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Government To Spend Rs 15.27 Lakh Crore For Major Sectors: Union Budget
The government has allocated Rs 15.27 lakh crore for 10 major sectors, ranging from defence and rural development to social welfare and commerce, Finance Ministry data said Tuesday afternoon.
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Budget 2024: Rajnath Singh Thanks Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman For Highest Allocation To Defence Sector
Budget 2024: He commended the budget for its comprehensive approach and contribution to India's economic growth and development.
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BJP Alleges Rahul Gandhi Insulted Hindus, Portions Of His Speech Expunged
Parliament session 2024: The BJP - led by PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh - hit back strongly to Rahul Gandhi's speech in Parliament on Monday afternoon, accusing the Congress MP of insulting all Hindus.
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Interim Budget 2024: Defence Budget Pegged At Rs 6.21 Lakh Crore For 2024-25
Interim Budget 2024: In a modest hike, the government on Thursday increased the defence budget to Rs 6.21 lakh crore for 2024-25 from last year's allocation of Rs 5.94 lakh crore and announced an ambitious scheme for "deep-tech" technologies
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Budget 2024: Defence Ministry Gets Highest Allocation, Agriculture Lowest
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented her sixth Union Budget in a row, equalling the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The Interim Budget indicated the government's focus on women, youth and farmers in an election year.
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Need To Enhance Budget For Defence Research, Suggests Parliamentary Panel
A parliamentary standing committee on Wednesday recommended higher budgetary outlay for research and development in the annual defence budget in line with India's aspirations to become a global leader in manufacturing of military platforms.
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Cash-Strapped Pak Allocates Rs 1.8 Trillion For Defence In Budget 2024
Cash-strapped Pakistan on Friday hiked defence spending by 15.5 per cent and allocated over Rs 1.8 trillion, as the government unveiled a Rs 14.4 trillion budget for 2023-24 as it battled to fend off a looming default due to shrinking foreign reserve
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Army Budget Should Have Deterrent Capacity For At Least 2 Hostile Neighbours: Panel
The capital budget of the Indian Army should be increased to facilitate enhancing its deterrent capacity to ward off challenges from the two "hostile" neighbours, a parliamentary panel said on Tuesday in an apparent reference to Pakistan and China.
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China May Hike Defence Budget, Cites "Complex Security Challenges"
China on Saturday signalled at increasing its defence budget, the second biggest after the US, citing "complex security challenges" ahead of its annual Parliament session.
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75% Of Defence Capital Budget Kept For Domestic Industry: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that a new era of self-reliance in India's defence sector is being paved, in which the country will move forward strongly on the path of progress with new energy, determination and enthusiasm.
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Defence Budget Hiked 13% To Rs 5.94 Lakh Crore Amid Tensions With China
India proposed on Wednesday Rs 5.94 trillion ($72.6 billion) in defence spending for the 2023-24 financial year, 13% up from the previous period's initial estimates, aiming to add more fighter jets and roads along its tense border with China.
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Rs 5.94 Lakh Crore Allocated To Defence Ministry In Union Budget
The defence budget was increased to Rs 5.94 lakh crore for 2023-24 from last year's allocation of Rs 5.25 lakh crore.
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"India's Defence Exports Rose 6 Times Due To New Initiatives": President
President Droupadi Murmu today lauded India's indigenous defence manufacturing and said that the country's defence exports have increased manifold due to the initiatives of the government.
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Transparent Decision-Making Necessary For Combat Readiness: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today while underlining the need to expand the defence budget to over Rs 6 lakh crore said that it is necessary to spend the fund allocated in the present budget "timely" to achieve country's combat readiness.
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India's Military Spending In 2021 Ranked Third-Highest In World: Centre
India's military spending for the year 2021 was ranked as the third highest in the world, the government said citing data collated by Stockholm-based defence think-tank SIPRI.
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Government To Spend Rs 15.27 Lakh Crore For Major Sectors: Union Budget
The government has allocated Rs 15.27 lakh crore for 10 major sectors, ranging from defence and rural development to social welfare and commerce, Finance Ministry data said Tuesday afternoon.
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Budget 2024: Rajnath Singh Thanks Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman For Highest Allocation To Defence Sector
Budget 2024: He commended the budget for its comprehensive approach and contribution to India's economic growth and development.
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BJP Alleges Rahul Gandhi Insulted Hindus, Portions Of His Speech Expunged
Parliament session 2024: The BJP - led by PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh - hit back strongly to Rahul Gandhi's speech in Parliament on Monday afternoon, accusing the Congress MP of insulting all Hindus.
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Interim Budget 2024: Defence Budget Pegged At Rs 6.21 Lakh Crore For 2024-25
Interim Budget 2024: In a modest hike, the government on Thursday increased the defence budget to Rs 6.21 lakh crore for 2024-25 from last year's allocation of Rs 5.94 lakh crore and announced an ambitious scheme for "deep-tech" technologies
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Budget 2024: Defence Ministry Gets Highest Allocation, Agriculture Lowest
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented her sixth Union Budget in a row, equalling the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The Interim Budget indicated the government's focus on women, youth and farmers in an election year.
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Need To Enhance Budget For Defence Research, Suggests Parliamentary Panel
A parliamentary standing committee on Wednesday recommended higher budgetary outlay for research and development in the annual defence budget in line with India's aspirations to become a global leader in manufacturing of military platforms.
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Cash-Strapped Pak Allocates Rs 1.8 Trillion For Defence In Budget 2024
Cash-strapped Pakistan on Friday hiked defence spending by 15.5 per cent and allocated over Rs 1.8 trillion, as the government unveiled a Rs 14.4 trillion budget for 2023-24 as it battled to fend off a looming default due to shrinking foreign reserve
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Army Budget Should Have Deterrent Capacity For At Least 2 Hostile Neighbours: Panel
The capital budget of the Indian Army should be increased to facilitate enhancing its deterrent capacity to ward off challenges from the two "hostile" neighbours, a parliamentary panel said on Tuesday in an apparent reference to Pakistan and China.
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China May Hike Defence Budget, Cites "Complex Security Challenges"
China on Saturday signalled at increasing its defence budget, the second biggest after the US, citing "complex security challenges" ahead of its annual Parliament session.
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75% Of Defence Capital Budget Kept For Domestic Industry: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that a new era of self-reliance in India's defence sector is being paved, in which the country will move forward strongly on the path of progress with new energy, determination and enthusiasm.
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Defence Budget Hiked 13% To Rs 5.94 Lakh Crore Amid Tensions With China
India proposed on Wednesday Rs 5.94 trillion ($72.6 billion) in defence spending for the 2023-24 financial year, 13% up from the previous period's initial estimates, aiming to add more fighter jets and roads along its tense border with China.
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Rs 5.94 Lakh Crore Allocated To Defence Ministry In Union Budget
The defence budget was increased to Rs 5.94 lakh crore for 2023-24 from last year's allocation of Rs 5.25 lakh crore.
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"India's Defence Exports Rose 6 Times Due To New Initiatives": President
President Droupadi Murmu today lauded India's indigenous defence manufacturing and said that the country's defence exports have increased manifold due to the initiatives of the government.
-
Transparent Decision-Making Necessary For Combat Readiness: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today while underlining the need to expand the defence budget to over Rs 6 lakh crore said that it is necessary to spend the fund allocated in the present budget "timely" to achieve country's combat readiness.
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India's Military Spending In 2021 Ranked Third-Highest In World: Centre
India's military spending for the year 2021 was ranked as the third highest in the world, the government said citing data collated by Stockholm-based defence think-tank SIPRI.
