Department of Food and Public Distribution
Free foodgrain under PMGKAY, and the Food Corporation of India that buys, stores and moves the grain.
₹2,35,048 crore
in 2025–26, 4.73% of all union government spending. Revised estimate, not yet final.
Revenue ₹2,35,025 crore · Capital ₹22.72 crore
What the money actually buys
Almost the whole demand — ₹1,99,500 crore of ₹2,07,706 crore — is PMGKAY, the free foodgrain scheme. The money is the gap between what the Food Corporation of India pays to buy and store grain and what it is then handed out for; ₹75,495 crore of it goes to the Corporation itself.
Every year on record
| Year | Amount | Revenue | Capital | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | ₹2,35,048 crore | ₹2,35,025 crore | ₹22.72 crore | Revised estimate |
| 2024–25 | ₹2,07,707 crore | ₹2,07,602 crore | ₹104 crore | Actuals |
| 2023–24 | ₹2,32,223 crore | ₹2,21,334 crore | ₹10,889 crore | Actuals |
| 2022–23 | ₹2,83,745 crore | ₹2,81,733 crore | ₹2,011 crore | Actuals |
| 2021–22 | ₹3,04,361 crore | ₹3,01,730 crore | ₹2,630 crore | Actuals |
| 2020–21 | ₹5,55,432 crore | ₹5,54,243 crore | ₹1,188 crore | Actuals |
Where this sits in the budget
- Counted under Health and social protection, what the money paid for.
- Spent by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, who spent it.
Where these figures come from
- 2025–26 · Statement 3, Demand No. 15, Revised Estimates 2025-26, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2026-27: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3810c160a4b1f897… - 2024–25 · Statement 3, Demand No. 15, Actuals 2024-25, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2026-27: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3810c160a4b1f897… - 2023–24 · Statement 3, Demand No. 15, Actuals 2023-24, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2025-26: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 b59057f574f3d09a… - 2022–23 · Statement 3, Demand No. 15, Actuals 2022-23, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2024-25: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3d9f2fe71485a749… - 2021–22 · Statement 3, Demand No. 15, Actuals 2021-22, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2023-24: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 019cebf6e969c112… - 2020–21 · Statement 3, Demand No. 15, Actuals 2020-21, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2022-23: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
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