(Photo: Reuters)(Photo: Reuters)Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the government plans to spend Rs 2.46 lakh crore (US $40 billion) on the defence sector in the 2015-16 financial year.
Jaitley made the statement when presenting the Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi-led government's maiden full-year Budget in the Lok Sabha.
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