New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled a report in Parliament on Friday and hailed basic deficiency of ammo in the Indian Army. The CAG discovered insufficiencies in the execution of the Ordinance Factory Board (OFB) and no change in the working of its processing plants in contrast with what it was in 2013.
"We watched no huge change in the accessibility of ammo (September 2016)..availability of 55 for every penny sorts of ammo was underneath MARL i.e. least unpreventable necessity to be kept up for operational readiness and 40 percent sorts of ammo were in critical level, having supply of under 10 days," the CAG report noted.
The report called attention to two basic deficiencies in the big guns and tank ammo and reprimanded the OFB for neglecting to convey according to the guide that was set in 2013.
Conversing with news office ANI, previous big guns officer Lieutenant General V. K. Chaturvedi (Retired) said that the report highlights deficiencies in ammo, particularly in the electronic circuits that are utilized for explosives and rockets.
"The issue is more to do with the basic shortage in electronic circuits. Just ammo required for little weapons don't utilize breakers or chargers. Accordingly the ammo utilized as a part of mounted guns explosives, rockets, mortars will endure because of this shortage," he said.
Highlighting the circumstance, another master (Retired) Major General D. K. Mehta stated, "Inadequacy no matter how you look at it is disturbing. We need to keep up war wastage hold and furthermore need to cook for the training ammo which is done every year. Along these lines the shortage as anticipated by the CAG report additionally adds to the criticality."
A previous officer additionally noticed that the shortage in ammo in war wastage hold would extremely hamper the preparation of armed force.
"Ammo is basic bit of operational readiness and in this manner we should guarantee that the base adequate level of ammo is constantly accessible. What's more, where there is a setback I am given to comprehend that administration is attempting endeavors to make it up," previous Armored Corps officer Retired Lieutenant General A .K. Singh told ANI.
The report said there was an inefficient use on acquisition of "contrary" Outboard Motors that cost Rs. 1.26 crore.
"Detachable Motors (OBM) costing `1.26 crore, which were obtained by conjuring Army Commander Special Financial Powers to meet quick prerequisite in Northern Command, couldn't be used. 46 out of 50 OBMs have been utilized for under 10 hours in seven years," the report states.
(With contributions from ANI)