News:
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the government has taken steps to mitigate the deficiencies in some of the critical ammunition on priority.
Steps taken:
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Second Five Year Ammunition Roll on indent for the period 2014-19 has been placed on Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
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A road map on ammunition has been approved.
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An institutionalized mechanism in the form of Working Group to review critical items has been set up.
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Ammunition with recurring large annual training requirement with high cost has been intimated to Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and OFB.
Source: ET