For the first time, the allocation for the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the Budget has exceeded Rs 1 lakh crores. The Interim Budget 2019-20 was presented by the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal in Parliament today. The MHA has been allocated Rs 1,03,927 crores. This is Rs 10,477 crore more than the Budget allocated for the MHA last year. As per the Revised Estimates for 2018-19, the MHA expenditure has been pegged at 99,034 crores:
(Rs in crore)
| Ministry | 2017-18
Actuals |
2018-19
BE |
2018-19 RE |
2019-20
BE |
| MHA | 87,547 | 93,450 | 99,034 | 1,03,927 |
Given below is the budget allocation for some of the major schemes of MHA:
(Rs in crore)
| Scheme | 2017-18
Actuals |
2018-19
BE |
2018-19
RE |
2019-20
BE |
| Modernisation of Police Forces | 2,546 | 3,157 | 3,192 | 3,378 |
| Police Infrastructure | 4,545 | 4,750 | 4,836 | 5,117 |
| Border Infrastructure and management | 2,022 | 1,750 | 2,001 | 2,000 |
| Border Area Development Programme | 1,100 | 771 | 771 | 825 |
| Relief and Rehabilitation for migrants and repatriates | 1,057 | 787 | 1,048 | 809 |
| Freedom Fighters (pension and other benefits) | 760 | 775 | 858 | 953 |
| Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women | 945 | 1,366 | 1,156 | 1,330 |
Transfer of resources to States and UTs with legislature for Disaster Relief is as per table below:
(Rs in crore)
| Head | 2017-18
Actuals |
2018-19
RE |
2019-20
BE |
| Assistance to States from NDRF | 4,723 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Grant-in-Aid for SDRF | 9,383 | 9,852 | 10,344 |