There will be no shortage of capital funds for the Indian Air Force (IAF) because of consolidation of the demand of three Services in the defence budget for 2024-25, the IAF said. It added that the funds sought for 2024-25 had already been allotted to the Services.
Prior to February 2024, capital funds had been allocated separately to the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
“The Integrated Capability Development Programme, which is a 10-year plan, would be finalised by headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) and approved by the government. This would be prepared after taking inputs from the service headquarters. The Chief of Defence Staff would provide further inputs to the government after consulting the Service Chiefs,” the IAF said in a written reply to questions from The Hindu.
