Social media usage for soldiers should be allowed within control: Army Chief
India | September 04, 2018 14:01 ISTGeneral Bipin Rawat said he himself didn't possess a cell phone, but that should not mean his force should be denied of it.
General Bipin Rawat said he himself didn't possess a cell phone, but that should not mean his force should be denied of it.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), which is considered to be the ministry’s highest decision-making body on procurement.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday requested Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to select Lucknow as the venue for the Aero India.
The clothing allowance was recommended by the Seventh Pay Commission in lieu of personnel clothing which was earlier being provided through ordnance factories, they said.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took to Twitter to inform the people that appropriate action has been taken in the matter.
In a note issued yesterday, the Finance Ministry said the educational concession will continue without the cap of Rs 10,000 per month.
Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre replied in the negative to both the questions. "No such proposal has been received," Bhamre said.
Troops of India and China were locked in a 73-day-long standoff in Doklam from June 16 last year after the Indian side stopped the building of a road in the disputed area by the Chinese army. The face-off ended on August 28.
Defence ministry approved capital acquisition proposals worth nearly Rs 9,435 cr including procurement of 41,000 LMGs and over 3.5 lakh battle carbines to bolster firepower of infantry soldiers deployed along borders with China and Pakistan.
A week ago, the Defence Ministry had approved capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 15,935 crore which included purchase of 7.40 lakh assault rifles, 5,719 sniper rifles and light machine guns.
The defence ministry on Tuesday cleared a proposal to buy 7.40 lakh assault rifles at a cost of Rs 12,280 crore for the three services, officials said.
The sources talked about Antony's intervention while asserting that there was no deal arrived at during the UPA regime to procure 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA).
On July 1 last year, the government had issued an order saying the assistance under the scheme cannot exceed Rs 10,000 per month, triggering widespread discontent among all the three services.
Addressing the 90th Annual General Meeting of FICCI, she also said that government will allocate more funds for defence research and development in next budget.
The Defence Ministry said the missile hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal from the combat jet. The land and warship versions of the missile have already been inducted into the armed forces.
As per existing norm, the payment of the allowance is continued to a widow until her death or if she re-marries, then the spouse has to be the late husband's brother.
The Congress party recently raised several questions on the deal including the rates, and charged the government with compromising national interest and security while promoting "crony capitalism" and causing a loss to the public exchequer.
Indian Army has been pressing for fast-tracking the procurement of various weapons systems considering the evolving security threats including along India's borders with Pakistan and China.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked the officials to ensure timely conclusion of procurement proposals.
MoS Defence Bhamre said that all support will be provided to ensure that the Army is operationally fully equipped to give a blow to the adversary as and when required.
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