Budget 2026: ISRO gets ₹13,705cr, NSIL allocated ₹1,403cr
India's latest Union Budget has bumped up the space budget to ₹13,705 crore—a modest 2% increase from last year.
Most of this goes toward rockets, satellites, ISRO projects, and human spaceflight plans.
NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is getting ₹1,403 crore to help bring more private players into the space game and push new tech.
Industry says funding is still not enough
This extra funding is meant to power big missions like Gaganyaan (India's crewed mission) and collaborations with global projects like Artemis.
But industry voices say it's still not enough—they want India's space spending to match China's levels and see more support for startups building cool new stuff.
For now, the focus stays on restoring past spending rather than ramping up for bigger goals in security or the economy.