Capex Surges To Rs 11.21 Lakh Cr For FY26: FM

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the capital expenditure (capex) has not been cut, but has gone up to Rs11.21 lakh crore for 2025-26 fiscal, and there has been proportional increase in loans given to States for capital expenditure for the same year.

Replying during the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, Sitharaman said the capital expenditure was at Rs11.11 lakh crore in 2024-25.

“Actually, in the budget this year..., it has gone up to Rs11.21 lakh crore. So, the capital expenditure has not been cut at all,” she said. Loans to States under the scheme for interest-free 50-year special assistance for capital expenditure has gone up proportionately.