Lok Sabha Question No. 3635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Funding of DRDO Projects
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Shri Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3635

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th  March, 2026

## FUNDING OF DRDO PROJECTS

## 3635 SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds sanctioned, released, and utilised for DRDO projects since 201415, year-wise and project-wise;
- (b) the details of the projects for which there are pending funds to be released since 2014-15, year-wise and project-wise;
- (c) whether any projects were stopped or cancelled due to lack of funds since 2014-15 and if so, the details thereof, project-wise;
- (d) whether  any  projects  were  delayed  due  to  lack  of  funds  since  2014-15  and  if  so,  the details thereof, project-wise days of delay; and
- (e) whether any projects were delayed or cancelled for other reasons since 2014-15 and if so, the details thereof, project-wise?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

- (a) Details of total Budget Allocation for the Department of Defence Research and Development  at  different  Budgetary  stages  and  the  actual  expenditure  as  per  the  CGDA compilation w.e.f FY 2014-15 is as under:

(Rs in Cr)

| Year    |   Budget Estimate (BE) Approved |   Revised Estimate (RE) Approved | Modified Appropriation (MA) Approved   | Actuals   |
|---------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------|
| 2014-15 |                         15282.9 |                          13447.2 | 13716.14                               | 13257.98  |
| 2015-16 |                         14358.5 |                          12391.2 | 13540.11                               | 13317.12  |
| 2016-17 |                         13593.8 |                          13454.5 | 13501.00                               | 13365.76  |
| 2017-18 |                         14818.7 |                          15463.2 | 15399.25                               | 15203.04  |
| 2018-19 |                         17861.2 |                          17610.4 | 17121.99                               | 17049.01  |
| 2019-20 |                         19021   |                          17730.8 | 17730.78                               | 17375.13  |
| 2020-21 |                         19327.3 |                          16466.3 | 16145.74                               | 15706.96  |
| 2021-22 |                         20457.4 |                          18337.4 | 18720.44                               | 18290.99  |
| 2022-23 |                         21330.2 |                          21130.2 | 21130.20                               | 20585.76  |
| 2023-24 |                         23263.9 |                          23691.7 | 23195.89                               | 22927.50  |
| 2024-25 |                         23855.6 |                          24696.9 | 24938.70                               | 24793.43  |
| 2025-26 |                         26816.8 |                          26746.8 | -                                      | -         |

(SHRI SANJAY SETH)

However,  out  of  the  'Actuals'  above,  the  allocation/  expenditure  by  DRDO  for  various Projects/ Programmes w.e.f 2014-15 onwards is as under:

(Rs in cr)

| Year    |   Allocation |
|---------|--------------|
| 2014-15 |      3769.79 |
| 2015-16 |      4238.04 |
| 2016-17 |      3959.77 |
| 2017-18 |      4684.99 |
| 2018-19 |      4999.19 |
| 2019-20 |      4070.13 |
| 2020-21 |      3244.03 |
| 2021-22 |      4477.56 |
| 2022-23 |      5725.13 |
| 2023-24 |      5829.41 |
| 2024-25 |      5431.89 |
| 2025-26 |      5925    |

(b) Nil. (c) No project has been stopped or cancelled due to lack of funds. (d) No project has been delayed due to lack of funds.

- (e) Five projects have been cancelled since 2014-15. Details are as follows: -

|   S No. | Project Title                                                        | Date of Sanction   | PDC        |   Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Terrain Visualization and Simulation Facility                        | 11.07.2014         | 11.07.2016 |                9.9  |
|       2 | Pulsed Fiber Laser Sources                                           | 28.10.2015         | 27.04.2020 |               26    |
|       3 | Active Antenna Array Measurement Center                              | 22.03.2018         | 21.03.2021 |              114.67 |
|       4 | Design & Development of Auto Gear System for T90 MBT                 | 09.04.2021         | 08.04.2023 |                6    |
|       5 | Time Sensitive Network (TSN) Switch & Endpoint for LCA Mk-2 and AMCA | 16.01.2023         | 15.01.2026 |               73.38 |

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