Question : NPB Pistols

(a) whether the Government in a Board Meeting held on 28 February, 2017 discussed and deliberated regarding the approval for co-production of Non-Prohibited Bore (NPB) pistols for the Department of Defence Production;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the list of members who participated in the meeting and recommended the proposal;

(c) whether the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) had given any specific reply to the Government in this regard;

(d) if so, the current status of the proposed project for the manufacture of NPB pistols under the co-production programme; and

(e) whether there has been delay in according approval to the said proposal which has already been approved in the said Board Meeting and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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