23 hours ago · In the Union Budget for 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earmarked Rs 6.81 lakh crore for the Ministry of Defence for the financial year 2025–26, a 9.55% increase from the Rs 6.2 lakh crore allocated last year. ... The budget is a testament to the government’s strategic intent to strengthen military preparedness as India navigates ...

1 day ago · The government announced a defence budget of ₹ 6,81,210 crore for 2025-26, an increase of 9.5% from the previous year's ₹ 6,21,940 crore. The capital outlay is ₹ 1,92,387 crore, while the revenue expenditure is ₹ 4,88,822 crore, which includes ₹ 1,60,795 crore for pensions.

1 day ago · Defence Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated Rs 6.81 lakh crore for defence in FY25, with a focus on 'Make in India' and 'Aatmanirbharta'. In 2024, India had reached its highest ever defence production value at Rs 1.26 lakh crore and exports at Rs 21,083 crore. However, only 27.66% of the budget went to capital expenditure, highlighting the need for increased R&D ...

20 hours ago · India allocates ₹6.81 lakh crore for defence in 2025-26, focusing on modernization, new equipment, and reforms. ... Out of the total defense budget, ₹4.88 lakh crore has been allocated for ...

16 hours ago · Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday allocated Rs 6.81 trillion (Rs 6,81,210.27 crore) for the financial year 2025-26 (FY26) for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), while making history by presenting a record eighth consecutive Union Budget. As a proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and ...

21 hours ago · Overall, the defence budget is 13.45 percent of the Union Budget, which is the highest compared to other ministries. Accordingly, for 2025-26, Rs 1,11,544.83 crore—that is 75 percent of the modernisation budget —has been earmarked for procurement through domestic sources and 25 percent of domestic share of Rs 27,886.21 crore provisioned for ...

1 day ago · New Delhi: The government on Saturday allocated Rs 6,81,210 crore for the defence budget for 2025-26, up from last year's outlay of Rs 6,21,940 crore. The total capital outlay has been pegged at Rs 1,92,387 crore. The revenue expenditure has been put at Rs 4,88,822 crore, including Rs 1,60,795 crore ...

21 hours ago · Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday allocated Rs 6.81 trillion for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), up from last year's outlay of Rs 6.22 trillion. The Capital Outlay on Defence Services has been pegged at Rs 1.8 trillion, up from Rs 1.72 trillion last ...

1 day ago · Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, February 1, allocated ₹ 5.25 lakh crore for the Ministry of Defence for 2025-26, lower than last year’s outlay of ₹ 6.21 lakh crore and ₹ 5.94 lakh crore from the year before. The capital outlay has been pegged at ₹ 1.63 lakh crore, again lower compared to last year’s ₹ 1.72 lakh crore.

2 days ago · India's defence budget has witnessed a steady increase over the last decade. In 2014, the allocation stood at ₹2.53 lakh crore, which has since risen to ₹6.22 lakh crore for FY 2024-25-nearly ...