Home Ministry utilizes Rs 4,042 crore of the plan expenditure during April-Sept FY16

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has reviewed the expenditure made by his ministry during the April-September period of the current financial year. The Home Ministry has utilized Rs 4,042 crore or over 47 per cent of the plan expenditure during the same period. The total budget allocated for Home Minister under the plan expenditure was Rs 8,554 crore.

The Home Ministry's budget utilization under Plan head has increased from 17.73% in 2011-12 to 32.11% in 2014-15 and 47.25% in the current financial year, during the first six months of the respective financial years.

In the budget 2015-16, Home Ministry was allocated for the overall total Rs 62,124.52 crore, a modest 10.2 percent jump over the outlay in last fiscal, with special focus on safety of women, rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits and internal security. The Home Ministry was given Rs 56,372.45 crore in the general Budget 2014-15.