Ministry of Defence enhances financial powers to Armed Forces

The Ministry of Defence on Thursday decided to delegate substantial financial powers to the Armed Forces for undertaking works for the perimeter security of sensitive military installations.

The vice-chiefs of the three services have been empowered to place orders, procure equipment and carry out civil works without further seeking approvals of the ministry.

This has been done primarily to expedite the decision-making process involved in the modernisation of the security apparatus of airbases and defence installations.

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has also fixed strict timelines to ensure that the works are undertaken on priority and in a time-bound manner to ensure full security of our critical defence assets.

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