Over the last 10 years, the share of the defence budget spent on capital outlay has declined, from a high of 30% in 2011-12 to as low as 22% in 2018-19.
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One wonders where these authors come from (perhaps from Vatican/Pakistan?) that they don’t know anything about the net improvement in Indian defenses since BJP came to power!! The recent Chinese & Pakistani retreating from the borders is proof enough!!
If this was Nehru/congress’s govt., they would outdone their previous record of giving even more land to Islamic terrorists next door & communist China!!
I would like to know if the Defence pensions that are ALWAYS the item discussed when the budget is being talked about, are so high in only MoD.
OROP costs the GoI a pretty penny but what does it do in other ministries? Civil servants’ retirement benefits also go up. In fact, that was the main argument FOR OROP. But I think their benefits go from Min of Personnel.
What if we have a Department of Veterans such as they have in the US? ECHS can also be made a part of this.
If the governments start giving every ministry whatever it wants there will just not be enough money. SO
First: is the priority.
Second: instead of looking at the percentages actual figures may give a better picture, size of the pie has increased in the last 10 years so it is likely that the percentage may have gone down to provide for other essentials while figures would still be higher.
Third: what is the effective last mile reach if there is an improvement in the trickle down effect from the famous 15 Paise.
Fourth: Just as the expenditure on health starts from TOILETS, the the spends on defense should begin with the infrastructure.
Finally the sudden expenditure required to be incurred with unforeseen situations on borders.
India has hostile neighborhood. China particularly has far higher resources. Indian military will always be underfunded. Domestic manufacturing of high tech equipment is the only silver lining.
One wonders where these authors come from (perhaps from Vatican/Pakistan?) that they don’t know anything about the net improvement in Indian defenses since BJP came to power!! The recent Chinese & Pakistani retreating from the borders is proof enough!!
If this was Nehru/congress’s govt., they would outdone their previous record of giving even more land to Islamic terrorists next door & communist China!!
I would like to know if the Defence pensions that are ALWAYS the item discussed when the budget is being talked about, are so high in only MoD.
OROP costs the GoI a pretty penny but what does it do in other ministries? Civil servants’ retirement benefits also go up. In fact, that was the main argument FOR OROP. But I think their benefits go from Min of Personnel.
What if we have a Department of Veterans such as they have in the US? ECHS can also be made a part of this.
If the governments start giving every ministry whatever it wants there will just not be enough money. SO
First: is the priority.
Second: instead of looking at the percentages actual figures may give a better picture, size of the pie has increased in the last 10 years so it is likely that the percentage may have gone down to provide for other essentials while figures would still be higher.
Third: what is the effective last mile reach if there is an improvement in the trickle down effect from the famous 15 Paise.
Fourth: Just as the expenditure on health starts from TOILETS, the the spends on defense should begin with the infrastructure.
Finally the sudden expenditure required to be incurred with unforeseen situations on borders.
India has hostile neighborhood. China particularly has far higher resources. Indian military will always be underfunded. Domestic manufacturing of high tech equipment is the only silver lining.