{"id":169751,"date":"2025-02-04T15:01:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=169751"},"modified":"2025-02-04T15:01:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:31:39","slug":"defence-budget-2025-detailed-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/defence-budget-2025-detailed-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Budget 2025: Detailed Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Union Budget for 2025-26 has set aside Rs 6,81,210.27 crore for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), which is a 9.53% increase compared to last year&#8217;s budget. This amount represents 13.45% of the total Union Budget, marking it as the largest allocation among all ministries. The budget supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s vision of \u2018Viksit Bharat @ 2047\u2019 and emphasizes the need for a technologically advanced and self-reliant Armed Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Analysis of Defence Budget 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Budget Allocation Breakdown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Capital Outlay<\/strong>: Rs\u00a0<strong>1,80,000 crore<\/strong>\u00a0(26.43%) for modernisation and infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Revenue Expenditure<\/strong>: Rs\u00a0<strong>3,11,732.30 crore<\/strong>\u00a0(45.76%) for pay, allowances, and operational needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Defence Pension<\/strong>: Rs\u00a0<strong>1,60,795 crore<\/strong>\u00a0(23.60%) for\u00a0<strong>34 lakh pensioners<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Civil Organisations<\/strong>: Rs\u00a0<strong>28,682.97 crore<\/strong>\u00a0(4.21%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Capital Outlay and Modernisation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rs 1,80,000 crore<\/strong>\u00a0allocated,\u00a0<strong>4.65% higher<\/strong>\u00a0than last year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rs 1,48,722.80 crore<\/strong>\u00a0for acquisitions like\u00a0<strong>aircraft, submarines, and AI-driven technology<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>75% of modernisation budget (Rs 1,11,544.83 crore) for domestic procurement<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Major purchases include\u00a0<strong>drones, deck-based aircraft, and cyber warfare investments<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Operational and Sustenance Budget<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rs 3,11,732.30 crore<\/strong>\u00a0for revenue expenditure,\u00a0<strong>10.24% higher<\/strong>\u00a0than 2024-25.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rs 1,97,317.30 crore<\/strong>\u00a0allocated for salaries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>24.25% increase in operational funds<\/strong>\u00a0to strengthen border deployments and military readiness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Boost for DRDO and Defence R&amp;D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rs 26,816.82 crore<\/strong>\u00a0allocated to\u00a0<strong>DRDO<\/strong>, up\u00a0<strong>12.41%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rs 14,923.82 crore<\/strong>\u00a0for R&amp;D, focusing on\u00a0<strong>AI, robotics, and space tech<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Encouraging Startups and Innovation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rs 449.62 crore<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<strong>iDEX &amp; ADITI schemes<\/strong>, tripling in two years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus on\u00a0<strong>private sector partnerships and defence startups<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ex-Servicemen Welfare and Defence Pension<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rs 1,61,000 crore<\/strong>\u00a0allocated for\u00a0<strong>pensions<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>13.87% higher<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rs 8,317 crore<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<strong>Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS)<\/strong>, up\u00a0<strong>19.38%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Enhancements<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rs 9,676.70 crore<\/strong>\u00a0allocated,\u00a0<strong>26.50% higher<\/strong>\u00a0than 2024-25.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rs 5,000 crore<\/strong>\u00a0for new aircraft, vessels, and patrol boats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Strengthening Border Infrastructure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rs 7,146.50 crore<\/strong>\u00a0allocated to\u00a0<strong>BRO<\/strong>, up\u00a0<strong>9.74%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Projects in\u00a0<strong>Arunachal Pradesh, J&amp;K, and Rajasthan<\/strong>\u00a0to boost security and economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union Budget for 2025-26 has set aside Rs 6,81,210.27 crore for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), which is a 9.53% increase compared to last year&#8217;s budget. This amount represents 13.45% of the total Union Budget, marking it as the largest allocation among all ministries. The budget supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s vision of \u2018Viksit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":169758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5359],"tags":[72],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-169751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-february-2025","tag-union-budget-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169759,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169751\/revisions\/169759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169751"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=169751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}