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Volume I covers Treasury departments, Defence, Justice and independent commissions. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.012-013, Introductory Note 2.3 Volume II covers Heads 111 to 126 and their departments. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.047, Contents Both exclude Head 186 Digital Economy and Head 227, which sit in Volume III. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.005, 013, List of Ministries Introductory Note

Units and columns. The source prints Rs '000. This report converts to Rs mn. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.224, 293, Heads 240 and 329, Summary headers The 2026 column is the revised estimate as at 30-09-2026. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.012, Introductory Note 2.2 It includes reserve allocations, FR 66 transfers and five supplementary estimates. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.012, Introductory Note 2.2

Definitions. Software means objects 1304 (maintenance) plus 2106 (development). Labelled ICT adds named IT projects booked under other objects. Generic equipment lines are excluded. Calc: Detailed Estimate Vol I

Volume I totals (Rs mn)

Top 15 heads by 2027 software plus labelled ICT (Rs mn)

What Volume I says

• Revenue systems dominate. IRD, Customs, Excise and NSW total about Rs 11.7 bn of Rs 17.9 bn. Calc: Detailed Estimate Vol I
• IRD and Customs hold 73% of software. Calc: Detailed Estimate Vol I
• Customs grows fastest among big systems. ASYCUDA adds Rs 1,210 mn of 2027 hardware. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.261, Head 247, project 001
• ITMIS moves to State Accounts. Head 102 rollout funding of Rs 662 mn ends. Head 250 maintenance of Rs 799.7 mn starts. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.211, 275, Heads 102 and 250
• Almost all Volume I ICT is domestically funded. e-GP is the only labelled foreign-funded line. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.252, Head 245, project 002, fund 13
• Oversight bodies get first software lines.
  • The National Audit Office gets Rs 20 mn of software development, its first. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.113, 115-116, Head 21
  • The Bribery Commission's software maintenance rises from Rs 2.0 mn to Rs 18.35 mn. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.85, 87, Head 10
  • The National Procurement Commission gets Rs 1.5 mn, a new line. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.123, Head 24
  • The Department of Management Audit has no software line. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.291, Head 324
  • Together these bodies hold under Rs 45 mn of 2027 software. IRD and Customs hold Rs 6.9 bn. Calc: Detailed Estimate Vol I
• A digital proposal line is unreadable. Item 008 "Enhancing digital accessibility in Government Institutions" shows no legible amount. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.229, Head 240, item 008

Volume II totals (Rs mn)

Volume II top 10 heads by 2027 software plus labelled ICT (Rs mn)

Combined Vols I and II totals (Rs mn)

Combined top 10 heads, 2027 (Rs mn)

The Rs 4,000 mn Grades 1-13 project is not counted. MPIP lists it for 2027. MPIP 2027-2029, p. 3 Volume II prints it under item 059 with an ambiguous year. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.426, Head 126, item 059 If it falls in 2027, the combined total reaches about Rs 30.5 bn. Calc: Detailed Estimate Vol II Detailed Estimate Vol I

Volume II service-delivery lines (Rs mn)

What Volume II says

• Service delivery leads Volume II. Schools, driver systems, health and examinations dominate. Calc: Detailed Estimate Vol II
• ICT Hubs carry donor rules. About Rs 2,475 mn of the Rs 2,500 mn is foreign loan. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.426, Head 126, project 043, fund 12
• ICT Hubs are mostly equipment and buildings. Rs 1,100 mn is furniture and office equipment. Rs 1,100 mn is buildings. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.426, Head 126, project 043
• Motor Traffic is the largest new platform buyer. Its lines are domestically funded. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.211, 214, Head 307
• DTTV changes vote. From 2027 the Ministry of Digital Economy implements it. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.89, Head 210, project 004 MPIP shows Rs 2,000 mn for 2027. MPIP 2027-2029, p. 17
• Foreign Affairs' Rs 500 mn has no stated purpose. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.131, Head 112

Low-confidence OCR figures

• Head 236 2026 software was repaired from a row total only. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.408, Head 236, object 2106
• Customs 2026 total prints as 786,247; detail gives 7,486,247 (Rs '000). 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.260-261, Head 247
• The Air Force 2027 Summary total is misread; detail financing gives Rs 79,000 mn. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.344, Head 224
• The Navy 2106 project label is illegible. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.338, Head 223
• 2025 actuals contain OCR letter substitutions. Treat 2025 sums as indicative. Calc: Detailed Estimate Vol I
• Head 329 equipment (Rs 146.0 mn) is inferred IT hardware. It is unlabelled. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.293, Head 329, object 2103
• Cover pages 1 to 4 are missing. The volume date is unconfirmed. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol I, PDF p.005, OCR start page
• Volume II has 61 blank or near-blank OCR pages out of 484. Lines on those pages are missing. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.115-459, OCR quality note
• Blank Education pages 428-429 may hold further digital lines. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.428-429, Head 126
• Education 2027 software shows 384.5 in the Summary; only 124 is visible in detail. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.408, 427, Head 126
• Item 059 places Rs 4,000 mn in 2027 or 2028, depending on the printed line. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.426, Head 126, item 059
• Several row totals were repaired (Health 2106, Ayurveda 2106, Motor Traffic projects 006 and 017). 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.58, 103, 214, Heads 111, 220, 307
• Energy and Commerce figures come from detail lines only. 2027 Draft Detailed Estimate Vol II, PDF p.150, 315-316, Heads 119 and 295