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How much does India spend on ISRO missions? Govt declares budget for 60 projects
How much does India spend on space missions? Budget of ₹1200 crore for Gaganyaan, ₹150 crore for...
The government allotted a budget estimate of ₹150 crore for the Chandrayaan-4 mission in the financial year 2025-26, while the actual expenditure till November 2025 has been recorded at ₹2,447 lakh.
Not just for Chandrayaan-4, but the Department of Space, in its reply to the Lok Sabha on Thursday (December 11), declared project- and year-wise details of funds sanctioned, released, and utilised for all projects of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) since 2020-21.
The reply by Union minister Jitendra Singh included details of Chandrayaan 5 mission, Mars Lander Mission ADITYA-L1 mission, Venus Orbiter Mission, Manned Mission and Initiatives/(Gaganyaan).
Here's how much the government allotted to the key space project:
In the reply to the Lok Sabha, Jitendra Singh said no project was stopped due to lack of funds, and no project has been delayed due to paucity of funds.
What are these above ISRO space mission about?
ADITYA-L1: Aditya-L1 is a satellite dedicated to the comprehensive study of the Sun.INSAT-3 Satellite: A multipurpose satellite for providing telecommunications, television broadcasting, meteorological and search and rescue services.
Chandrayaan-III: Chandrayaan-3 is India's third lunar mission. It created history in August 2023 by successfully making a soft landing on the Moon's south pole, making India the first nation to do so.
Manned Mission Initiatives/(Gaganyaan): The Gaganyaan project is India's human spaceflight mission to space. It will send Indian astronauts (Gaganyatris) into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for 3 days and bring them back safely to earth.
Chandrayaan-4: It aims to bring lunar rock and soil samples back to Earth. It is expected to launch in 2028.
Chandrayaan-5 (LUPEX): It will be the fifth mission in the Chandrayaan series of lunar missions, in collaboration with Japan's JAXA, to study the lunar volatile materials, including lunar water, in the vicinity of a Permanently Shadowed Region (PSR) in the lunar South pole.
Mars Lander Mission: ISRO's Mars Lander Mission probably refers to Mangalyaan-2. Isro officials told IndiaToday.in that in this mission, India will try to achieve soft landing on the Martian surface. The Mangalyaan-2 mission is scheduled for launch in 2030.
Venus Orbiter Mission: Also known as Shukrayaan-1, it is India's first planned mission to Venus. Planned to be launched in March 2028, the Venus Orbiter Mission will explore the planet's atmosphere, surface, and its interaction with the Sun.
Joint ISRO NASA Mission to ISS: The joint ISRO-NASA mission to the ISS primarily refers to recently-concluded Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), which Gaganyatri Shubhanshu Shukla was part of. It was a private crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS)
Indian Data Relay Satellite Series: The IDRSS is said to be a planned Indian constellation of Inter-satellite communications satellites.
Dev of Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV): It's a new reusable low-cost launch space vehicle to be developed soon. "NGLV will have 3 times the present payload capability with 1.5 times the cost compared to LVM3, and will also have reusability, resulting in low-cost access to space and modular green propulsion systems," the government says.
Source: LiveMint
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