Department of Telecommunications
Capital for BSNL and MTNL, telecom pensions, C-DOT research, and rural connectivity through the USO Fund.
₹53,398 crore
in 2025–26, 1.08% of all union government spending. Revised estimate, not yet final.
Revenue ₹29,482 crore · Capital ₹23,916 crore
What the money actually buys
Mostly capital put into state-owned telecom companies: ₹72,514 crore to BSNL and ₹1,196 crore to MTNL. A further ₹18,500 crore goes to the Universal Service Obligation Fund, which pays operators to run networks in places they would not otherwise serve.
Every year on record
| Year | Amount | Revenue | Capital | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | ₹53,398 crore | ₹29,482 crore | ₹23,916 crore | Revised estimate |
| 2024–25 | ₹1,21,727 crore | ₹47,881 crore | ₹73,846 crore | Actuals |
| 2023–24 | ₹86,884 crore | ₹27,504 crore | ₹59,380 crore | Actuals |
| 2022–23 | ₹1,18,961 crore | ₹64,232 crore | ₹54,729 crore | Actuals |
| 2021–22 | ₹31,798 crore | ₹28,471 crore | ₹3,328 crore | Actuals |
| 2020–21 | ₹42,310 crore | ₹37,954 crore | ₹4,356 crore | Actuals |
Where this sits in the budget
- Counted under Transport, housing and infrastructure, what the money paid for.
- Spent by Ministry of Communications, who spent it.
Where these figures come from
- 2025–26 · Statement 3, Demand No. 13, 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. 13, 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. 13, 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. 13, 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. 13, 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. 13, 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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