Social sector share of union government expenditure in India FY 2010-FY 2023
During the financial year 2022, the social sector's share in the union government's total expenditure stood at 24 percent, a decline from the financial year 2021. The share in the financial year 2021 hiked primarily due to the prioritization of social welfare schemes during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the financial year 2023, the share is estimated to fall to 18 percent, the lowest during the recorded period since the financial year 2010.