If one goes by the expenditure of major items, then according to the Union Budget 2018-19 (please click here to access):

• Expenditure on Pension was increased from Rs. 1,47,387 crore in 2017-18 (R.E.) to Rs. 1,68,466 crore in 2018-19 (B.E.)

• Expenditure on Fertiliser Subsidy was raised from Rs. 64,974 crore in 2017-18 (R.E.) to Rs. 70,080 crore in 2018-19 (B.E.)

• Expenditure on Food Subsidy was enhanced from Rs. 1,40,282 crore in 2017-18 (R.E.) to Rs. 1,69,323 crore in 2018-19 (B.E.)

• Expenditure on Petroleum Subsidy was raised from Rs. 24,460 crore in 2017-18 (R.E.) to Rs. 24,933 crore in 2018-19 (B.E.)

• Expenditure on Agriculture and Allied Activities was increased from Rs. 56,589 crore in 2017-18 (R.E.) to Rs. 63,836 crore in 2018-19 (B.E.)

• Expenditure on Education was raised from Rs. 81,869 crore in 2017-18 (R.E.) to Rs. 85,010 crore in 2018-19 (B.E.)

• Expenditure on Rural Development was enhanced from Rs. 1,35,604 crore in 2017-18 (R.E.) to Rs. 1,38,097 crore in 2018-19 (B.E.)

• Expenditure on Social Welfare was raised from Rs. 38,624 crore in 2017-18 (R.E.) to Rs. 44,220 crore in 2018-19 (B.E.)

Please click here to access Union Budget Speech 2018-19, which was delivered by Shri Arun Jaitley, on 1st February, 2018

Please click here to access the Union Budget Primer, which has been prepared by Avinash Celestine for PRS Legislative Research, February, 2008.