Appropriation Bill
Budget 2021
The 2021 Appropriation Bill provides for Rs 4.91 trillion of spending in total, Rs 188 billion more than 2020.
Overview / 2021
Total spending provided for
Rs 4.91 trillion
+Rs 188 billion (+4%) compared with 2020
Bill No. 7
Total spending provided for
Rs 4.91 trillion
+Rs 188 billion (+4%) vs 2020
First Schedule (general services)
Rs 2.68 trillion
Recurrent Rs 1.71 trillion, Capital Rs 964 billion
Second Schedule (charged expenditure)
Rs 2.23 trillion
Recurrent Rs 976 billion, Capital Rs 1.25 trillion
Borrowing limit
Rs 2.90 trillion
The most the Bill allows to be outstanding from borrowing during the year.
Where the money goes
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| Block | Amount |
|---|---|
| Debt servicing (Treasury Operations) | Rs 2.19 trillion |
| Ministry of Defence | Rs 355 billion |
| State Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government | Rs 338 billion |
| Ministry of Highways | Rs 330 billion |
| Ministry of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government | Rs 272 billion |
| Ministry of Health | Rs 159 billion |
| Ministry of Finance | Rs 158 billion |
| State Ministry of Internal Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management | Rs 152 billion |
| Ministry of Education | Rs 127 billion |
| Ministry of Water Supply | Rs 96.1 billion |
| State Ministry of Samurdhi Household Economy, Micro-finance, Self Employment and Business Development | Rs 84.7 billion |
| State Ministry of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals | Rs 61.2 billion |
| Ministry of of Irrigation | Rs 46.6 billion |
| Ministry of Transport | Rs 41.4 billion |
| State Ministry of Production and Supply of Fertilizer and Regulation of Chemical Fertilizer and Insecticide Use | Rs 35.7 billion |
| Pensions | Rs 35.5 billion |
| State Ministry of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms | Rs 33 billion |
| State Ministry of Women and Child Development, Pre-Schools and Primary Education, School Infrastructure and Education Services | Rs 30.5 billion |
| State Ministry of Rural Roads and Other Infrastructure | Rs 25.1 billion |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Rs 24.1 billion |
| Ministry of Urban Development and Housing | Rs 23.5 billion |
| Ministry of Justice | Rs 19.8 billion |
| Special Spending Units | Rs 19.6 billion |
| State Ministry of Paddy and Grains, Organic Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Chilies, Onion and Potato Cultivation Promotion, Seed Production and Advanced Technology Agriculture | Rs 18.7 billion |
| State Ministry of Rural Housing, Construction and Building Material Industries | Rs 18.6 billion |
| State Ministry of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services and Train Compartments and Motor Car Industry | Rs 17.7 billion |
| State Ministry of Postal Services and Professional Development of Journalists | Rs 15.8 billion |
| State Ministry of Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Waste Disposal and Community Cleanliness | Rs 13.8 billion |
| State Ministry of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation | Rs 13.1 billion |
| Foreign Ministry | Rs 12.8 billion |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | Rs 10.9 billion |
| State Ministry of Prison Reforms and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation | Rs 10.4 billion |
| Ministry of Lands | Rs 8.3 billion |
| State Ministry of Canals and Common Infrastructure Development in Settlements in Mahaweli Zones | Rs 7.3 billion |
| Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs | Rs 6.9 billion |
| State Ministry of Wildlife Protection, Adoption of Safety Measures Including the Construction of Electrical fences and Trenches and Reforestation and Forest Resource Development | Rs 6.1 billion |
| State Ministry of Company Estate Reforms, Tea and Rubber Estates Related Crops Cultivation and Factories Modernization and Tea and Rubber Export Promotion | Rs 5.9 billion |
| Ministry of Labour | Rs 5.6 billion |
| Ministry of Trade | Rs 5.6 billion |
| Ministry of Mass Media | Rs 5.2 billion |
