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  Union Budget: How much defence funding was allocated in last year's budget? Check here

  Budget | January 22, 2025 8:59 IST

  Budget 2025: As the Union Budget is set to be presented on February 1 for this fiscal, experts predict a moderate increase in the allocation for the defence sector this year. Here is a look at India's defence allocation in last year's budget.

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  Defence Ministry gets highest allocation in Union Budget 2024, Rajnath Singh reacts

  India | July 23, 2024 18:40 IST

  Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister allocated the highest amount to Defence among all the ministries. The allocation for the Defence Ministry is 12.9 per cent of the total budget for fiscal year 2024-25.

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  Budget 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar major gainers; special focus on jobs, new tax regime

  Budget | July 23, 2024 19:18 IST

  Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will launch three employment-linked schemes. These schemes will be based on enrolment in Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).

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  Ahead of budget 2024, Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal bats for 'atmanirbharta' in defence

  Budget | July 22, 2024 19:17 IST

  Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal AP Singh emphasised that the "biggest lesson that we have learned from today's geopolitics is to be self-reliant".

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  Budget 2024: How much defence funding was allocated during the interim budget passed in February?

  Budget | July 22, 2024 19:17 IST

  In the interim Union budget presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in February, a total of Rs 1.72 lakh crore was set aside to the military for capital expenditure that largely includes purchasing new weapons, aircraft, warships and other military hardware.

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  Big boost for defence sector as production goes up by 16%, highest-ever growth

  Business | July 05, 2024 13:31 IST

  The value of defence production in the country has gone up to a record-high figure i.e., Rs 1,26,887 crore, reflecting a growth of 16.7% over the defence production of the previous financial year.

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  Pakistan hikes defence budget by nearly 15 per cent in line with India's 13 per cent

  World | June 13, 2024 13:42 IST

  The defence sector expenses are the second biggest component of the annual expenditure after the debt payments, which for the next year would be Rs 9,700 billion and constitute the single biggest expense of the debt-trapped country, which is dependent on loans from friendly nations like China.

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  Budget 2024: Defence Ministry tops list with highest allocation, Agriculture gets lowest; Check list

  Budget | February 01, 2024 14:58 IST

  Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim Budget in Parliament. Scroll down to read allocations for different ministries.

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  Budget 2024: Govt vows to launch new scheme to bolster deep-tech for defence sector

  Budget | February 01, 2024 14:59 IST

  Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim Budget in Parliament. Scroll down to read what the Budget has for the defence sector.