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Need to enhance preparedness of armed forces, says Antony | | Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday underlined
the need to enhance the overall preparedness of the armed forces by providing them with modern arms, ammunitions and other equipment. Speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration of the 265th Foundation Day ceremony of Defence Accounts Department
here, Antony said: “It has been our endeavour and indeed top priority to enhance
the overall preparedness by providing modern arms, ammunitions and other equipments
to our armed forces.” He further assured adequate monetary aid to accomplish the
objective.
"We have focused our efforts to provide adequate budgetary resources
to achieve this objective. The task of utilising the funds allotted optimally
and with all honesty and transparency has to be a collective endeavour," he added.
Speaking on the issue of financial irregularities, Antony said the Ministry has
tried to make optimum utilisation of the money allotted for the development and
modernisation of the armed forces. "In the last few years we have been able to
ensure total utilisation of funds allotted. This trend might continue in the years
to come," Antony stated.
Antony also said that the process of putting checks and
balances in organisations in his Ministry has also started, and the financial
powers of organisation heads, the three Services chiefs and the DRDO have been
increased recently. India is the globe's top weapons importer and plans to spend
over 40 billion US dollars in defence this year.
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