As of February 10, 2026, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has placed on record the year-wise details of funds allocated to the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment from 2018-19 to 2025-26. This includes Budget Estimates (BE), Revised Estimates (RE), and Actual Expenditure (AE). The data indicates there has been no year-over-year reduction in fund allocation during this period. Budgetary allocations have been made annually based on program requirements and policy priorities. The information was given by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
Below is a summary of the fund allocation in Crore Rupees:
* **2018-19:** BE: 7750.00, RE: 9963.25, AE: 10070.76
* **2019-20:** BE: 8885.00, RE: 8885.00, AE: 8738.41
* **2020-21:** BE: 10103.57, RE: 8207.56, AE: 8236.88
* **2021-22:** BE: 10517.62, RE: 10180.00, AE: 7459.99
* **2022-23:** BE: 11922.51, RE: 11659.94, AE: 7420.75
* **2023-24:** BE: 12847.02, RE: 9853.32, AE: 9510.93
* **2024-25:** BE: 13000.20, RE: 10026.40, AE: 9994.83
* **2025-26:** BE: 13611.00, RE: 11402.74, AE: 7206.22 (As on 5/2/2026)
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Key Entities Referenced
Department of Social Justice and Empowerment: The primary recipient of the funds detailed in the document.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment: The Ministry responsible for overseeing the Department and allocation of funds.
Budget Estimates: Estimated budget allocations for the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Revised Estimates: Revised budget allocations for the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Actual Expenditure: Actual spending by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
FUNDS ALLOCATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
AND EMPOWERMENT
Posted On: 10 FEB 2026 6:20PM by PIB Delhi
The year-wise details of funds allocated to the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment from
2018–19 to 2025–26, including Budget Estimates (BE), Revised Estimates (RE) and Actual Expenditure
(AE), have been placed on record by the Ministry.
The data shows that there has been no year-after-year reduction in the allocation of funds to the
Department during the period under reference. Budgetary allocations have been made annually in
accordance with programme requirements and policy priorities.
The year-wise details of Budget Estimates, Revised Estimates and Actual Expenditure of the Department
of Social Justice and Empowerment are given at Annexure.
[This information was given by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar, in
a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.]
Year-wise Budget Allocation and Expenditure of the Department of Social Justice and
Empowerment
(Amount in ₹ crore)
Amount in Rs. in Crore
Year Budget Estimate Revised Estimate Actual Expenditure
2018-19 7750.00 9963.25 10070.76
2019-20 8885.00 8885.00 8738.41
2020-21 10103.57 8207.56 8236.88
2021-22 10517.62 10180.00 7459.99
2022-23 11922.51 11659.94 7420.75
2023-24 12847.02 9853.32 9510.93
2024-25 13000.20 10026.40 9994.832025-26 13611.00 11402.74 7206.22
(As on 5/2/2026)
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