Popatram:New Delhi:
Defence Expenditure is the largest expenditure amongst the Central Ministries. Defence expenditure as a definite percentage of total Government Expenditure/GDP cannot be ensured considering the fact that the resource allocations are made among various competing priorities on need basis. The budgetary allocations are optimally utilized and if required, additional funds are sought at Supplementary/RE stage to ensure that urgent & critical capabilities are acquired without any compromise to operational preparedness of Defence Services.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Dr Amar Singh in Lok Sabha today.