The document discusses India's defence budget for the financial year 2021-2022. Some key points:
- The overall defence budget has increased by Rs. 24,792.62 crore over the previous year to Rs. 3,62,345.62 crore. However, as a percentage of GDP, it remains around 1.63%.
- There is a perception that the defence budget should be around 3% of GDP to adequately meet India's security needs, but there is no clear rationale for this figure or the current allocation.
- To determine what is an "enough" budget, allocation should be linked to the Long Term Integrated Capability Development Plan and address critical operational gaps across domains like land
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The much-awaited budget 2017-18 is out and along with it, a range of expectations for the future. The Union Budget 2017 is a very cheering and approving budget for real estate industry. It has proposed a number of positive procedures to build up the structure of the Indian real estate sector. The real estate sector contributes approximately 15% of India’s GDP. Without a hesitation, the Indian realty sector deserves attention for its health. It has direct impact India’s economic health.
Some key features of budget are—
• Taxation
• Infrastructure
• Loan refinance
• Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
• Increase in the size of housing
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The government of India has put their ambitious and national building plan with today's Budget.
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Union budget- Introduction, classification, procedure, current status of budget in India, military budget in India. Defence budget in India-its status, focus and forecasts of budgets
The much-awaited budget 2017-18 is out and along with it, a range of expectations for the future. The Union Budget 2017 is a very cheering and approving budget for real estate industry. It has proposed a number of positive procedures to build up the structure of the Indian real estate sector. The real estate sector contributes approximately 15% of India’s GDP. Without a hesitation, the Indian realty sector deserves attention for its health. It has direct impact India’s economic health.
Some key features of budget are—
• Taxation
• Infrastructure
• Loan refinance
• Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
• Increase in the size of housing
Economic Survey - Government’s evaluation of demonetisation (note bandi in po...D Murali ☆
Economic Survey - Government’s evaluation of demonetisation (note bandi in popular parlance) and other aspects concerning Indian economy - T. N. Pandey - Article published in Business Advisor, dated February 25, 2017 - http://www.magzter.com/IN/Shrinikethan/Business-Advisor/Business/
Hi All,
Budget View from Team Aera
The government of India has put their ambitious and national building plan with today's Budget.
We find that the Budget is impressive.
Please find the attached first cut review of the Budget.
We welcome comments from you as well as ready to provide any more details /clarity on this finance bill 2022 ..
Thanks
Team Aera
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The government of India has put their ambitious and national building plan with today's Budget. They are looking to sheld their defensive image to a growth centric government.
We find that the Budget is impressive.
Please find the attached first cut review of the Budget.
We welcome comments from you as well as ready to provide any more details /clarity on this finance bill 2021 ..
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On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, RBI after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today on released Monetary Policy Statement, 2022
.
The underlying decisions has been set out in the statements below;
Key Takeaways:
- Economy of Kerala
- Budgeted Expenditure and Receipts
- Tax Reforms and Major State Tax Revenues
- Sectoral Expenditure
- Specific Policies
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https://www.delhipolicygroup.org/publication/policy-briefs/indias-defence-from-policies-to-capabilities.html - On June 07, 2021, India’s Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) released an e- booklet listing “20 Achievements of the Ministry of Defence in 2020” [1]. This booklet, according to an official press release, provides an overview of the reforms implemented in the field of defence to bring about greater cohesion and modernisation of the Indian armed forces through policy changes, innovation and digital transformation.
PM-DevINE: New scheme Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North-East Region (PM-DevINE) launched to fund infrastructure and social development projects in the North-East.
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Get detailed insights on the Economic Survey and Sectoral impact of the Key Union Budget 2022- 23 announcements. Check the presentation to find out more.
Hi All,
Budget View from Team Aera
The government of India has put their ambitious and national building plan with today's Budget. They are looking to sheld their defensive image to a growth centric government.
We find that the Budget is impressive.
Please find the attached first cut review of the Budget.
We welcome comments from you as well as ready to provide any more details /clarity on this finance bill 2021 ..
Thanks
Team Aera
On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, RBI after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today on released Monetary Policy Statement, 2022
.
