The Government will retain its predecessor to “fast track” procurement for critical systems but said that a new “top down” approach will be adopted to weed out frivolous or unnecessary procurement.
Warship building will no allow companies to integrate foreign components with indigenous systems to minimize time and cost overruns in construction.
Claiming to have successfully implemented observations and recommendations by the Central Vigilance Commission and the Comptroller and Accountant-General of India, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee said this policy change gave him “great personal satisfactory” as the reform process was initiated by him over 2 years ago. This is perhaps the first time in recent past when politicians have been able to deliver on policy changes effectively.
However, policy and procedural changes alone will not be enough. The Government now needs to ensure that it has enough mechanisms in place that can ensure that these changes, so assiduously created, are not violated and there are stringent punitive barriers that could stop any transgressions .
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