NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said her biggest priority is to ensure 100 per cent transparency in defence procurement while speeding up implementation of long-pending acquisition process.
In an address to an industry body, she said the Government has been encouraging the private sector to produce defence platforms for the armed forces, insisting that the recently-unveiled strategic partnership model is being implemented to support the domestic defence manufacturing.
The biggest compliance issue Government is focusing on is to ensure 100 per cent transparency in defence acquisition, she said.
She also said the Ministry is going to support start ups in the defence sector. (AGENCIES)
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