There is no cut in the allotment for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The Budget allocated to Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment for 2021-22 is Rs. 11, 739.39 crores as against the budget of Rs. 11, 428.96 crore for 2020-21. This is 0.34 % of total Expenditure Budget of Government of India.
The expenditure by the government on this Ministry in the last 5 years is as follow.
Rs. In cr.
|
Head
|
2016-17
|
2017-18
|
2018-19
|
2019-20
|
2020-21
|
|
Expenditure by Department of Social Justice & Empowerment
|
6532.23
|
6754.51
|
10070.76
|
8738.41
|
8236.84
|
|
Expenditure by Department of Empowerment with Disabilities
|
773.55
|
928.32
|
1017.56
|
1016.18
|
861.63
|
|
Total expenditure by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
|
7305.78
|
7682.83
|
11088.32
|
9754.59
|
9098.47
|
This information was given by The Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri. A. Narayanaswamy in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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