India Expects To Increase Space Spending in Year Ahead

摘要

India expects to spend 67 bil-lion rupees ($1.3 billion) on gov-ernment space activities in the coming budget year - about 50 percent more than it ended up spending during the preceding 12 months, according to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) spokesman S. Satish. While ISRO was allotted 66 bil-lion rupees for the 2011-2012 budget year now ending, the agency spent just over 44 billion rupees as a result of various proj-ects getting off to a slower start than anticipated, Satish said. India's spending plan for the coming year's space activities was outlined in budget documents In-dian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee delivered March 16 to parliament. India's 2012-2013 budget year begins April 1.