The underlying decisions has been set out in the statements below;
Key Takeaways:
- Economy of Kerala
- Budgeted Expenditure and Receipts
- Tax Reforms and Major State Tax Revenues
- Sectoral Expenditure
- Specific Policies
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https://www.delhipolicygroup.org/publication/policy-briefs/indias-defence-from-policies-to-capabilities.html - On June 07, 2021, India’s Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) released an e- booklet listing “20 Achievements of the Ministry of Defence in 2020” [1]. This booklet, according to an official press release, provides an overview of the reforms implemented in the field of defence to bring about greater cohesion and modernisation of the Indian armed forces through policy changes, innovation and digital transformation.
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3. India’s Defence Budget: Beyond the Numbers
By
Anil Ahuja & Arun Sahgal
Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1
Defence Budget 2021-22......................................................................................................2
Is it Enough?..............................................................................................................................3
What is Enough?......................................................................................................................4
Creating Predictability ..........................................................................................................6
Reconciling Perceptions......................................................................................................7
Industry, Indigenisation and International Relations ...........................................8
Refining Methodology ........................................................................................................10
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 11
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India’s Defence Budget: Beyond the Numbers
India’s Defence Budget: Beyond the Numbers
by
Anil Ahuja & Arun Sahgal
Introduction
The Union Budget for the Financial Year (FY) 2021-2022, including the Defence
Budget, was presented by the Finance Minister in Parliament on February 01,
2021. This budget comes at the most difficult time in our recent history. As India
confronts the dual challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic and an economic
downturn, the nation also faces a serious military threat from China’s intrusion
in Eastern Ladakh. Enhanced troop deployments along our northern borders,
akin to the long-standing deployments along the Line of Control with Pakistan,
is becoming the new normal, placing the military’s material and financial
resources under stress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing Indian troops at Nimu in Ladakh, July 3,
2020. Source: The Indian Express
Without the luxury of meeting the economic and security challenges
sequentially, India is faced with the daunting task of allocating adequate
resources for national defence against the competing demands for health,
education, job creation, infrastructure development and agriculture. Seen from
another perspective, the serious security challenges confronting the country
also present an opportunity to test the efficacy of the newly created higher
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defence organisation structure of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the
Department of Military Affairs (DMA) in planning for the most optimal
utilisation of available resources for defence capability enhancement in the
face of major threat to our territorial integrity. This responsibility is inherent in
the charter of the CDS.
Within the above backdrop, this analysis is directed beyond the “numbers” in
the demands for grants for the defence services, as these are self-evident. Our
aim here is to identify some defining parameters for the formulation of annual
defence budgets which can support the Defence Integrated Capability
Development and Acquisition Plans of the services over the next 5-10 years,
within the constraints of available resources.
Defence Budget 2021-22
For ready reference, the salient details of the defence budget allocations for FY
2021-2022 are summarised below.
The overall defence expenditure planned for FY 2021-2022 is Rs.3,62,345.62
Crore (US$ 49.6 billion), an increase of Rs.24,792.62 Crore (US$ 3.4 billion) over
the Budget Estimates of FY 2020-2021. Clubbing defence pensions, the current
allocations become Rs.4.78 Lakh Crore (US$ 65.5 billion) as against Rs.4.71 Lakh
Crore (US$ 64.5 billion) in the previous FY, a year-on-year increase of 1.4%.
These allocations, including pensions, constitute approximately 2.15% of GDP
and excluding pensions, approximately 1.63% of India’s projected GDP1. The
capital outlay for the services can be seen in Table 1.
