Paisa toh kharch ho gaya, par saman kab aayega?
Dekho, Ministry of Defence (MoD) ne confirm kar diya hai ki FY2025-26 ke liye unka poora ₹1.86 lakh crore ka capital budget istemaal ho gaya. Last year bhi aisa hi hua tha, matlab paisa kharch karne mein toh humaari fauj peeche nahi hat rahi. Budget toh ₹1.80 lakh crore se badha kar ₹1.86 lakh crore kar diya gaya tha, aur usme se bhi 99.62% use ho gaya. Yeh sab geopolitical tensions aur 'Operation Sindoor' jaisi cheezon ke baad hua. Khareedari mein aircraft, land systems, electronic warfare equipment, armaments, aur jahaz banane ka kaam bhi shamil hai.
Approvals bhi heavy, contracts bhi sign hue... par antar hai!
Ab approvals ki baat karte hain. FY2025-26 mein 109 naye projects approve kiye gaye hain, jinki value ₹6.81 lakh crore hai. Yeh pichhle saal ke 56 proposals (jo ₹1.76 lakh crore ke the) se kaafi zyada hai. Contracts bhi 503 sign hue hain, jinhe milakar ₹2.28 lakh crore bante hain. Poori koshish hai ki fauj modern ho jaye, aur duniya mein bhi tensions badh rahi hain, isliye defence spending badh rahi hai. Agle saal, FY2026-27 ke liye budget toh 22% badha kar ₹2.19 lakh crore karne ka plan hai.
Asli panga toh ab hai: Procurement delays!
Lekin yahan aata hai asli panga! Defence procurement mein abhi bhi kaafi delays hain. Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) ko better banaya gaya tha, par abhi bhi long delays, administrative hurdles aur paise badhne ki problem hai. Ek deal approve hone se lekar ground par aane mein 7 se 10 saal lag sakte hain. Iska matlab hai ki jo paisa aaj kharch ho raha hai, usse asli military readiness mein badlav aane mein der ho rahi hai. Approved proposals (₹6.81 lakh crore) aur signed contracts (₹2.28 lakh crore) ke beech ka bada difference dikhata hai ki bahut saare projects abhi bhi bas file mein hain. Jab tak saman aayega, shayad technology purani ho jaye! Modernisation budget ka 75% domestic production ke liye hai, par dekhte hain supply chain kitni tez hoti hai. Government defence modernisation ke liye committed hai, aur export par bhi focus hai. Navy ko expand karna aur unmanned systems ka use badhana iski priorities hain. Par main challenge wahi hai: jo kharcha ho raha hai, woh waqt par aur effective capabilities mein kaise badlega.