Q. No. 1754 Funds spent on procurement of weapons

Question: Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to satate :-

(a) the number of new arms etc. proposed to be procured in the Defence Budget during the last ten years;

(b) the details of funds spent on this head out of the total budgetary allocation; and

(c) the reasons for not utilizing the total budget allocation?

Answer: Minister of Defence (Shri A.K. Antony)

(a) The proposal to purchase various arms, weapons and equipments is based on Long Term Perspective Plan (LTPP), Annual Acquisition Plan (APP) and requirement projected by the defence forces.

(b) & (c): Details of year-wise expenditure made under capital procurement for last ten years is given below. The funds have by and large being utilized optimally except where certain procurement cases could not be materialized in stipulated time or where the committed payments could not be released due to delay and non-delivery of all the concerned equipments as per schedule.