Who spent it

All 56 ministries and departments, by what they spent in 2025–26. The grouping is published rather than invented: every Notes on Demands document prints its ministry as the heading above the demand number.

• Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs; Department of Expenditure; Department of Financial Services; Department of Public Enterprises; Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM); Department of Revenue; Direct Taxes; Indirect Taxes; Indian Audit and Accounts Department; Interest Payments; Repayment of Debt; Pensions; Transfers to States. ₹19.4 lakh cr
• Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence (Civil); Defence Services (Revenue); Capital Outlay on Defence Services; Defence Pensions. ₹7.33 lakh cr
• Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. ₹2.87 lakh cr
• Ministry of Railways Ministry of Railways. ₹2.55 lakh cr
• Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Home Affairs; Cabinet; Police; Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Chandigarh; Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; Ladakh; Lakshadweep; Transfers to Delhi; Transfers to Jammu and Kashmir; Transfers to Puducherry. ₹2.41 lakh cr
• Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs; Department of Food and Public Distribution. ₹2.38 lakh cr
• Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals; Department of Fertilisers; Department of Pharmaceuticals. ₹1.91 lakh cr
• Ministry of Rural Development Department of Rural Development; Department of Land Resources. ₹1.89 lakh cr
• Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Department of Agricultural Research and Education. ₹1.33 lakh cr
• Ministry of Education Department of School Education and Literacy; Department of Higher Education. ₹1.22 lakh cr
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Department of Health and Family Welfare; Department of Health Research. ₹97,000 cr
• Ministry of Communications Department of Posts; Department of Telecommunications. ₹80,000 cr
• Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. ₹57,000 cr
• Ministry of Jal Shakti Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga; Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation. ₹41,000 cr
• Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. ₹30,000 cr
• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. ₹25,000 cr
• Department of Atomic Energy Atomic Energy. ₹24,000 cr
• Ministry of Women and Child Development Ministry of Women and Child Development. ₹24,000 cr
• Ministry of External Affairs Ministry of External Affairs. ₹22,000 cr
• Ministry of Power Ministry of Power. ₹22,000 cr
• Ministry of Science and Technology Department of Science and Technology; Department of Biotechnology; Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. ₹21,000 cr
• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. ₹20,000 cr
• Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce; Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. ₹15,000 cr
• Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Department of Social Justice and Empowerment; Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. ₹13,000 cr
• Ministry of Labour and Employment Ministry of Labour and Employment. ₹13,000 cr
• Department of Space Department of Space. ₹12,000 cr
• Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. ₹12,000 cr
• Ministry of Tribal Affairs Ministry of Tribal Affairs. ₹11,000 cr
• Ministry of Corporate Affairs Ministry of Corporate Affairs. ₹9,000 cr
• Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department of Fisheries; Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying. ₹7,000 cr
• Ministry of Law and Justice Law and Justice; Election Commission; Supreme Court of India. ₹6,000 cr
• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. ₹6,000 cr
• Ministry of Textiles Ministry of Textiles. ₹6,000 cr
• Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. ₹6,000 cr
• Ministry of Heavy Industries Ministry of Heavy Industries. ₹5,000 cr
• Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. ₹4,000 cr
• Ministry of AYUSH Ministry of Ayush. ₹4,000 cr
• Ministry of Food Processing Industries Ministry of Food Processing Industries. ₹4,000 cr
• Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture. ₹4,000 cr
• Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. ₹3,000 cr
• Ministry of Earth Sciences Ministry of Earth Sciences. ₹3,000 cr
• Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. ₹3,000 cr
• Ministry of Steel Ministry of Steel. ₹3,000 cr
• Ministry of Mines Ministry of Mines. ₹3,000 cr
• Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. ₹3,000 cr
• Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. ₹3,000 cr
• Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Central Vigilance Commission. ₹3,000 cr
• Ministry of Minority Affairs Ministry of Minority Affairs. ₹2,000 cr
• Ministry of Civil Aviation Ministry of Civil Aviation. ₹2,000 cr
• The President, Parliament, Union Public Service Commission and the Secretariat of the Vice President Staff, Household and Allowances of the President; Lok Sabha; Rajya Sabha; Secretariat of the Vice-President; Union Public Service Commission. ₹2,000 cr
• Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Tourism. ₹1,000 cr
• Ministry of Cooperation Ministry of Cooperation. ₹981 cr
• Ministry of Panchayati Raj Ministry of Panchayati Raj. ₹966 cr
• Ministry of Planning Ministry of Planning. ₹848 cr
• Ministry of Coal Ministry of Coal. ₹491 cr
• Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. ₹66 cr