Defence budget details provided to parliament

[EjazR]

DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Defence budget details provided to parliament

ISLAMABAD: Defence ministry has provided to parliament and defence committees details about operational expenses, travel and transportation expenses, assets, defence stocks and civil works expenses separately in respect of army, air force and navy.

Sources told Online Monday such comprehensive and elaborate details have been provided for the first time to the parliament and parliamentary committees.

As per details, Rs148 billion out of total defence budget allocations of Rs342 billion would go to Pakistan army. Over Rs82 billion would be spent on the salaries and other expenses of the army. More than Rs25 billion have been kept aside for operational expenses. They will include over Rs4 billion for travel and transportation, over Rs20 billion for general expenses.

Report revealed physical assets of armed forces stand at over Rs26 billion. Army would spend over Rs14 billion on civil works.

A sum of over Rs80 billion has been earmarked for air force in the defence budget. Over Rs12.33 billion will be spent on the salaries and other expenses of air force personnel and Rs16.75 billion on operational preparedness.

Physical assets of air force are stated to be over Rs47 billion while over Rs4.62 billion have been set aside for civil works.

Rs38.1 billion have been allocated for navy out of overall defence budget. A sum of Rs8.15 billion has been earmarked for the salaries and other allowances in respect of the officials of Navy. Rs4.57 billion will be spent on renovation of flats and other operational matters. The total assets of Navy are stated to be Rs22.20 billion. Physical assets have also been shown to be part of budget. Army has to recover a sum of Rs500 million from other government departments under supplies and services heads

 

[ironman]

Why no one is interested in this thread? This is the first time ever a detailed information published in the Parliament, a vital info to the whole def.pk .. Can someone post the amount in dollars.

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

Why no one is interested in this thread? This is the first time ever a detailed information published in the Parliament, a vital info to the whole def.pk .. Can someone post the amount in dollars.

I'm waiting for someone to claim that Pakistan's defence budget is 40% of the total budget/GDP or some such variation on the oft repeated claim....

But seriously, what would you like to discuss?

 

[RPK]

Pak army to get almost half of defence budget

Islamabad: The Pakistani army is to get Rs 1.48 trillion ($18 billion), a little less than half of the country's Rs 3.42 trillion defence budget for 2009-10, parliament was informed on Monday.


Sources told Online news agency on Monday that such comprehensive and elaborate details about operational expenses, travel and transportation expenses, assets, defence stocks and civil works expenses separately in respect of the army, the air force and the navy have been provided for the first time to parliament and parliamentary committees.


The air force will get over Rs 80 billion and the navy Rs 38.1 billion.


Of the army's share, Rs 82 billion would be spent on the salaries and other expenses, while Rs 25 billion has been earmarked for operational expenses. This includes over Rs 4 billion for travel and transportation and a little over Rs 20 billion for general expenses.


The army, whose physical assets stand at over Rs 26 billion, will also spend Rs 14 billion on civil works during 2009-10.


The army, according to documents submitted to parliament, has to recover Rs 500 million from other government departments under supplies and services heads.


Of the air force share, Rs 12.33 billion will be spent on salaries and other expenses, Rs 16.75 billion on operational preparedness and Rs 4.62 billion on civil works.


The physical assets of the air force have been placed at over Rs 47 billion.


Of the navy share, Rs 8.15 billion has been earmarked for salaries and other allowances and Rs 4.57 billion on operational matters and renovation of flats.


The total assets of navy are placed at Rs 22.20 billion.

 

[s90]

I think its second time that defence budget has been presented in parliament.

 

[Patriot]

Woah when did Pakistan Army started getting 18 billion and 30 billion total defence budget.If we had that kind of budget we would be buying latest weapons but i guess this time its high due to current opeartion.I heard it is costing few million dollars a day.

 

[ironman]

I'm waiting for someone to claim that Pakistan's defence budget is 40% of the total budget/GDP or some such variation on the oft repeated claim....

But seriously, what would you like to discuss?

I have tried my best to check whether any sarcasm embedded with my post. I must say... failed miserably

 

[praveen]

I'm waiting for someone to claim that Pakistan's defence budget is 40% of the total budget/GDP or some such variation on the oft repeated claim....

But seriously, what would you like to discuss?

if it really is India would be quite delighted .Just joking anyway

 

[TaimiKhan]

In US$ terms the Pakistan Defence Budget is around 4.2Billion$, the 18Billion$ figure is totally wrong.
This year the Defense Budget is estimated to be around 343Billion rupees, which at current exchange rate of dollar comes to around 4.2Billion$.

Army will be getting 148B out of 343B, AF 80B & Navy 38B, around 50Billion has been set aside for the current operational expenditures being incurred in the War on Taliban. Whichever amount is left would be for other purposes.

By the way Debt Servicing will get 724 Billion Rupees, Non Development Expenditures 1.5Trillion Rupees, PSDP 621Billion Rupees & defence gets 343Billion.

So Defense Budget now gets the 4th position.

 

[EjazR]

Looks like some over enthusiastic CNN-IBN reporter added a couple of zeros lol

1.48 Trillion is actual 148B Pakistani Rupees and so on. The DAWN article in the first post gives the correct figures whihc matches up with taimikhans' US$ figures

 

[TaimiKhan]

Pak army to get almost half of defence budget

Islamabad: The Pakistani army is to get Rs 1.48 trillion ($18 billion), a little less than half of the country's Rs 3.42 trillion defence budget for 2009-10, parliament was informed on Monday.


Sources told Online news agency on Monday that such comprehensive and elaborate details about operational expenses, travel and transportation expenses, assets, defence stocks and civil works expenses separately in respect of the army, the air force and the navy have been provided for the first time to parliament and parliamentary committees.


The air force will get over Rs 80 billion and the navy Rs 38.1 billion.


Of the army's share, Rs 82 billion would be spent on the salaries and other expenses, while Rs 25 billion has been earmarked for operational expenses. This includes over Rs 4 billion for travel and transportation and a little over Rs 20 billion for general expenses.


The army, whose physical assets stand at over Rs 26 billion, will also spend Rs 14 billion on civil works during 2009-10.


The army, according to documents submitted to parliament, has to recover Rs 500 million from other government departments under supplies and services heads.


Of the air force share, Rs 12.33 billion will be spent on salaries and other expenses, Rs 16.75 billion on operational preparedness and Rs 4.62 billion on civil works.


The physical assets of the air force have been placed at over Rs 47 billion.


Of the navy share, Rs 8.15 billion has been earmarked for salaries and other allowances and Rs 4.57 billion on operational matters and renovation of flats.


The total assets of navy are placed at Rs 22.20 billion.

Pakistan's total budget is around 3 Trillion Rupees, how come the defence budget becomes to 3 Trillion+

Typing mistake or some other kind of mistake

 

[Patriot]

In other words, 4% of GDP if i am not wrong.