Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General Bipin Rawat, and Army Chief General MM Naravane offered prayers at Amarnath
Self-reliance is a strategic necessity but to achieve it a revolution is needed in bureaucratic affairs, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said while pointing out that defence modernisation is often held hostage to the processes and procedures involved.
Gen Naravane said red-tapism has made the defence acquisition process a vicious cycle . We need a revolution in bureaucratic affairs to realise the vision of self-reliance, he said while speaking on the occasion of 25 years of Army-industry partnership at a virtual conference.
Self-reliance is a strategic necessity but to achieve it a revolution is needed in bureaucratic affairs, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said while pointing out that defence modernisation is often held hostage to the .
The Deadly Alphabet Soup That Is India s Defence Acquisition Procedure
Service officers and defence ministry officials concede that the âalphabetic morse codeâ that comprises communications with vendors pose a âformidable comprehensibleâ challenge even to themselves.
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Every day we are assaulted by a miasma of bewildering acronyms and abbreviations in official documents, newspapers and on television, all guaranteed to drown millions of us in thick alphabet soup.
But this confusion is possibly paramount in Indiaâs defence acquisition procedure, that remains a deadly cocktail of abridged and shortened terms that even its originators, at times, find difficult to comprehend or unravel. Service officers and Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials concede that the âalphabetic morse codeâ that comprises almost all their internal communi
Procurement of 83 LCA Tejas big step in direction of Atmanirbhar Bharat: Rajnath ANI | Updated: Jan 15, 2021 16:54 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 15 (ANI): Noting the approval of the largest indigenous defence procurement deal to buy 83 LCA Tejas, Defence MinisterRajnath Singh on Friday said that the purchase fighter jets is a big step in the direction of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, which will generate 50,000 job opportunities. Recently, purchase of Rs 50,000 crores worth 83 Tejas fighter jets has been a big step in this direction (Aatmnirbhar Bharat Abhiyan). It will generate 50,000 job opportunities. Participation of 500 MSMEs and private companies like Tata, L&T and Vem-tech has given a boost to the synergy of government and private sector, said Defence Minister at an event in Bengaluru.
Jan 15, 2021 3:18 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao
Purchase of Rs 50,000 cr worth 83 Tejas fighter jets will generate 50,000 job opportunities: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended an event in Bengaluru where he said, Under Aatmnirbhar Bharat Abhiyan , the govt has recently made several policy changes which you all are familiar with, be it change of Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) or formulation of new Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP). Public sector undertakings have had an important contribution in socio-economic progress India has made after independence. Be it capital formation, employment opportunities or encouraging R&D, PSUs have played a vital role, he added. Â