Committee to review critical weapons procurements mired in delays

Ministry officials object to including private consultants in committee

Two months ago, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (pictured) set up a 13-member committee to review critical weapons procurements and identify why they were facing delays. Today, that committee itself is mired in delay.
 
The ministry’s February 7 announcement constituting the Raksha Mantri’s Advisory Committee on Ministry of Defence Capital Projects (RMCOMP) charged it with presenting an “initial status report” to Sitharaman by March 31. But, the convening letter for the committee is yet to be signed.
 
The delay is caused by objections from officials at the inclusion of two private sector consultants — one from EY and the