India, April 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, has achieved its highest-ever expenditure of Rs. 11,810.82 crore during the financial year 2025-26, as informed by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar.
This represents a nearly 14% increase over the expenditure of Rs. 10,409.00 crore incurred in FY 2024-25, reflecting the Department's strong focus on timely utilisation of funds for welfare-oriented schemes.
During FY 2025-26, the Department has also recorded the highest-ever expenditure on welfare schemes for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes.
It has similarly posted record expenditure in schem...