Get leaner and meaner, new Defence Planning Committee tells armed forces

新的国防规划委员会要求精简军队节约开支

TNN | Updated: May 5, 2018, 11:56 IST

NEW DELHI: The 15-lakh strong armed forces have been told to become leaner and meaner for technology-intensive futuristic wars because there is simply not enough money for unbridled procurements in the face of the ballooning wage and pension bills.

新德里：150万强大武装力量将更精简，以应对技术密集型的未来战争。面对不断膨胀的工资和养老金，军方根本没有足够的资金进行采购。

The new Defence Planning Committee (DPC) in its first meeting on Thursday, chaired by national security adviser Ajit Doval, stressed that the Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have to ensure optimal utilisation of funds with clear intra and inter-service prioritisation in the acquisition of weapon systems due to budgetary constraints. This, for example, could mean that the Navy should not demand a third aircraft carrier, said sources on Friday.

周四，国家安全顾问阿吉特·多瓦尔主持召开第一次新国防规划委员会（DPC）会议。会议强调，由于预算有限，印度海陆空三军必须确保优化利用资金，在武器采购系统中明确内部和内部服务优先选项。周五消息人士称，这可能意味着海军不应要求第三艘航空母舰。

The three Service chiefs, Admiral Sunil Lanba, General Bipin Rawat and Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa, were also asked in the Defence Planning Committee meeting to assess threats to national security in the short, medium and long-term time frames and draw up plans to effectively counter them, added sources. As was reported by TOI earlier, the top echelons in the government are of the view that India needs to go in for restructured and integrated armed forces, with drastic slashing of non-operational flab and proper prioritisation of arms procurements, in the backdrop of the centre being unable to hike the defence budget in any substantial way year after year.

在国防规划委员会会议上，三军首脑印度海军上将苏尼尔·兰巴，陆军总参谋长拉瓦特和空军参谋长达诺阿也被要求在短期、中期和长期时间框架内评估国家安全面临的威胁，并制定计划，以有效应对这些威胁。印度时报之前报道，政府的高层认为，在无法提高国防预算的情况下，印度需要进行重组及整合武装部队，大幅削减非经营性的军事打击和适当的武器采购优先权。

In the 2018-19 budget, for instance, the defence ministry already accounts for 33.1% of the central government’s total capital expenditure pegged at Rs 3,00,441 crore. Moreover, in the defence budget of Rs 2.95 lakh crore, the revenue expenditure to pay and maintain the manpower-intensive armed forces is pegged at 67.3%, which by far outstrips the capital one for modernisation at 33.7%.

例如，在2018－2019年度预算中，国防部已经占了中央政府总资本支出的33.1%，而这一数字上限约为30万亿卢比。此外，在2.95万亿卢比的国防预算中，用于支付和维持人力密集型武装部队的支出高达67.3%，远远超过了33.7%的现代化武装部队资金占比。

A draft national security strategy, which has to basically revolve around preserving India’s territorial integrity and strategic autonomy in face of myriad external and internal threats, as well as long-pending reforms in the country’s higher defence management and planning are high on the agenda of the Defence Planning Committee.

一项国家安全战略草案，主要围绕维护印度的领土完整和战略自治，面临着无数的外部和内部威胁，以及印度国防管理和规划的长期悬而未决的改革，是国防规划委员会的重要议程。

印度时报读者的评论：

Narendra Kulkarni Narendra-13 hours ago

stop giving Sops to farmers, hotel industry & other corporate set ups..spend that money for the armed forces..do not play with security...most importantly : abolish that non productive & useless organisation called DRDO which if full of SC, ST & OBC junk who are eating into tax payers money..out source defence production to industry instead of this junk DRDO

别再给农民、酒店行业和其他公司补贴了。把那笔钱花在军队身上。安全问题不是开玩笑的……最重要的是：废除印度国防研究组织这个非生产性的无用组织，他们正在侵蚀纳税人的钱。把国防生产外包，不要这个组织。

RB Easwaran

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Rb-Chennai-8 hours ago

Yes, the army should get leaner while politicians get fatter by the day!!!

没错。。政客越来越胖。。军队就得越来越瘦。。

Deadpool

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Deadpool-8 hours ago

No need to worry about our Brave and courageous soldiers fitness, they are doing a good job. First give them latest rifles, bullet proof jackets and latest gadgets to counter the enemies, currently they are using couple of decades old rifles and bullet proof jackets. What about our Police, most of them look like 9 months pregnant and about to give birth anytime soon.

没有必要担心我们的士兵，他们很好。给他们发最新的步枪，防弹夹克和最新的装备去打敌人，他们现在用的是几十年的旧步枪和防弹衣。我们的警察呢，大多数看起来像怀孕了9个月，快生了。

Raja Paul Raja Paul-8 hours ago

Just reduce the perks of MP and MLA and see the savings.

只要减少议员的津贴，就可以节省开支。

5 Subbu India

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Subbu India-Bengal-7 hours ago

If there is budgetary constraint in the Defense forces then the same is applicable to Government employees, Babus, MLAs MPs and Ministers.

如果国防部队有预算限制，那么政府官员也得有限制。

Deepak Jain

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Deepak Jain-Maharashtra-8 hours ago

There should be a separate Defense Budget which includes funds from Govt. as well as raise funds through export of arms just like US and Russia does.
India should try to become largest exporter of arms instead of importer.

应该有一个单独的国防预算，还有像美国和俄罗斯一样靠出口武器筹集资金

印度应努力成为最大的武器出口国，而不是进口国。

Tara Bhatt

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tara Bhatt-6 hours ago

Govt has enough money for giving subsidies to earn votes. Build beautiful party offices, Increase MP/MLA pay to 400% or more but nothing to buy much needed equipments for defence. Send this panel to border to fight Pak army. They will understand requirement well.

政府有的是钱来拉选票，建办公室，有钱把官员的工资涨4倍以上，但却没有钱来买武器。派那些人到边境去打巴基斯坦军队。他们就能很好地理解军队的刚需。