Govt clears â¹16,000-crore plan to buy assault, sniper rifles
The Defence Acquisition Council, led by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has cleared proposals worth nearly â¹16,000 crore to buy seven lakh assault rifles and 5,700 sniper rifles. Over â¹1,800 crore was sanctioned to procure Light Machine Guns through the "fast track" route. In 2017, the ministry cleared â¹40,000 crore to replace ageing weapons under one of its biggest procurement plans.