Union Budget 2025: What’s In It For Defence sector
The total allocation to the Defence Ministry for 2025-26 stood at ₹6,81,219 crore which represents a year on year increase of 9.53% and constitutes 13.45% of the Union Budget, the highest among the Ministries.
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The Hindu
The capital allocation for the Defence Ministry saw a meagre 4.65% increase to ₹1.8 lakh crore from the previous estimates, important considering the inflation and the currency fluctuations, as the armed forces are likely to return ₹12,500 crore from the budget estimates to the revised estimates of 2024-25. The total allocation to the Defence Ministry for 2025-26 stood at ₹6,81,219 crore which represents a year on year increase of 9.53% and constitutes 13.45% of the Union Budget, the highest among the Ministries.
Reporting: Dinakar Peri
Video: Sabika Syed
Editing: Ravichandran N
Published – February 01, 2025 08:31 pm IST
