The BE allocations of Army, Navy & Air Force for the last three years is tabulated below:
(Rs. in Crore)
| Services | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
| Army | 145167.22 | 153875.22 | 169909.74 |
| Navy
(Incl. Joint Staff) |
37841.98 | 40419.53 | 45368.14 |
| Air Force | 58372.50 | 64591.44 | 68948.88 |
It may be seen from the above table that allocations for all the three Services are consistently increasing over the years in absolute terms. Allocations are made to the Services/ Organisations under Ministry of Defence keeping in view various factors such as ceilings conveyed by Ministry of Finance, pending committed liabilities, pace of expenditure, absorption capacity etc.
The details of the Budget projections and allocations of Army, Navy (including Joint Staff) and Air Force during 2019-20 and actual expenditure till 31.01.2020 are tabulated below:-
(Rs. in Crore)
| Services | BE | Actual Expenditure as on 31.01.2020 | |
| Projection | Allocation | ||
| Army | 196981.89 | 169909.74 | 145496.39 |
| Navy
(Incl. Joint Staff) |
64307.27 | 45368.14 | 41697.76 |
| Air Force | 109744.06 | 68948.88 | 65148.92 |
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Shri Ravi Prakash Verma in Rajya Sabha today.