| State Ministry of Dhamma Schools, Pirivenas and Bhikkhu Education | Rs 4.7 billion |
| Ministry of Fisheries | Rs 4.6 billion |
| State Ministry of Rural and Divisional Drinking Water Supply Projects Development | Rs 4.3 billion |
| State Ministry of Development of Minor Crops Plantation including Sugarcane, Maize, Cashew, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Betel Related Industries and Export Promotion | Rs 4.3 billion |
| State Ministry of Ornamental Fish, Inland Fish and Prawn Farming, Fishery Harbour Development, Multiday Fishing Activities and Fish Exports | Rs 3.8 billion |
| Ministry of Industries | Rs 3.6 billion |
| State Ministry of Tanks, Reservoirs and Irrigation Development Related to Rural Paddy Fields | Rs 3.1 billion |
| State Ministry of Livestock, Farm Promotion and Dairy and Egg Related Industries | Rs 2.8 billion |
| State Ministry of Estate Housing and Community Infrastructure | Rs 2.8 billion |
| State Ministry of Indigenous Medicine Promotion , Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals Development and Community Health | Rs 2.6 billion |
| State Ministry of Coconut, Kithul and Palmyrah Cultivation Promotion and Related Industrial Product Manufacturing and Export Diversification | Rs 2.5 billion |
| State Ministry of Rural and School Sports Infrastructure Improvement | Rs 2.2 billion |
| State Ministry of Aviation and Export Zones Development | Rs 2.1 billion |
| State Ministry of Education Reforms, Open Universities and Distance Learning Promotion | Rs 2.1 billion |
| Ministry of Environment | Rs 2 billion |
| Ministry of Tourism | Rs 1.9 billion |
| State Ministry of Land Management, State Enterprises, Land and Property Development | Rs 1.7 billion |
| Ministry of Ports and Shipping | Rs 1.6 billion |
| Ministry of Plantation | Rs 1.3 billion |
| State Ministry of Warehouse Facilities, Container Yards, Port Supply Facilities and Boats and Shipping Industry Development | Rs 1.3 billion |
| State Ministry of Rattan, Brass, Pottery, Furniture and Rural Industral Promotion | Rs 1.2 billion |
| Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation | Rs 1.2 billion |
| State Ministry of Batik, Handloom and Local Apparel Products | Rs 1.1 billion |
| State Ministry of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection | Rs 987 million |
| State Ministry of Solar, Wind and Hydro Power Generation Projects Development | Rs 732 million |
| State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Market Diversification | Rs 701 million |
| State Ministry of National Heritage, Performing Arts and Rural Arts Promotion | Rs 604 million |
| Ministry of Power | Rs 313 million |
| State Ministry of Gem and Jewellery related Industries | Rs 294 million |
| Ministry of Energy | Rs 253 million |
| State Ministry of Regional Cooperation | Rs 160 million |
| Other charged expenditure | Rs 91 million |
Where does Rs 100 go?
- Debt servicing (interest and repayments) Rs 44.69 Rs 2.19 trillion
- Pensions Rs 0.72 Rs 35.5 billion
- Defence and security Rs 10.35 Rs 508 billion
- Health Rs 3.30 Rs 162 billion
- Education Rs 3.60 Rs 177 billion
- Provincial councils Rs 6.41 Rs 315 billion
- Public administration Rs 5.54 Rs 272 billion
- Everything else Rs 25.38 Rs 1.25 trillion
Ministries and groups
Source: Appropriation Bill 2021, p.8Charged on the Consolidated Fund
Spending that the Constitution or other laws require to be paid, listed in the Second Schedule.
About this document
Document: Appropriation Bill, Bill No. 7.
Published in the Gazette: 2020-10-06
Presented to Parliament: 2020-10-20
Presented by: Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs and Minister of Urban Development & Housing
Legal framework named in the document: Fiscal Management (Responsibility) Act, No. 3 of 2003.
Download the source document (PDF)
Data note (Head 112): The gazette prints Programme 02 recurrent as '12,139,3800,000' (a typing error with an extra digit). The ministry total (Rs 12,362,605,000) less the other printed programmes (69,200,000 and 154,025,000) leaves exactly 12,139,380,000.
All figures are in rupees at the prices of each year (nominal). They are not adjusted for inflation.