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.
The government in August had unveiled an ambitious reform initiative for the Indian Army based on recommendations of a committee headed by Lt Gen (retd) DB Shekatkar.
Athawale said the demand for the reservation for Dalits has been his party's demand for a long time and he would soon speak to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman about it.
Nirmala Sitharaman has decided to hold meetings of the DAC, the highest decision making body for defence acquisitions in the ministry, every fortnight.
Over 100 officers of the services corps have approached the SC alleging "discrimination and injustice" in promotion
The decision was conveyed to former Army chiefs by incumbent General Bipin Rawat at the biennial Chiefs' Conclave where they were also apprised about overall security challenges facing the country.
Rajnath Singh on Thursday lamented the "delay" in supply of weapons and critical equipment to the CRPF by the defence ministry and said there was a need to develop a framework involving defence PSUs to address the issue
Nirmala Sitharaman is married to Dr. Parakala Prabhakar, alumnus of Jawharlal Nehru University and London School of Economics, and they have one daughter.
Nirmala Sitharaman was earlier Minister of State (Independent Charge) Commerce.
In a bid to avoid delays in projects of road construction in the border areas, the Defence Ministry on Sunday announced it has delegated administrative and financial powers to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
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