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Union Budget Tracker

Ministry-wise and scheme-wise allocation tracking across Union Budgets. All figures in Rs crore.

Total Expenditure 50.10L Cr +4.0% vs 2024-25
Capital Expenditure 11.51L Cr +3.6% vs 2024-25
Fiscal Deficit 4.4% of GDP 4.9% in 2024-25
Capex as % of Total 23.0% 23.1% in 2024-25

Fiscal Trajectory

2020-21
(AE)
2021-22
(AE)
2022-23
(AE)
2023-24
(RE)
2024-25
(RE)
2025-26
(BE)
Total Expenditure 34.42L Cr37.84L Cr41.38L Cr44.97L Cr48.18L Cr50.10L Cr
Revenue Expenditure 26.30L Cr29.92L Cr31.75L Cr33.62L Cr35.68L Cr36.99L Cr
Capital Expenditure 4.12L Cr5.54L Cr7.17L Cr9.66L Cr11.11L Cr11.51L Cr
Fiscal Deficit (% GDP) 9.2%6.7%6.4%5.6%4.9%4.4%
GDP Estimate 197.40L Cr235.04L Cr272.45L Cr295.90L Cr326.80L Cr356.85L Cr

Allocations by Sector

Combined ministry allocations mapped to policy sectors (2025-26 BE)

Defence & Security
8.99L Cr +9.0%
Transport & Infrastructure
5.68L Cr +2.7%
Rural Development
1.87L Cr +6.1%
Agriculture
1.52L Cr +18.5%
Education
1.26L Cr +4.2%
Health
99,858 Cr +11.8%
Urban Development
93,872 Cr +13.7%
Water & Sanitation
81,554 Cr +8.0%
Energy
42,689 Cr +28.0%
Gender & Women
28,815 Cr +10.4%
Digital & Technology
26,490 Cr +20.8%
Science & Innovation
18,623 Cr +9.5%
Labour & Employment
17,966 Cr +23.4%
Social Protection
14,817 Cr +12.3%
Tribal & Indigenous
14,384 Cr +10.6%
Trade & Commerce
9,602 Cr +19.0%
Climate & Environment
3,418 Cr +4.7%

Ministry-wise Allocations

Top 20 ministries by 2025-26 Budget Estimate

Ministry Sector 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26 YoY
Defence Defence & Security 4.78L Cr5.25L Cr5.94L Cr6.22L Cr6.80L Cr +9.4%
Road Transport & Highways Transport & Infrastructure 1.57L Cr2.03L Cr2.71L Cr2.78L Cr2.96L Cr +6.5%
Railways Transport & Infrastructure 1.10L Cr1.59L Cr2.55L Cr2.75L Cr2.72L Cr -1.2%
Home Affairs Defence & Security 1.67L Cr1.86L Cr1.96L Cr2.04L Cr2.20L Cr +7.9%
Rural Development Rural Development 1.57L Cr1.64L Cr1.69L Cr1.76L Cr1.87L Cr +6.1%
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Agriculture 1.12L Cr1.14L Cr1.20L Cr1.29L Cr1.52L Cr +18.5%
Education Education 88,002 Cr1.04L Cr1.13L Cr1.21L Cr1.26L Cr +4.2%
Health & Family Welfare Health 80,026 Cr82,921 Cr85,025 Cr89,287 Cr99,858 Cr +11.8%
Housing & Urban Affairs Urban Development 54,581 Cr76,432 Cr78,954 Cr82,577 Cr93,872 Cr +13.7%
Jal Shakti Water & Sanitation 55,768 Cr61,624 Cr70,000 Cr75,532 Cr81,554 Cr +8.0%
Women & Child Development Gender & Women 24,435 Cr25,172 Cr25,449 Cr26,092 Cr28,815 Cr +10.4%
Electronics & IT Digital & Technology 9,653 Cr14,850 Cr16,549 Cr21,936 Cr26,490 Cr +20.8%
Power Energy 15,855 Cr17,471 Cr18,903 Cr20,502 Cr21,737 Cr +6.0%
New & Renewable Energy Energy 6,397 Cr7,325 Cr10,222 Cr12,850 Cr20,952 Cr +63.1%
Science & Technology Science & Innovation 14,606 Cr16,361 Cr16,928 Cr17,006 Cr18,623 Cr +9.5%
Labour & Employment Labour & Employment 13,306 Cr13,219 Cr13,475 Cr14,560 Cr17,966 Cr +23.4%
Social Justice & Empowerment Social Protection 10,518 Cr11,431 Cr12,449 Cr13,200 Cr14,817 Cr +12.3%
Tribal Affairs Tribal & Indigenous 7,331 Cr8,451 Cr11,969 Cr13,000 Cr14,384 Cr +10.6%
Commerce & Industry Trade & Commerce 5,765 Cr6,804 Cr7,371 Cr8,068 Cr9,602 Cr +19.0%
Environment, Forest & Climate Change Climate & Environment 2,870 Cr3,030 Cr3,079 Cr3,265 Cr3,418 Cr +4.7%

Flagship Scheme Allocations

Year-over-year tracking of India's largest government schemes

MGNREGA 86,000 Cr
Rural Development +0.0%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Jal Jeevan Mission 69,597 Cr
Water & Sanitation +3.9%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
PM-KISAN 60,000 Cr
Agriculture +0.0%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
PMAY - Gramin (Rural Housing) 60,000 Cr
Housing +8.1%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
National Education Mission (Samagra Shiksha + others) 42,782 Cr
Education +8.2%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
National Health Mission 38,242 Cr
Health +13.1%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
PMAY - Urban (Urban Housing) 33,780 Cr
Housing +12.0%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
PM Gram Sadak Yojana 20,500 Cr
Transport & Infrastructure +5.1%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
PLI Schemes (Production Linked Incentive) 14,800 Cr
Trade & Commerce +28.7%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Swachh Bharat Mission 8,500 Cr
Water & Sanitation +4.9%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY 7,500 Cr
Health +0.0%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
PM Ujjwala Yojana 1,800 Cr
Energy +9.1%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Smart Cities Mission 1,500 Cr
Urban Development -37.5%
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Union Budget documents, indiabudget.gov.in. BE = Budget Estimate, RE = Revised Estimate, AE = Actual Expenditure. All figures in Rs crore (1 crore = 10 million). "L Cr" = lakh crore (1 lakh crore = 1 trillion).

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