01628nam a22001457a 4500 524130 524130 231030b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Amit and Bhatia, Kareena 45226 Indian defense budget and nation building: A study of trends of last two decades Bihar Journal of Public Administration 20(1), Jan-Jun, 2023: p.158-169 The Indian budget has been allocating the substantial share to Ministry of Defence over the years, including expenditure on pension. This makes an imperative to analyse the trends of allocations in relation to general budget and the GDP of the country as well as its contribution to nation building. As such, the present paper attempts to examine the defence budget in the light of Union Government expenditure from post economic reforms period, especially from1998 to 2019 through micro-analysis of one Army Plan and traces its contribution to the nation building. The analysis of two decades of annual budgets suggest that on an annual average of 2.6 per cent of Central Government expenditure is reverted back to the national economy from Army expenditure, apart from almost similar contribution from Navy and Air Force. Further, it indicates that there have been deficiencies in military modernisation, however, the Government of India has enhanced the exports in defence sector. Finally, the present paper explores the key areas for sustaining in future. – Reproduced http://www.iipabiharbranch.org/upload/Journal%20Volume%20XX.pdf Bihar Journal of Public Administration ARMED FORCES AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 399181 IIPA IIPA 2023-10-30 20(1), Jan-Jun, 2023: p.158-169 AR130006 2023-10-30 AR