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English Release 22-May 2013
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- Vice President's Secretariat
- Vice President’s Banquet Speech at Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan
- Prime Minister's Office
- Prime Minister’s speech on the occasion of the release of the ‘Report to the People'
- Election Commission
- Enviornment Ministry Celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity
- Min of Agriculture
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Farmers, Farming Communities Honoured for their Contribution in Conserving Plant Genetic Resources
- Min of Corporate Affairs
- ICSI Conducts National Seminar on ‘Indian Financial Code’
- Min of Defence
- Minister of State for Defence Visits AFMS Institutions
- Foundation Stone of Indian National Defence University will be laid Tomorrow
- Ministry of Finance
- P. Chidambaram’s Speech at ICSI Seminar on Indian Financial Code
- Change in Tariff Value of Gold Notified
- Min of Health and Family Welfare
- Indo-China Bilateral Meet on Healthcare Sector Held
- Azad Meets Sebelius at Geneva
- Min of Mines
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Health Problems of Persons in Mining Sector
- Min of Petroleum & Natural Gas
- International crude oil price of Indian Basket falls sharply
to 101.98/US$ bbl on 21.5.2013
- Min of Power
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Hydro Power Generation Capacity
- Planning Commission
- Madhya Pradesh Plan for 2013-14 Finalized
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Ministry of Defence05-December, 2012 14:55 IST
| Procurement of Defence Equipments |
No approval has been given by this Ministry for the procurement of light support vehicles at a cost of Rs.1500/- crores for the Army. However, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting held on 23.02.2012, accorded approval to the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for quantity 171 Light Strike Vehicles (LSV) (at a cost of Rs.82.08 crores for Para Special Forces of) for the Army and for the Navy.
As regards special vessel for marine commandos of navy at a cost of Rs.1700/- crores, and relief and rescue equipments for air force helicopters at a cost of Rs.100/- crores, no such approval has been given by this Ministry.
Cadet training ships are not procured for the Army.
All Defence deals are carried out as per the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP). This Procedure contains stringent provisions aimed at ensuring the highest degree of probity, public accountability and transparency.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to ShrimatiBimlaKashyapSood in Rajya Sabha today.
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(Release ID :89950)
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