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Ministry of Education

Budget 2026-27
₹1.39 lakh crore
2.6% of all spending
Actual 2024-25
₹1.11 lakh crore
−8.2% vs its budget

Spending each year

Outcome (actual, or revised where actuals aren't out yet) and the amount announced in each budget.

  • Outcome
  • Announced in the budget
  • Estimate (no actual yet)
0 Cr50K Cr1.0L Cr1.5L Cr2005-062012-132019-202026-27Budget restructured0 Cr50K Cr1.0L Cr1.5L Cr2002-032005-062008-092011-122014-152017-182020-212023-242026-27Budget restructured
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YearOutcomeAnnounced in the budget
2000-01₹7,916 crore₹8,385 crore (BE)
2001-02₹8,020 crore₹8,423 crore (BE)
2002-03₹9,069 crore₹9,792 crore (BE)
2003-04₹10,145 crore₹9,861 crore (BE)
2004-05₹13,098 crore₹11,062 crore (BE)
2005-06₹17,810 crore₹18,337 crore (BE)
2006-07₹23,810 crore₹24,115 crore (BE)
2007-08₹27,185 crore₹32,352 crore (BE)
2008-09₹35,577 crore₹38,703 crore (BE)
2009-10₹38,429 crore₹44,528 crore (BE)
2010-11₹51,904 crore₹49,904 crore (BE)
2011-12₹60,146 crore₹63,363 crore (BE)
2012-13₹66,055 crore₹74,056 crore (BE)
2013-14₹71,322 crore₹79,451 crore (BE)
2014-15₹68,683 crore₹82,409 crore (BE)
2015-16₹67,239 crore₹68,695 crore (BE)
2016-17₹72,016 crore₹72,039 crore (BE)
2017-18₹80,215 crore₹79,686 crore (BE)
2018-19₹80,345 crore₹85,010 crore (BE)
2019-20₹89,437 crore₹94,854 crore (BE)
2020-21₹84,219 crore₹99,312 crore (BE)
2021-22₹80,352 crore₹93,224 crore (BE)
2022-23₹97,196 crore₹1.04 lakh crore (BE)
2023-24₹1.23 lakh crore₹1.13 lakh crore (BE)
2024-25₹1.11 lakh crore₹1.21 lakh crore (BE)
2025-26₹1.22 lakh crore (RE)₹1.29 lakh crore (BE)
2026-27–₹1.39 lakh crore (BE)

Expenditure Budget Vol. 1 Statement 2 (to 2016-17); Expenditure Profile Statement 3 (from 2017-18). Totals add up the ministry's departments.

Up to 2016-17 these totals include Central Assistance for State Plans routed through the ministry. In 2017-18 the Plan/Non-plan split ended and several demands were split, merged or moved, so the two periods aren't strictly comparable.

Departments

Department / line2026-27Years in budget
Department of School Education and Literacy₹83,562 crore2000-01 to 2026-27
Department of Higher Education₹55,727 crore2000-01 to 2026-27
State Plan assistance via Department of School Education and Literacy–2014-15 to 2016-17
State Plan assistance via Department of Higher Education–2013-14 to 2016-17

Schemes, 2026-27

Budget Estimates for each scheme run by this ministry.

  1. Samagra Shiksha₹42,100 crore
  2. Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN)₹12,750 crore
  3. PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI)₹7,500 crore
  4. Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) Scheme₹3,200 crore
  5. PM One Nation One Subscription (PM-ONOS)₹2,200 crore
  6. Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA)₹1,850 crore
  7. PM Uchchatar Shiksha Protsahan (PM-USP) Yojna₹1,560 crore
  8. National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS)₹1,250 crore
  9. World Class Institutions₹900 crore
  10. National Mission in Education Through ICT₹650 crore
  11. PM Research Fellowship₹600 crore
  12. Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS)₹500 crore
  13. National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme₹381 crore
  14. Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education-EAP (MERITE)₹300 crore
  15. Centres of Excellence (CoE) in Artificial Intelligence (AI)₹250 crore
  16. Prime Minister Research Chair (PMRC)₹200 crore
  17. New India Literacy Programme (NILP)₹160 crore
  18. Establishment of Centre of Excellence (CoEs) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Education₹100 crore
  19. Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP)₹70.0 crore
  20. Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)₹55.0 crore
  21. Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme (DHRUV)₹50.0 crore
  22. Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Sciences (STARS)₹40.0 crore
  23. Indian Knowledge Systems₹35.0 crore
  24. Global Initiative for Academic Network (GIAN)₹20.0 crore
  25. Study in India₹16.0 crore

And 7 smaller schemes. Search all schemes.