Lok Sabha Question No. 2162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Technology Development Fund
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2162

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  JULY, 2016

## TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND

2162.  SHRI  C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the expenditure made under the Technology Development Fund announced in the Budget 2014-15 to support Research and Development of defence systems;
- (b) the achievements made by this fund, so far;
- (c) whether  the  expenditure  on  Research  and  Development  in  defence  sector  as a percentage of total defence expenditure is decreasing, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  details  of  all  fully  indigenously  built  defence  equipment,  aircrafts,  ships, tanks or other machines commissioned in the defence services in the past one year?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(a) to (d):

A statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2162 FOR ANSWER ON 29.7.2016

The  scheme  for  operationalization  of  Technology  Development Fund (TDF), announced in Union Budget of 2014-15, is at the final stages of approval at Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). The  achievements  made  by  the  fund  can  be  ascertained  only  after  its operationalization.

2. The  details  of  expenditure  on  Defence  R&D  vis-à-vis  Defence Services Estimates (DSE), Ministry of Defence during the last five years are as under:-
3. Some  of the major indigenously built defence equipment / platforms inducted in the Services during the past  one year are: Light Combat  Aircraft  (LCA)  Tejas;  Advance  Light  Helicopter,  Akash  Missile system, INS Kochi, Mareech and Varunastra etc.

(Rs. in Crore)

| DEFENCE EXPENDITURE Vs DEFENCE R&D EXPENDITURE   | DEFENCE EXPENDITURE Vs DEFENCE R&D EXPENDITURE   | DEFENCE EXPENDITURE Vs DEFENCE R&D EXPENDITURE   | DEFENCE EXPENDITURE Vs DEFENCE R&D EXPENDITURE   |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                             | Defence Expenditure                              | Defence R&D Expenditure                          | Defence R&D as %of Defence Expenditure           |
| 2011-12                                          | 170913.00                                        | 9893.84                                          | 5.79                                             |
| 2012-13                                          | 181776.00                                        | 9794.80                                          | 5.39                                             |
| 2013-14                                          | 203499.00                                        | 10868.88                                         | 5.34                                             |
| 2014-15                                          | 218694.18                                        | 13257.98                                         | 6.06                                             |
| 2015-16 (RE)                                     | 224636.00                                        | 13277.28                                         | 5.91                                             |

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