. It increased by 14.8% to Rs 4,30,320 crore in 2025-26, reflecting an addition of Rs 55,475 crore to the state’s debt burden during the year.Govt also spent substantially on servicing and repaying its existing debt. Gujarat paid Rs 27,095 crore as interest on its borrowings in 2025-26, an increase of Rs 1,491 crore over Rs 25,604 crore paid in 2024-25.The state repaid Rs 34,025 crore towards principal in 2025-26, compared with Rs 29,126 crore in the previous financial year — an increase of Rs 4,899 crore.
