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MoSJE records highest-ever spending of ₹11,810.82 crore in FY26

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: MoSJE records highest-ever spending of ₹11,810.82 crore in FY26 (GS2 · Social justice, 4 April 2026)

What happened

  • MoSJE reported highest-ever expenditure of ₹11,810.82 crore in FY 2025-26 on welfare of SCs and other groups [PIB].

Background

  • Post-matric scholarships for SCs are the largest component.

Why it matters

  • Spending the full welfare budget matters as much as the size of the allocation.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections

  1. As per PIB (2026-04-04): moSJE reported highest-ever expenditure of ₹11,810.82 crore in FY 2025-26 on welfare of SCs and other groups.
  2. Spending the full welfare budget matters as much as the size of the allocation.
Quotable data point

MoSJE reported highest-ever expenditure of ₹11,810.82 crore in FY 2025-26 on welfare of SCs and other groups.

PIB: MoSJE: record spending, 4 Apr 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: SC welfare schemes.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Expenditure

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Year

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Largest SC scheme

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerSocial Justice (GS-II): Constitutional Basis, Vulnerable Sections, Welfare Schemes, Statutory Bodies and Implementation Gaps (UPSC Notes)

Official source: PIB: MoSJE: record spending, 4 Apr 2026

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