Budget allocation 35 percent less than required: House panel on defence

Budget allocation 35 percent less than required: House panel on defence

In a report tabled within the Lok Sabha, the Parliamentary committee on Defence acknowledged that insufficient budgetary allocation would affect acquisition of latest weaponry, aircraft, ships and tanks that are required to match the modernisation of the Chinese and Pakistani militaries. A parliamentary panel on Friday flagged concerns about the India’s military modernisation taking successful due to inadequate funds made available for purchasing new weapons and systems during this year’s budget. The panel acknowledged that the capital allow 2020-21 was 35% but the need projected by the soldiers . In a report tabled within the Lok Sabha, the Parliamentary committee on Defence acknowledged that insufficient budgetary allocation would affect acquisition of latest weaponry, aircraft, ships and tanks that are required to match the modernisation of the Chinese and Pakistani militaries. “The committee feel and desire that to develop and acquire the foremost modern state-of-the-art fighting…