Four steps taken by government to address Indian Army’s ammunition shortage

News:

• Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the government has taken steps to mitigate the deficiencies in some of the critical ammunition on priority.

Steps taken:

• Second Five Year Ammunition Roll on indent for the period 2014-19 has been placed on Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
• A road map on ammunition has been approved.
• An institutionalized mechanism in the form of Working Group to review critical items has been set up.
• Ammunition with recurring large annual training requirement with high cost has been intimated to Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and OFB.

Source: ET