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Social Justice and Empowerment
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Sitting ministers
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Dr. Virendra Kumar
Lok Sabha · Tikamgarh · BJP
Cabinet Minister · Social Justice and Empowerment
Shri B.L. Verma
Rajya Sabha · Uttar Pradesh · BJP
Minister of State · Social Justice and Empowerment
Shri Ramdas Bandu Athawale
Rajya Sabha · Maharashtra · RPI (ATWL)
Minister of State · Social Justice and Empowerment
Union Budget 2026-27
Listed Budget Estimate, net of receipts and recoveries, in ₹ crore. Not a spend score, and not money in a minister's pocket.
Total BE
₹15,357.31 cr
Revenue
₹15,346.37 cr
Capital
₹10.94 cr
- Demand 93 · Department of Social Justice and Empowerment₹13,687.59 cr
- Demand 94 · Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities₹1,669.72 cr
Source: Expenditure Budget, Ministry of Finance · as of 27 Aug 2026
Listed questions
11 Dec 2024 · unstarred
Increase in ceiling of Post-Matric Scholarship schemeChandrakant Damodar Handore · Rajya Sabha
11 Dec 2024 · unstarred
Namaste YojanaNaveen Jain · Rajya Sabha
11 Dec 2024 · unstarred
Drug addiction among the youthSanjay Raut · Rajya Sabha
11 Dec 2024 · starred
Delays in NFOBC schemeSyed Naseer Hussain · Rajya Sabha
10 Dec 2024 · starred
Safety of Sanitation WorkersBabu Singh Kushwaha · Lok Sabha
10 Dec 2024 · unstarred
Upliftment of Visually Impaired Children