Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
Post-matric scholarships for scheduled caste students, backward class welfare, and schemes for the elderly and drug-dependent.
₹11,403 crore
in 2025–26, 0.23% of all union government spending. Revised estimate, not yet final.
Revenue ₹11,394 crore · Capital ₹8.28 crore
Every year on record
| Year | Amount | Revenue | Capital | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | ₹11,403 crore | ₹11,394 crore | ₹8.28 crore | Revised estimate |
| 2024–25 | ₹9,031 crore | ₹8,995 crore | ₹35.79 crore | Actuals |
| 2023–24 | ₹8,561 crore | ₹8,483 crore | ₹78.19 crore | Actuals |
| 2022–23 | ₹7,414 crore | ₹7,361 crore | ₹53.17 crore | Actuals |
| 2021–22 | ₹7,435 crore | ₹7,340 crore | ₹95.00 crore | Actuals |
| 2020–21 | ₹8,065 crore | ₹7,965 crore | ₹100 crore | Actuals |
Where this sits in the budget
- Counted under Health and social protection, what the money paid for.
- Spent by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, who spent it. Official site.
Where these figures come from
- 2025–26 · Statement 3, Demand No. 93, 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. 93, 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. 93, 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. 93, 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. 93, 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. 93, 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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