New Delhi Sep 29 PTI The defence ministry on Wednesday approved the procurement of military platforms and hardware worth Rs 13165 crore that includes 25 indigenously-developed ALH Mark-III helicoptersThe cost of acquiring the helicopters has been estimated at Rs 3850 crore while a batch of rocket ammunition will be procured for Rs 4962 crore the defence ministry saidThe procurement proposals were approved at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council DAC that was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath SinghOut of the total procurements equipment and platforms worth Rs 11486 crore will be sourced from domestic entitiesThe DAC accorded Acceptance of Necessity AoN for capital acquisitions proposals for modernisation and operational needs of the Indian Armed Forces amounting to approximately Rs 13165 croreOf the total amount approved procurement worth Rs 11486 crore 87 percent is from the domestic sources the ministry said in a statementIn addition the DAC also approved a few amendments to the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 as a part of business process re-engineering to ensure further ease of doing business for the industry as well as measures to enhance procurement efficiency and reducing timelines the ministry said PTI MPB RT RT RT
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