indian defeance budget 2011

1. Submited by Ashwini vineet… Mohd. shafat

6. 2010-11 2011-12 Defence Budget (Rs. in Crore) 1,47,344 1,64,415.49 Growth of Defence Budget (%) 3.98 11.59 Revenue Expenditure (Rs. in Crore) 87,344 95,216.68 Growth of Revenue Expenditure (%) 0.57 9.01 Share of Revenue Expenditure in Defence Budget (%) 59.28 57.91 Capital Expenditure (Rs. in Crore) 60,000 69,198.81 Growth of Capital Expenditure (%) 9.44 15.33 Share of Capital Expenditure in Defence Budget (%) 40.72 42.09 Share of Defence Budget in GDP (%) 2.12 1.83 Share of Defence Budget in Central Government Expenditure (%) 13.29 13.07

9. Note : The figure is based on total defence budget (Rs. 1,64,415.49 crore) minus Rs. 125.82 crore which is allocated under the heads of ‘ Prototype development under ‘ Make ’ procedure ’ and ‘ Others ’ . Minus budget for the OFs because of their excess revenue over expenditure.

10. In 2011-12, the army, with an approximate budget of Rs. 83, 415 crore, accounts for 51 per cent of the total defence budget; at a distance follow the air force (Rs. 46,151.78 crore), navy (Rs. 25,246.89 crore), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) (Rs. 10,253.17 crore), and ordnance factories (OFs) (Rs. 776.79 crore). The major share for the army is because of the large scale provision under revenue expenditure, which is primarily driven by pay and allowances. In terms of capital expenditure, the air force with a budget of Rs. 30,223.83 crore is the most capital-intensive, followed by the army (Rs. 19,163.07 crore), navy (Rs. 14,657.83 crore), DRDO (Rs. 4,628.3 crore), and OFs (Rs. 399.96 crore).