TABLE 1
Actual
(2019-
20)
(A0)
Crore
Rupees
Budgeted
(2020-21)
(BE1)
Revised
(2020-
21)
(RE1)
Budgeted
(2021-22)
(BE2)
Change
from BE
21
(BE2 -
BE1)
Change
from RE
21
(BE2 -
RE1)
%
Change
from
BE 21
%
Change
from RE
21
Overall
Allocation
111092.43 113734.00 134510.00 135060.72 21326.72 550.72 18.8 0.4
Army 29000.88 32392.38 33213.28 36481.9 4089.52 3268.62 12.6 9.8
Navy 27446.68 26688.28 37542.88 33253.55 6565.27 -4289.33 24.6 -11.4
Air Force 45056.01 43281.91 55055.41 53214.77 9932.86 -1840.64 22.9 -3.3
1
Pandit Rajat. Union Budget: Defence budget hiked by just 1.4%, but more money for military
modernization. The Times of India. February 01, 2021.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/union-budget-defence-budget-hiked-by-just-1-
4-but-more-money-for-military-modernization/articleshow/80631424.cms
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The capital allocation for the DRDO has been increased by 8% (Rs.11375.50
Crore, US$ 1.6 billion) and for Border Roads by 7.5% (Rs.6004.08 Crore, US$ 0.8
billion).
As can be seen from Table 1, an additional expenditure of Rs.20776.00 Crore
(US$ 2.84 billion) had to be incurred to meet operational requirements during
the FY 2020-21. Approximately 90% of the capital budget allotted for the
coming year is likely to be utilised to meet the committed liabilities2.
Is it Enough?
According to the report of the 15th Finance Commission, the overall defence
expenditure as a proportion of total Union Government expenditure has varied
between 15.5% to 17.8% during the period 2011-12 to 2020-213. The defence
budget for this FY, however, is approximately 13.7% of the Union Government
expenditure. The capital expenditure on defence, during the same period (2011-
2020) has ranged between 23.8% to 31.8% of the total planned defence
expenditure, including pensions4. The current allotment for capital
expenditure constitutes 28.2% of the total planned defence expenditure. This is
2
Raghuvanshi Vivek. India releases details of new defense budget. Defense News.February
03, 2021. https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2021/02/02/india-releases-
details-of-new-defense-budget/
3
Finance Commission in Covid Times, Report for 2021-2026. Vol 1, Main Report. Oct 2020.
Table 11.1, Pg 335.
4
Ibid.
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nearly at par with the Capital allocations for the Revised Estimates (RE) for the
FY 2020-21. These expenditures are in line with the pre-Ladakh standoff trends.
Factual figures apart, there has been a prevailing perception that the defence
budget allocations should be pitched at around 3% of the GDP to adequately
meet India’s defence needs. There is no quantified rationale either for the
allocation of 1.63% of GDP or the expectation of 3%. The bane of prolonged
delays in acquisition lies in the inability to align defence budgets to acquisition
plans. Since defence capability development is a hugely expensive proposition
and remains an ongoing process, the challenge is to arrive at what is enough
and what should be an optimum yearly defence budget allocation?
What is Enough?
The dilemma of budgeting for defence lies in identifying what to align the
defence budget to? In a process where the ideal procurement time, post-
approval of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), is approximately two years
(74-106 weeks), with only a negligible few scheme meeting this timeline,
should the allocations be aligned to the schemes to be sanctioned by the
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) and put into the “acquisition funnel” during
the financial year, with no certainty of when this procurement may fructify?
Or, with the schemes likely to mature during the financial year, which itself
may at best be a reasonable guess? Or, budgeted on the basis of prevailing
critical operational voids? Or, to the capabilities sought to be created over a
stipulated period of time as part of the “Long Term Integrated Capability
Development Plan”?
Given our manifest inability to find an answer to this dilemma, we continue to
merely “apportion” whatever is politically perceived to be appropriate merely
from a financial resource availability perspective. This has resulted in the
allocations (or the amount apportioned) hovering around 1.6% of the GDP,
which is neither adequate for capability enhancement nor for meeting the
prevailing security challenges. Revised budgetary estimates, year on year, are
testimony to this.
The fact is that the adequacy of the defence budget must not be assessed from
the perspective of the quantum of funds allotted but in terms of threat
mitigation, through both capability creation and the needs of force
modernisation across multiple domains.
