₹7.5k cr allocated for space dept in FY17 budget
According to SocialCops' analysis, ₹7,509 crore has been allocated for the Department of Space in India's 2016-17 budget, 0.38% of the total budget outlay of ₹19.78 lakh crore. The US spends nearly the same percentage on NASA at 0.48% of its $4.15 trillion budget. The Department of Space's budget has increased every fiscal since 2012-13, when ₹6,715 crore was allocated.