Budget 2024: Over ₹42,000 crore allocated to J&K; ₹2.19 lakh crore to Home Ministry
The Hindu
Union Budget allocates funds to Jammu and Kashmir, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Ladakh, disaster management, and central police forces.
The Union Budget 2024-25 on July 23 allocated ₹2,19,643 crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs with the majority of it — ₹1,43,275 crore — being given to central police forces like the CRPF, BSF, and CISF which are responsible for internal security, border guarding, and security of vital installations.
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In the budget, ₹42,277 crore has been allocated to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which is currently under the direct control of the central government, ₹5,985 crore has been given to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, ₹5,862 crore to Chandigarh, and ₹5,958 crore to Ladakh among others.
For the expenditure of the Union Cabinet, ₹1,248 crore has been earmarked and ₹6,458 crore has been given for disaster management, relief and rehabilitation, and grants-in-air to State governments among others.