The Delhi Policy Group recently carried out a limited sample survey to evaluate
what should be the inter se weightage for different domains, in the context of
the prevailing security challenges for India. As per the survey, desirable inter se
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allocations should be: land forces (24%), Navy (19%), Air Force (17%), situational
awareness (ISR, maritime domain awareness, space) (11%), asymmetric
domains (cyber, information warfare, legal warfare, etc.) (11%), R&D (10%), and
strategic (CBRN) capabilities (8%). These figures are at best indicative and need
to be carefully validated by our defence planners. They do, however, serve as a
broad guideline for planning and prioritising acquisitions, through the
mechanisms of the “Ten Year Integrated Capability Development Plan” or the
“Five Year Defence Capability Acquisition Plan”, which are formulated
according to the provisions of the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 20205.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressing troops at the Lukung post in Ladakh on
July 17, 2020. Source: Twitter/@Rajnath Singh
A possible way to streamline capital budget projections could be to identify
intra and inter-service prioritised acquisitions from the pending list of
acquisitions already approved by the Defence Acquisition Council, which are
lingering in the acquisition funnel well beyond stipulated timelines but have
now matured nearly to the contract negotiation stage, and add to these the
urgent operational requirements which are expected to be materialised. The
estimated cash outflow for these, added to the committed liabilities carried over
could give an indicative capital budget projection.
These, of course, have to be within a pragmatic ceiling, based on the availability
of resources for defence spending. Taking a baseline of say the capital budget
allocation of each service in the last five years and assuming the Trend Growth
5
Defence Acquisition Procedure- 2020.Chapter 1, Para 24. Pp 6-7.
https://www.mod.gov.in/dod/sites/default/files/DAP2030new.pdf
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Rate (TGR) of 6.1, as indicated by the 15th Finance Commission6, and projecting
this for ten years, can give a clear idea of the funds likely to be made available
and the capabilities that can be created over identified timelines. Implications
of delay in capability generation due to slippages in fund allocation can also be
made evident.
A budget allocation, formulated over a ten-year horizon, linked to prioritised
acquisitions across each service and each domain, and creating identified
capabilities to mitigate anticipated threats, could be considered as an
“optimum” budget allocation. The onus of undertaking this inescapable
exercise rests with the CDS and the DMA.
Creating Predictability
Creating an environment of predictability in budget allocations is imperative
both for the capability enhancement of the Defence forces and for the
development and stabilisation of the indigenous Defence industrial base.
Towards this, the Standing Committee on Defence had in the past
recommended allotting a capital budget as a “non-lapsable” and “roll-on”
budget. Whereas the MOD, after years of reluctance, agreed in December 2016
to the creation of 'Non-Lapsable Defence Capital Modernisation Fund', the
Ministry of Finance continued to resist this, stating it to be violative of Article
266 (1) of the Constitution7 as it entailed moving general revenue out of the
Consolidated Fund and parking it in a corpus fund.
The 15th Finance Commission has now recommended the creation of a
dedicated, non-lapsable, Modernisation Fund for Defence and Internal Security
(MFDIS), to bridge the gap between projected budgetary requirements and
budget allocation for both defence and internal security. The proceeds of the
fund have been recommended to be utilised for the following three purposes:
(i) capital investment for modernisation of defence services; (ii) capital
investment for CAPFs and modernisation of state police forces, as projected by
MHA; and (iii) a small component as a welfare fund for soldiers and para-
military personnel. This fund is proposed to be pegged at Rs.2,38,354 Crore (US$
32.7 billion) over the period 2021-2026, with the corpus being made available
6
Finance Commission Report for 2021-2026. Vol 1, Main Report.Table 11.1, Pg 335.
7
STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE (2017-2018), (SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA) MINISTRY
OF DEFENCE DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2018-19), CAPITAL OUTLAY ON DEFENCE
SERVICES, PROCUREMENT POLICY AND DEFENCE PLANNING (DEMAND NO. 21). FORTY-
SECOND REPORT. March 2018. Paras 1.23 – 1.25. Pp 20- 21.
http://164.100.47.193/lsscommittee/Defence/16_Defence_42.pdf
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as an additionality over and above the normal budgetary capital outlay for
defence from proceeds of monetisation or transfer of surplus defence land and
disinvestment proceeds of Defence PSUs8. Once created, this fund, coupled
with ten-year perspective planning, will remove the biggest impediment to
predictability in capability development. The government should now ensure
that this fund gets created during FY 2021-2022.
