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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6174
TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 1ST APRIL 2026
UTILISATION OF FUNDS UNDER MISSION MAUSAM
6174. MS. MAHUA MOITRA:
Will the Minister of EARTH SCTENCES be pleased to state:
(a) the details and the reasons for the 37% under utilisation of funds under Mission
Mausam between Budget Estimate and Revised Estimate 2025-26: and
(b) the details of the funds allocated, released and utilised under the scheme and scheme
inception, year-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AND EARTH SCIENCES
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) The underutilisation of funds (approximately 37%) under Mission Mausam between
the Budget Estimate (BE) and the Revised Estimate (RE) for 2025–26 is primarily
attributable to challenges in the procurement of critical observing systems, including
Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs), wind profilers, and radiometers. The procurement
process undertaken by the Ministry of Earth Sciences involves large-scale acquisition
and deployment of advanced observational infrastructure, which is being implemented
for the first time at such a scale. Consequently, these factors have led to certain delays
in fund utilisation which are understandable.
(b) The Mission Mausam scheme was initiated in September 2024. The year-wise details
of Budget Estimate (BE), Revised Estimate (RE) and Actual/Released Expenditure
(AE) since the inception of scheme are as follows:
(Figures in crore)
FY Budget Revised Estimate Released/Actual (AE)
Estimate (BE) (RE) Expenditure
2024-25 0 666.00 515.70
2025-26 1329.00 840.00 828.95
(As on 31/03/2026)
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