Postal Operation
Central Sector SchemeMinistry of Communications
Budget 2026-27
₹325 crore
Actually spent, 2024-25
₹162 crore
−28.5% vs budget of ₹226 crore
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
- Estimate (no actual yet)
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| Year | Outcome | Announced in the budget |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | ₹437.51 crore | – |
| 2016-17 | ₹275.41 crore | – |
| 2017-18 | ₹667.18 crore | ₹442.56 crore (BE) |
| 2018-19 | ₹606.93 crore | ₹715 crore (BE) |
| 2019-20 | ₹458.19 crore | ₹773.47 crore (BE) |
| 2020-21 | ₹979.81 crore | ₹1,204.53 crore (BE) |
| 2021-22 | ₹897.85 crore | ₹973.97 crore (BE) |
| 2022-23 | ₹1,233 crore | ₹965.50 crore (BE) |
| 2023-24 | ₹201.19 crore | ₹1,144.31 crore (BE) |
| 2024-25 | ₹161.58 crore | ₹225.98 crore (BE) |
| 2025-26 | ₹190 crore (RE) | ₹177 crore (BE) |
| 2026-27 | – | ₹324.99 crore (BE) |
Expenditure Profile Statement 4B, Budgets 2017-18 to 2026-27.
Every figure
| Year | Budget Estimate | Revised Estimate | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | – | – | ₹437.51 crore |
| 2016-17 | – | ₹363.46 crore | ₹275.41 crore |
| 2017-18 | ₹442.56 crore | ₹808.61 crore | ₹667.18 crore |
| 2018-19 | ₹715 crore | ₹661.66 crore | ₹606.93 crore |
| 2019-20 | ₹773.47 crore | ₹497.61 crore | ₹458.19 crore |
| 2020-21 | ₹1,204.53 crore | ₹939.11 crore | ₹979.81 crore |
| 2021-22 | ₹973.97 crore | ₹949.54 crore | ₹897.85 crore |
| 2022-23 | ₹965.50 crore | ₹1,269.73 crore | ₹1,233 crore |
| 2023-24 | ₹1,144.31 crore | ₹1,316.87 crore | ₹201.19 crore |
| 2024-25 | ₹225.98 crore | ₹175 crore | ₹161.58 crore |
| 2025-26 | ₹177 crore | ₹190 crore | – |
| 2026-27 | ₹324.99 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.