(a) whether the tenders for purchasing defence materials from outside India are floated;
(b) if so, the criteria laid down therefor;
(c) whether any committee has been constituted for this purpose; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the tenders for purchasing defence materials from outside India are floated;
(b) if so, the criteria laid down therefor;
(c) whether any committee has been constituted for this purpose; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI GEORGE
FERNANDES)
(a) to (d): Depending upon the nature of
equipment/stores required and also considering their
availability, bids for procurement of various items
required by the Armed Forces and other entities under the
Ministry of Defence are obtained both from within the
country and from abroad after approval by the Competent
Financial Authorities. Neither has any single Committee
been set up for the purpose of approving such procurement
proposals nor has it been considered essential to do so.