Now China will not be able to insolence on the border, emergency plan made of 7300 crores

After the attacks like Galvan and Balakot, the Indian Army was given Emergency Powers earlier also. Under which orders for defense goods worth Rs 300 crore could be placed. Under which they can place orders only with Indian companies.

To deal with the impudent China, the Indian Army has prepared an emergency plan of Rs 7300 crore. To counter the border threat from China, the Army has placed arms orders worth Rs 7,300 crore with Indian manufacturers, using emergency purchase powers. The special thing is that another order worth Rs 7000 crore is in the final stage and is likely to be signed in the coming weeks. Earlier, the order for necessary equipment was given to the private sector. According to people associated with the defense sector, these include drone and counter drone systems, weapons, simulators, communication systems and defense vehicles.

One of the insiders related to the defense sector said that we have contracted 49 schemes worth Rs 7,600 crore and 34 more schemes worth Rs 7,000 crore are in the final stage. He said that the trials and selection process was done by actively involving the industry. The systems procured include logistic and nano drones, counter-drones, loiter munitions, unarmored aerial vehicle-launched missiles and automatic spectrum monitoring systems.

Powers were given earlier also to the forces

Last August, the Defense Acquisition Council empowered the force to purchase equipment worth up to Rs 300 crore under the emergency clause, ending a years-long procurement process. Forces were given the power to buy equipment up to Rs 300 crore. Emergency powers were given to the forces twice before, after the Galvan Crisis and Balakot airstrikes that started in 2020. Now a change has been made in this that while using these powers, orders can be placed only on Indian companies. Most of the orders placed and those in the final stage were received by the Indian private sector.

First 68 schemes have been signed

In the first three phases of this emergency purchase, 68 schemes worth Rs 6,600 crore were signed. In the past, the forces had placed orders for munitions, air-to-surface bombs, assault rifles, anti-drone systems, etc. for use on borders and defense establishments. Meanwhile, India and China held the 19th round of Corps Commander level talks at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on Monday. This conversation was to take forward the proposals for the withdrawal of Chinese troops from the Line of Actual Control. A statement was expected on Tuesday on the outcome of the talks.