While the budget estimates for 2025-26 remained almost the same (INR 2,541 crore) compared to 2024-25 (INR 2,484 crore), the allocation for overseas promotion and publicity, including MDA, has come down to INR 3.07 crore in this year’s budget. The allocation in the same head was INR 33 crore in the last budget estimates and it remained the same in the revised estimates as well.
