A sum of Rs 1,19,025 crore has been allocated to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the Union Budget 2019-20 presented by the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament today. The budget allocation represents an increase of Rs 5,858 crore over the RE of FY 2018-19 amount of Rs 1,13,167 crores.

This MHA budget estimate for 2019-20 includes Rs 15098 crore allocation for Union Territories.

Outlay of major schemes:

(in Rs crore)

Schemes                                                                      2018-19 (RE)                          2019-20 (BE) 

Modernisation of Police Forces                                  3192                                        3462

Border Area Development Programme                      771                                          825

Freedom Fighters (pension & other benefits)             858                                          953

Border Infrastructure and Management                     2001                                        2129

Police infrastructure                                                    4836                                        4757

Relief & rehabilitation for migrants

 & repatriates                                                               1048                                        842

National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project                      3                                          296

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