In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, minister of state for defense Ajay Bhatt said nine of the 23 projects have undergone cost overruns. u201cHowever, not all cost overruns were necessitated due to time overruns.u201d
He added the 55 projects include those related to anti-air field weapons, solid fuel ducted ramjet technology, surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship missiles, long-range radars, combat vehicles, high endurance autonomous underwater vehicles, combat suits for submarines, submarine periscopes, etc.
Source:- The Economic Times
Bhatt also informed the House that 1,35,743 posts, including 8,070 officers, were vacant in the army as of March 10. He added 19,678 vacancies were filled up between January 1 and March 10.
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Bhatt said there were 1,27,673 vacancies of junior commissioned officers (JCOs) and other ranks on March 10 and 8,070 that of officers. He added 19,065 vacancies of JCOs and other positions were filled up between January 1 and March 10. Bhatt said 613 vacancies of officers were filled during the period.
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