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MEA gets 
62.9 Billion budget allocation
Tuesday, 07 July 2009, 15:53 IST
New Delhi: The ministry of external affairs has seen a slight dip in its allocation under the union budget at 
6,293 crore (62.9 billion) - a decrease of 8 percent from the previous revised budget estimates.
For 2008-09, the ministry had been allocated 5,062 crore, which was revised to 6,868 crore. This was however scaled down a little to 6,293 crore for 2009-10.
The biggest change in fund distribution within the ministry has been under "international cooperation", where it has dipped from 1,015.5 crore in the 2008-09 revised estimate, down to 287 crore - a drop of nearly 80 percent.
Source: IANS
6,293 crore (62.9 billion) - a decrease of 8 percent from the previous revised budget estimates.
For 2008-09, the ministry had been allocated 5,062 crore, which was revised to 6,868 crore. This was however scaled down a little to 6,293 crore for 2009-10.
The biggest change in fund distribution within the ministry has been under "international cooperation", where it has dipped from 1,015.5 crore in the 2008-09 revised estimate, down to 287 crore - a drop of nearly 80 percent.
Source: IANS