Reconciling Perceptions
Besides the inadequacies in the planning process highlighted above, there are
some existing perceptions that impact allocation of resources for the Defence.
These create room for shifting the onus of perpetuating a dysfunctional system
between the Services, the MOD and the Ministry of Finance. Shedding these
perceptions would help refine the system. Some of these are outlined below:
a. The very large size of standing armed forces. Till the recent standoff with
China, there existed a strong narrative in academic and policy circles that
the two-front threat was a myth created by the armed forces in their quest
for larger resource allocations. Our current predicament with China and the
continued hostility with Pakistan should set these arguments at rest.
b. Archaic military thinking. It is perceived, rightly so to some extent, that we
continue with our force development plans based on an outdated attritional
war model. Doctrinally, we have yet to take cognisance of “limited wars
under nuclear overhang” or the concept of non-contact or hybrid wars.
Consequently, our organisational structures and force deployments remain
manpower-intensive, entailing huge revenue expenditure. The Indian
security environment, however, is also characterised by the existence of
long disputed boundaries with China and Pakistan which entail the physical
deployment of troops along borders. A detailed doctrinal review, entailing
technology backed deployments along settled borders (IB) in the plains,
while retaining “boots on the ground” to safeguard disputed borders with
Pakistan and China in mountainous terrain, has been carried out by the
authors in their paper “Informationised Warfare with Boots on Ground: A
Concept for the Defence of India in the Continental Domain”9. An “India
specific” model needs to be accepted and financially provisioned for.
8
Op.Cit. Finance Commission. Pp 350-351. Paras 11.54 to 11.61.
9
Delhi Policy Group Policy Paper Volume V, Issue 32, dated August 22, 2020.
https://www.delhipolicygroup.org/publication/policy-papers/informationised-warfare-
with-boots-on-ground-a-concept-for-the-defence-of-india-in-the-continental-
domain.html
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c. The Services prefer weapons and equipment of foreign origin. There is also
a perception of the Services’ preference for foreign weapon systems over
indigenously developed systems, causing additional financial strain and
long-term maintenance and repair problems. This is simply an
unsubstantiated myth. The acquisition of foreign origin weapons and
equipment is only resorted to when indigenous technology or
manufacturing capability is not available. Furthermore, indigenous weapon
systems, at least initially, are inherently more expensive (on account of cost
amortisation) than similar systems acquired from established
manufacturers who have both the technology IPR and economies of scales.
d. Armed forces’ perspective plans are “bloated wish lists” which are not backed
by any budgetary support. A suggested approach to addressing this has
already been discussed above.
e. Periodic increases in pay, allowances and pensions, which impinges on
resources available for capital acquisitions, modernisation and payment of
committed liabilities.
In reconciling some of these issues, a concept of “Core-defence” and “whole
of defence” needs to be considered. “Core-defence” should include efforts to
determine the size, structures and capabilities of the armed forces for
operations in multiple domains. Quite like the “committed liability” in the
capital acquisitions, the “committed revenue liability” of pay, allowances and
pensions should be accepted for the approved force structure. The
modernisation and capital acquisition budgets should thereafter be allocated
independently of this commitment. This would help end the perpetual debate
of “revenue budgets” eating into the capital fund allocations. The “whole of
defence” on the other hand could include the allocations for pensions and
other expenditure on veterans' affairs. This would enable spelling out the
obligations being met by the government towards the terms of engagement of
erstwhile active soldiers (present-day veterans) and the social responsibility
being fulfilled. Also, it would project a clearer picture of India’s core defence
allocations, without unduly alarming its neighbours.
Industry, Indigenisation and International Relations
The Indian Defence budget is watched closely, not only by the Services but also
by indigenous and global industry. These allocations are deemed to be
indicators for strengthening the defence capability; for the implementation of
Atmanirbharta (self-reliance); a lifeline for the indigenous Defence industry,
start-ups and innovators; and a resource for the periodic reinvigoration of close
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relations with strategic partners (who consider defence trade as integral to
strategic ties). Even the recent Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP-2020)
endeavours to achieve all of the above. In August 2020, the government created
a negative list that restricts the import of 101 weapon systems and equipment
in a phased manner10. The list includes assault rifles, light machine guns, sniper
rifles, bullet-proof jackets, ballistic helmets, ultralight howitzers, mini-UAVs,
light combat aircraft, helicopters, short-range surface-to-air missiles,
shipborne cruise missiles etc. The MOD also bifurcated the capital procurement
budget for FY 2020-2021 between domestic and foreign purchases, earmarking
Rs.52,000 crores (45% of the initially allocated Rs.1,13,734 Crore) for the
domestic sector.
