Year-wise Details of Budget Allocation for the Promotion of Various Languages from 2015-16 to 2024-25

July 17, 2025

Author: OGD PMU Team

This chart outlines the year-by-year budget allocation for promoting Indian languages from 2015-16 to 2024-25, with funds divided across four key budget heads. The highest budget allocation was in 2023-24, amounting to Rs. 61.37 crores in the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL). The highest allocation occurred in 2020-21, with a budget of Rs. 47.51 crores in the Directorate of Hindi (CHD). The highest allocation was in 2024-25, totalling Rs. 15.05 crores in Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT) and the highest budget was allocated in both 2020-21 and 2021-22, each receiving Rs. 433 crores in Grants for Promotion of Indian Languages (GPIL). Overall, the budget allocation trends reflect a steady commitment to language promotion, with specific years marking peak funding for different initiatives aimed at the preservation and development of Indian languages.
Note: Source – RAJYA SABHA SESSION – 267 UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2152 ANSWERED ON, 19TH MARCH 2025. Figures are Rs. in Crores.

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Resource Title: Year-wise Details of Budget Allocation for the Promotion of Various Languages from 2015-16 to 2024-25