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Centre Police

What the Union budget set aside for Central Armed Police Forces, Delhi Police, Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Intelligence Bureau, and related schemes. Not the total of every state’s police budget.

2026-27 plan

₹1,73,802.53 croreCentre police budget 2026-27Source: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, 176–180

Running costs ₹1,52,530.06 croreSource: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, 176–180 · Buildings and gear ₹21,272.47 croreSource: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, 176–180.

Last four official figures

Spent, plan, updated plan, and next plan. Each bar is this Centre police book as printed.Centre police budget 2026-27Source: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, 176–180

  1. Spent

    2024-25

    ₹1,46,634.82 crore

  2. Plan

    2025-26

    ₹1,60,391.06 crore

  3. Updated

    2025-26

    ₹1,62,283.39 crore

  4. Plan

    2026-27

    ₹1,73,802.53 crore

Amounts in crore of rupees. Spent, plan, and updated plan are different kinds of figure — not one trend.

Running costs vs buildings and gear

Same year’s plan. Buildings and gear are the thinner slice — that is the book.Centre police budget 2026-27Source: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, 176–180

Running costs · 87.8%
₹1,52,530.06 crore
Buildings and gear · 12.2%
₹21,272.47 crore

Largest printed groups

Share of Centre police, 2026-27 plan. Same document. Smaller printed lines are not listed; the bars will not fill 100%.Centre police budget 2026-27Source: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, 176–180

  1. Central Armed Police Forces67.2% · ₹1,16,789.30 croreSource: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, 176–180
  2. Delhi Police7.2% · ₹12,503.65 croreSource: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, 176–180
  3. Jammu and Kashmir Police5.7% · ₹9,925.50 croreSource: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, 176–180
  4. Intelligence Bureau3.9% · ₹6,782.43 croreSource: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, 176–180
  5. Border infrastructure and management3.2% · ₹5,576.51 croreSource: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, 176–180
  6. Police infrastructure3.1% · ₹5,393.37 croreSource: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, 176–180

Delhi Police

Delhi Police sits in this Centre book, not the Delhi government book. The Delhi Police page adds buildings money earmarked for that force. It is not this whole Centre police total.

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The Home ministry is larger than police

Centre police sits inside the Ministry of Home Affairs. That ministry also includes Cabinet, Union Territory books, and transfers. Do not treat the ministry total as Police. The Police number above is this demand only.

Ministry of Home Affairs, 2026-27 plan: ₹2,55,233.53 croreSource: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Summary of Contents, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, FY 2026-27, Ministry of Home Affairs block

Footnotes

  1. Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Demand No. 51, Police — Demand No. 51 Police — Grand Total (net) and printed groups

    Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Fiscal year 2026-27. 176–180. Extracted 2026-09-06.

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    Figures printed in crore of rupees. Union Demand 51 is Central Armed Police Forces, Delhi Police, Intelligence Bureau and related Union police heads — not all Indian police, and not the whole Ministry of Home Affairs.

  2. Notes on Demands for Grants, 2026-2027 — Summary of Contents — Ministry of Home Affairs total (Demands 49–59)

    Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Fiscal year 2026-27. Ministry of Home Affairs block. Extracted 2026-09-06.

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    Used only to show that the Ministry of Home Affairs as a whole is larger than Demand 51 Police. Not a police headline.

Account in the book: Demand 51 (Police). Sources & methodology · States.