Food Subsidy for Decentralized Procurement of Foodgrains under NFSA
Central Sector SchemeMinistry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Actually spent, 2023-24
₹71,733 crore
+20.0% vs budget of ₹59,793 crore
Not listed after Budget 2025-26. Schemes are often renamed, merged into a larger scheme or closed; the budget documents don't always say which. Search the schemes list for a successor (for example, the mid-day meal scheme continues as PM POSHAN).
Allocation and spending
Outcome (actual, or revised where actuals aren't out yet) and the amount announced in each budget.
- Outcome
- Announced in the budget
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| Year | Outcome | Announced in the budget |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | ₹22,919 crore | – |
| 2016-17 | ₹27,338.35 crore | – |
| 2017-18 | ₹38,000 crore | ₹38,000 crore (BE) |
| 2018-19 | ₹31,029.49 crore | ₹31,000 crore (BE) |
| 2019-20 | ₹33,508.35 crore | ₹33,000 crore (BE) |
| 2020-21 | ₹78,337.77 crore | ₹37,337.14 crore (BE) |
| 2021-22 | ₹79,789.54 crore | ₹40,000 crore (BE) |
| 2022-23 | ₹72,282.49 crore | ₹60,561.19 crore (BE) |
| 2023-24 | ₹71,733.36 crore | ₹59,793 crore (BE) |
| 2024-25 | – | – |
| 2025-26 | – | – |
| 2026-27 | – | – |
Expenditure Profile Statement 4B, Budgets 2017-18 to 2026-27.
Every figure
| Year | Budget Estimate | Revised Estimate | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | – | – | ₹22,919 crore |
| 2016-17 | – | ₹30,672.96 crore | ₹27,338.35 crore |
| 2017-18 | ₹38,000 crore | ₹38,000 crore | ₹38,000 crore |
| 2018-19 | ₹31,000 crore | ₹31,000 crore | ₹31,029.49 crore |
| 2019-20 | ₹33,000 crore | ₹33,508.35 crore | ₹33,508.35 crore |
| 2020-21 | ₹37,337.14 crore | ₹78,337.77 crore | ₹78,337.77 crore |
| 2021-22 | ₹40,000 crore | ₹75,290.11 crore | ₹79,789.54 crore |
| 2022-23 | ₹60,561.19 crore | ₹72,282.50 crore | ₹72,282.49 crore |
| 2023-24 | ₹59,793 crore | ₹72,250 crore | ₹71,733.36 crore |
Each figure links to the official PDF it was read from. Budget Estimates come from that year's budget, Revised Estimates from the next, Actuals from the one after.