Budget insufficient for modernisation: Army Vice Chief
Vice Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant General Sarath Chand on Tuesday said that "insufficient" funds had been allocated for modernisation in the Budget 2018. Pointing out that only 8% of the Army's equipment belonged to the 'state-of-the-art' category and 68% to 'vintage' category, he said, "We have no choice but to leave out some priority acquisition cases."