India’s defence budget may receive an additional allocation of Rs 50,000 crore under a supplementary budget linked to Operation Sindoor.
If approved, this boost would push the total defence allocation beyond Rs 7 lakh crore for the financial year 2025–26.
In the Union Budget presented on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had already earmarked a record Rs 6.81 lakh crore for the armed forces. This marked a significant 9.2 per cent increase from the Rs 6.22 lakh crore allocated in 2024–25.