Indian Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat reviewing military preparedness in
Eastern Ladakh on January 12, 2021. Source: Twitter/@NorthernComd_IA
While the intent is laudable, the implementation needs to be pragmatic. With
an overriding emphasis on multi-domain capability building, the priority
acquisitions would not always be from amongst the items included in the
negative list. Thus a “sense of commitment to Atmanirbharta” towards
domestic industry may not always converge with the operational needs of the
armed forces. Meagre budget allocations should not be frittered away on
achieving multiple (optical) aims at the expense of inadequate availability of
cutting-edge defence needs. These aspects merit nuanced consideration.
The quantum of Defence budget allocations and the methodology adopted for
capability development over the long run also impact strategic partnerships
10
MoD's big push to Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Import embargo on 101 items beyond
given timelines to boost indigenisation of defence production. Press Information Bureau.
August 09, 2020. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1644570
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with friendly foreign countries. The Defence manufacturers in these countries
look at the share of Indian defence market that may become available to them
through “strategic reciprocity”. Such acquisitions, planned on strategic
considerations, also need to be factored in the budget planning.
Refining Methodology
Challenges for budgeting for Defence are not unique to India. Budget
sequestrations have been adopted the world over in varying forms and defence
budget allocations provide a barometer of the country's security policies and
operational priorities. Refinement of defence budget planning is an ongoing
process. Towards optimising the interplay between policy planning for force
development and fiscal management, a detailed examination of the following
may be helpful:
a. The practice of the UK Ministry of Defence of carrying out an “Integrated
Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review”'11.
b. The system of the yearly passage of the National Defence Authorisation
Act (NDAA), a US federal law specifying the annual budget and
expenditures of the US Department of Defence, being followed since
196112.
A study of the NDAA suggests that the process gets initiated within the services
about a year ahead of the President’s budget request to the Congress, made in
early February each year, for the fiscal year commencing October 01. It would
be evident that for the services to make a meaningful budget projection and for
the CDS and the DMA to carry out appropriate prioritisation (with an inbuilt
cushion for slippages), the preparatory work must commence at least 18
months ahead of the financial year. In India’s case this would mean that for the
defence budget of FY 2023-24, the Services and MOD must commence work at
least by October 2021. To be meaningful, this should be preceded by scenario
building exercises, through net assessments, of the likely pattern of threat
11
Ministry of Defence UK. The Defence Equipment Plan2019. February 27, 2020.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_d
ata/file/868076/20200218_EP19_v1_1-O.PDF
12
Defense Primer: The NDAA Process. Congressional Research service. January 06, 2021.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/IF10515.pdf
Montgomery. Monica. The NDAA process explained. Centre for Arms Control and Non-
Proliferation. https://armscontrolcenter.org/the-ndaa-process-explained/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act#:~:text=3304%3B%20ND
AA%202014)%20was%20a,signed%20the%20bill%20into%20law.
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manifestation in the ensuing years, an aspect which bears importance when
we face a two-front multiple domain threat scenario.
Conclusion
It is a commonly held belief within policymaking circles that India is allocating
adequate financial resources for its defence and security needs, even in the face
of competing priorities for health, socio-economic progress and infrastructure
development. India is the third-largest military spender and the largest (or
occasionally, the second largest) importer of global arms, in an endeavour to
equip its armed forces with advanced weapons systems. Despite this, a
perception persists that the armed forces are being inadequately armed and
provisioned for. The answer lies in going into the nuances of force planning
and refining the system of resource allocation to generate the desired
operational capabilities. While much can be debated about the current defence
budget, the need is to begin planning now for the next year and thereafter.
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