NEW DELHI: Indian government is set to procure nearly 200,000 bulletproof jackets for its armed forces deployed along the Line of Control (LoC), Indian media reported.
According to NDTV report, the proposal to procure 1,86,135 bulletproof jackets for the armed forces is in progress, the Indian Minister told Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament) on Tuesday.
Minister of State for defence Subhash Bhamre, replying to a question, said that 50,000 such jackets have already been delivered to the Army.
"A proposal for procuring 1,86,138 bulletproof jackets (BPJ) is in progress," he said, adding that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is engaged in the project.
"In addition, 12 Indian companies have been issued industrial licenses for the manufacture of BPJs," he said.
The Army has been pressing the government to procure the bulletproof jackets as soon as possible.
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