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Cabinet approves enhanced delegation of financial power to levels below vice-chief of Armed Forces ANI | Updated: Feb 17, 2021 23:16 IST New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved enhanced delegation of financial powers to the tune of up to Rs 200 crore under capital procurement to levels below vice-chief of Armed Forces. According to the approval, under Other Capital Procurement Procedure (OCPP) of Defence Acquisition Pro...

The financial powers have been approved for projects under the 'Other Capital Procurement Procedure' category, they said. Financial powers to clear projects worth up to Rs 200 crore have been delegated to Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Air Officer Maintenance and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff as well as to additional director general of Indian Coast Guard.

India’s island diplomacy gains momentum The Modi government’s outreach to the Indian Ocean island states serves crucial strategic objectives External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval recently visited Seychelles and Sri Lanka, respectively, to promote Island Diplomacy which assumes importance in the country’s foreign policy. India officially acknowledged the importance of “Island Diplomacy” in its foreign policy orientation after reorganisation o...