The Union Cabinet on February 17, 2021 approved enhanced delegation of Financial Powers under Capital Procurement to levels below Vice-Chief- Deputy Chiefs and Command Chiefs of Armed Forces.
As per the approval, financial powers up to Rs.100 crore have been delegated to Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) at Services Command and Regional Commander and powers up to Rs. 200 crore have been delegated to ADG ICG (Additional Director General Indian Coast Guard), Deputy Chief of Army Staff (CD & S)/ MGS (Master General Sustenance), DCIDS (Deputy Chief Integrated Defence Staff) COM (Chief of Material) and AOM (Air Officer Maintenance).
Benefit
• The enhanced delegation of powers within Service Headquarters and up to Command Level for upgrades, refits, overhauls will enhance the utility of existing assets.
• It will also facilitate faster processing and implementation of projects for Armed Forces modernization to meet the evolving security challenges of the nation.
Other Details
The Cabinet has also approved enhanced financial powers in the Make-I category, as per which central funding up to 70% of the prototype development cost is available for Design & Development of equipment, systems, major platforms or upgrades.
The Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS), Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), Deputy Chief of Air Staff (DCAS), and Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) and Director General Coast Guard (DG(CG)) have now been given powers to sanction Government support up to Rs.50 crore towards the cost of prototype development.
The government has also enhanced the financial powers for other competent financial authorities under ‘Make-I’ in line with the Government’s vision of ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ to build a robust defence industrial ecosystem.
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