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Defence gets ₹7.85 lakh crore in Budget 2026-27

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Defence gets ₹7.85 lakh crore in Budget 2026-27 (GS3 · Defence, 3 February 2026)

What happened

  • MoD got ₹7.85 lakh crore in Budget 2026-27, the highest of any ministry [PIB].
  • DRDO’s allocation rose to ₹29,100.25 crore from ₹26,816.82 crore [PIB].

Background

  • A large share goes to salaries and pensions. Capital outlay decides modernisation.

Why it matters

  • Higher DRDO funding backs indigenisation after Op Sindoor.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2026-02-03): moD got ₹7.85 lakh crore in Budget 2026-27, the highest of any ministry.
  2. Higher DRDO funding backs indigenisation after Op Sindoor.
Quotable data point

DRDO's allocation rose to ₹29,100.25 crore from ₹26,816.82 crore.

PIB: PIB Backgrounder: Defence in Budget 2026-27, 3 Feb 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Defence budget.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

MoD allocation 2026-27

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

DRDO allocation 2026-27

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Rank among ministries

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: PIB Backgrounder: Defence in Budget 2026-27, 3 Feb 2026

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending