The central government has spent a little more than 40 percent of the budget amount on 53 schemes in the three quarters of the current financial year. The estimated budget (BE) of these schemes was more than Rs 5 lakh crore. However, it was reduced to Rs 3.8 lakh crore in the Revised Estimate (RE). This was 74.4 percent of the budget allocation. A total of more than Rs 2 lakh crore was released in the three quarters till December 31. This is only 41.2 percent of the budget allocation.

The Centre’s Revised Estimate (RE) on six schemes is 40 percent less than the Budget Estimate (BE). The estimated budget on the four schemes is 40% to 50% of the estimate. 75% to 90% of the budget amount was spent on 12 schemes only. 90 to 100% was spent on 10 schemes and more than the budget estimate was spent on 6 schemes.

The budget estimate of these 53 schemes in the financial year 2025-26 was more than Rs 500 lakh crore. It is expected that by the end of the financial year, more than 75 percent of the amount will be spent on these schemes.

Revised estimates on these schemes equal to the budget

• Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme


• Pre-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes and Others


• Schemes to health and family welfare infrastructure


• Revised estimates of these 3 schemes exceed the budget


• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA)


• ST Post Graduate Scholarship


• National Natural Farming Mission

The Central Government has allocated funds for 47 schemes within the budget estimate. The biggest shortfall was seen in the Prime Minister Agricultural Irrigation Scheme. Rs 850 crore was allocated in the budget. In the revised estimate it was increased to Rs 150 crore.

The amount of funds allocated by the Central Government to six schemes in the budget was reduced by 40 percent in the revised estimates. Till now, the amount released for these schemes is less than 10 percent of the budget allocation.

They received less than 10 percent of the budget

• PMKSY-Command Area Development and Water Management


• PM e-bus service


• Dharti Aaba Tribal Village Utkarsh Campaign


• Jal Jeevan Mission/National Rural Drinking Water Mission


• Computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies


• PMAY Urban Scheme