(a) whether Defence Acquisition Council had cleared acquisition of light weight modular jackets in October, 2009;
(b) if so, the details thereof including the number of such modular jackets procured so far; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether Defence Acquisition Council had cleared acquisition of light weight modular jackets in October, 2009;
(b) if so, the details thereof including the number of such modular jackets procured so far; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)
(a) to (c): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) had accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) in October, 2009 for procurement of Bullet Proof Jackets (BPJs) inclusive of quantity 1,86,138 to be procured in 11th Army Plan. The Request for Proposal was retracted on 5.10.2015 as the BPJs fielded by the vendors failed in the trials.
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