Budget 2024: A Quick Look At Budget Allocations In Different Sectors

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the interim Union Budget in Parliament on February 1, 2024. The budget remained focused on infrastructure, railways, agriculture, green growth and fiscal consolidation.  Here are the budget allocations made in different sectors

Defence Ministry

₹6.1 lakh crore

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

₹2.78 lakh crore

Ministry of Railways

₹2.55 lakh crore

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

₹2.13 lakh crore

Ministry of Home Affairs

₹2.03 lakh crore

Ministry of Rural Development

₹1.77 lakh crore

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers

₹1.68 lakh crore

Ministry of Communications

₹1.37 lakh crore

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare

₹1.27 lakh crore