Defence budget to get Rs 50,000 cr push after Operation Sindoor, nearly tripling since 2014

India’s defence budget is expected to receive a major boost with an additional Rs 50,000 crore likely to be allocated through a supplementary budget, following the successful execution of Operation Sindoor. This extra funding is aimed at enhancing the country’s military strength through new arms purchases, ammunition stockpiling, and investment in advanced technology and indigenous research.

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The proposed increase may be tabled during the Winter session of Parliament and comes on top of the already record-high Rs 6.81 lakh crore allocated in the Union Budget earlier this year. That allocation itself marked a 9.53% rise over the previous year’s defence budget. Since 2014-15, when the defence outlay was Rs 2.29 lakh crore, the budget has grown nearly threefold under the NDA government. Defence now accounts for approximately 13.45% of India’s total budget expenditure.

The financial push is being seen as a direct outcome of Operation Sindoor, where Indian forces eliminated nine terror facilities located deep within Pakistani territory, without physically crossing the border. The mission highlighted India’s growing military dominance and the effectiveness of its air defence systems.

During the operation, India used a combination of imported and locally developed systems, including the Russian S-400 Triumf, Israeli Barak-8, and the indigenous Akash missile platform. Legacy systems such as the OSA-AK, Pechora, and LLAD guns also played a crucial role in neutralizing enemy drones and missiles.