Government Earmarks Rs 3.19 Lakh Crore Defence Budget, Excludes Defence Pension

Import of Defence Equipment not manufactured in India has been exempted from Basic Customs Duty

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New Delhi. Government has earmarked Rs 3,18,931.22 crore for Defence (excluding Defence Pension) in the Union Budget 2019-20 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Parliament in New Delhi on July 5.

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The Union Budget envisaged a total outlay of Rs 27,86,349 crore.

For Defence Pension, an amount of Rs 1,12,079.57 crore has been provided in Budget Estimate 2019-20. Total Defence Allocation (Rs 4,31,010.79 crore), including Defence Pension, accounts for 15.47 per cent of the total Central Government expenditure for the Financial Year 2019-20.

The allocation of Rs 3,18,931.22 crore represents a growth of 7.93 per cent over Budget Estimates (2,95,511.41 crore) and 6.87 per cent over Revised Estimates (Rs 2,98,418.72 crore), respectively for the Financial Year 2018-19.

Out of Rs 3,18,931.22 crore allocated for the Financial Year 2019-20, Rs 2,10,682.42 crore is for Revenue (Net) expenditure and Rs 1,08,248.80 crore is for Capital expenditure for the Defence Services and the Organisations/Departments under the Ministry of Defence.

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The amount of Rs 1,08,248.80 crore allocated for Capital expenditure includes modernisation related expenditure. The Capital Allocation of Ministry of Defence under BE 2019-20 is 31.97 per cent of the total Central Government Capital Expenditure, which is Rs 3,38,569 crore.

In a significant development, import of Defence Equipment not manufactured in India has been exempted from Basic Customs Duty. This will have an impact of augmenting the Defence Budget by approximately Rs 25,000 crore on account of savings in expenditure on Customs Duty over the next five years.

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