Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution
Union Government · FY 2026-27 Budget EstimateMinistry of Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution
₹2.40L cr
BE · FY 2026-27
+11.0%
YoY vs FY 2025-26
7.51%
Share of top-25 BE
#5
Rank of 25
Budget vs Actuals
Expenditure by fiscal year · Budget Estimate + Actuals
Saffron = latest FY Budget Estimate. Green actuals = audited (CAG). Dashed amber actuals = provisional YTD (CGA), revises when CAG audits publish. X-axis in ₹ lakh crore.
History · all tracked fiscal years
Download CSV ↓| Fiscal Year | BE | RE | Actuals | Variance | Provenance | Source doc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020-21 | ₹1.25L cr | ₹4.51L cr | ₹5.32L cr | +327.6% | Auditedsrc ↗ | Budget doc ↗ |
| FY 2021-22 | ₹2.57L cr | ₹3.04L cr | ₹3.02L cr | +17.5% | Auditedsrc ↗ | Budget doc ↗ |
| FY 2022-23 | ₹2.18L cr | ₹2.97L cr | ₹2.73L cr | +25.3% | Auditedsrc ↗ | Budget doc ↗ |
| FY 2023-24 | ₹2.06L cr | ₹2.22L cr | ₹2.14L cr | +3.9% | Auditedsrc ↗ | Budget doc ↗ |
| FY 2024-25 | ₹2.23L cr | ₹2.13L cr | ₹2.10L cr | -6.0% | Auditedsrc ↗ | Budget doc ↗ |
| FY 2025-26 | ₹2.16L cr | ₹2.38L cr | ₹1.94L cr | -10.1% | P Provisional · Feb 2026 | Budget doc ↗ |
| FY 2026-27 | ₹2.40L cr | — | — | — | — | Budget doc ↗ |
Audited = final, from CAG Union Government Finance Accounts. P Provisional = cumulative YTD from CGA Monthly Accounts; revises when CAG audits publish (~12-24 months later). The CSV export preserves this distinction.
Ranked neighbours · FY 2026-27 BE
Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution is the #5 Union ministry by FY 2026-27 Budget Estimate, accounting for 7.51% of the top-25 tracked ministries' combined allocation of ₹31.91L cr. Year-on-year the allocation moved +11.0% from FY 2025-26.