India's government has allocated Rs 3.71 lakh crore for food and fertilizer subsidies in FY26, with food subsidy rising and fertilizer subsidy slightly decreasing.
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New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Government subsidies on food and fertilisers have been pegged at Rs 3.71 lakh crore for 2025-26, marginally higher by 0.70 per cent than the estimated outgo in the current fiscal year.
According to Union Budget 2025-26, Rs 2,03,420 crore has been earmarked for food subsidy in the next fiscal.This is higher than the revised estimate of Rs 1,97,420 crore for 2024-25. The food subsidy bill was Rs 2.11 lakh crore in 2023-24.
Allocation for fertiliser subsidy is Rs 1.67 lakh crore for 2025-26, lower than the revised estimate of Rs 1.71 lakh crore for the ongoing financial year. The government had earmarked Rs 1.88 lakh crore towards fertiliser subsidy in the previous year.
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