Data Libertarian

West Bengal Police

What the state budget set aside to run the police and to build or buy for them. Not the whole Home department. Kolkata pay sits inside the statewide salaries line.

2026-27 plan

₹14,278.25 croreWest Bengal budget 2026-27Source: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27

Running costs ₹13,806.68 crore · Buildings and gear ₹471.57 crore.

Running the force vs buildings and gear

Same year’s plan. Buildings and gear are the thin slice — that is the book.West Bengal budget 2026-27Source: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27

Running costs · 96.7%
₹13,806.68 crore
Buildings and gear · 3.3%
₹471.57 crore

Running costs before recoveries: ₹13,806.83 croreSource: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27

Salaries, arms, clothing

Salaries
₹10,763.83 croreSource: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27
Arms
₹81.54 croreSource: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27
Clothing
₹1.65 croreSource: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27

Typed lines inside running costs

Share of running costs. Salaries are added from printed pay lines. The rest of running costs is not fully typed.West Bengal budget 2026-27Source: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27

  1. Salaries78.0% · ₹10,763.83 croreSource: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27
  2. Arms0.6% · ₹81.54 croreSource: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27
  3. Clothing0.0% · ₹1.65 croreSource: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27

Trace

Book stops here

Each stop is a printed grain, or a dashed EMPTY where the book does not print the next line. We do not invent a station share.

  1. Book

    West Bengal state budget, Home, 2026-27

  2. Police

    ₹14,278.25 croreSource: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27

  3. Running costs

    ₹13,806.68 croreSource: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27

  4. Buildings and gear

    ₹471.57 croreSource: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27

  5. Salaries

    ₹10,763.83 croreSource: West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, FY 2026-27

  6. Named police station

    Kolkata pay sits inside statewide salaries. The book does not print a station allotment.

Footnotes

  1. West Bengal Budget Publication 2026 — Demand 68 (2055 / 4055 slices) — 2055 Gross/Net; 4055; object 01 desk-sum; objects 22 and 25

    Finance Department, Government of West Bengal. Fiscal year 2026-27. Extracted 2026-09-06.

    Open the official document

    Not the whole Home & Hill Affairs demand. Kolkata/HQ 108 salaries sit inside statewide 01.

Account codes in the book: 2055 (running), 4055 (buildings). All states · Sources & methodology