Here's a snapshot of the sector-wise allocation in Budget 2017-2018 tabled in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday (February 1).
| ALLOCATIONS OF IMPORTANT MINISTRIES, SECTORS and VULNERABLE SECTIONS | ||||||||
| (In Crores of Rupees) | ||||||||
| Sl. No. | Name of the Ministry | BE 2016-2017 | RE 2016-2017 | BE 2017-2018 | ||||
| 1 | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare | 44485 | 48072 | 51026 | ||||
| 2 | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region | 2430 | 2524 | 2682 | ||||
| 3 | Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation | 14010 | 16512 | 20011 | ||||
| 4 | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | 38206 | 39688 | 48853 | ||||
| 5 | Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation | 5411 | 5285 | 6406 | ||||
| 6 | Ministry of Human Resource Development | 72394 | 73599 | 79686 | ||||
| 7 | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 3465 | 5463 | 6482 | ||||
| 8 | Ministry of Minority Affairs | 3827 | 3827 | 4195 | ||||
| 9 | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy | 5036 | 4360 | 5473 | ||||
| 10 | Ministry of Railways | 45000 | 46155 | 55000 | ||||
| 11 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | 57976 | 52447 | 64900 | ||||
| 12 | Ministry of Rural Development | 87765 | 97760 | 107758 | ||||
| 13 | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | 1804 | 2173 | 3016 | ||||
| 14 | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | 7350 | 7353 | 7763 | ||||
| 15 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs | 4827 | 4827 | 5329 | ||||
| 16 | Ministry of Urban Development | 24523 | 32550 | 34212 | ||||
| 17 | Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation | 6201 | 4756 | 6887 | ||||
| 18 | Ministry of Women and Child Development | 17408 | 17640 | 22095 | ||||
| ALLOCATION FOR WELFARE OF SC, ST, OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS, WOMEN, CHILDREN AND NORTH-EASTERN REGION | ||||||||
| Description of the Allocation | BE2016-2017 | RE 2016-2017 | BE 2017-2018 | |||||
| I | Allocation for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes across all ministries | 24005 | 25602 | 31920 | ||||
| II | Allocation for the welfare of Scheduled Castes across all ministries | 38833 | 40920 | 52393 | ||||
| III | Allocation for the Welfare of Other Vulnerable Groups | 1873 | 1892 | 1976 | ||||
| IV | Allocation for North-Eastern Region across all ministries | 29125 | 32180 | 43245 | ||||
| V | Allocation under various schemes for the welfare of women across all ministries | 90770 | 96332 | 113327 | ||||
| VI | Allocation under various schemes for the welfare of Children across all ministries | 65758 | 66249 | 71305 | ||||
| Sector Totals | ||||||||
| (In Crores of Rupees) | ||||||||
| Sl No. | Sectors | BE 2016-2017 | RE 2016-2017 | BE 2017-2018 | ||||
| 1 | Agriculture and Allied sectors | 48572 | 52821 | 58663 | ||||
| 2 | Rural Development | 102543 | 114947 | 128560 | ||||
| 3 | Infrastructure | 348952 | 358634 | 396135 | ||||
| 3a | of which Transport | 216268 | 216903 | 241387 | ||||
| 4 | Social sectors | 168100 | 176225 | 195473 | ||||
| 4a | Education and Health | 112138 | 114806 | 130215 | ||||
| 4b | Social sectors with welfare orientation | 55962 | 61419 | 65258 | ||||
| 5 | Employment Generation, Skill and Livelihood | 12141 | 14870 | 17273 | ||||
| 6 | Scientific Ministries | 33467 | 34359 | 37435 | ||||
Source: Expenditure Profile and Expenditure Budget 2017-18
