Budgetary allocation provided for Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at
Budget Estimates (BE) and the Revised Estimates (RE) stage during the last
three years is as under:
(Rs. in crore)
|
Year
|
BE
|
RE
|
|
|
Revenue
|
Capital
|
Total
|
Revenue
|
Capital
|
Total
|
|
2009-10
|
4757.67
|
3723.87
|
8481.54
|
4349.25
|
4165.56
|
8514.81
|
|
2010-11
|
5230.42
|
4578.30
|
9808.72
|
5230.42
|
5129.01
|
10359.43
|
|
2011-12
|
5624.87
|
4628.30
|
10253.17
|
5386.01
|
4628.30
|
10014.31
|
|
(Rs. in crore)
|
Year
|
Actual Expenditure
|
|
|
Revenue
|
Capital
|
Total
|
|
2009-10
|
4321.40
|
4153.98
|
8475.38
|
|
2010-11
|
5183.83
|
4965.09
|
10148.92
|
|
2011-12
|
5248.55*
|
4612.55*
|
9861.10*
|
|
The
actual expenditure incurred during the last three years is as under:-
* Expenditure figures for 2011-12 are provisional.
Reappropriations
between Minor Heads have been carried out with the approval of the competent
authority in Government. The entire allocation/expenditure under the Defence Services Estimates, which includes DRDO, is treated
as Non Plan. The expenditure of DRDO has been increasing due to increase in
technical activities andsanction of certain important
projects, besides normal growth.
This information was given by Minister
of Defence Shri A K Antony in a written reply toShri
Ramsundardas and Shri Kapil Muni Karwariyain Lok Sabha today.
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