It's irrelevant why you made the payment. The amount and type of service received will determine TDS applicability.
So to answer your question, "194C applicable on payment to contractors irrespective of nature"
As for the budget part of the question, it's not clear. Because no one's expenditure or income are changed when TDS is applied.
The payer still spends the exact amount (only split into two payments, one directly to the recipient's bank account and the second part indirectly as income tax credit). Similarly, the recipient suffers no loss and still receives the entire amount, only split into two parts: one as cash in the bank and the second part as tax credit.
The only impact of TDS is on cash flow and possible loss of (insignificant) interest.