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**fuslkdhfma** · 04-25-2012, 08:11 PM

Defence Minister A K Antony has said the modernisation of the armed forces remains the topmost priority of the government but it cannot be done at the cost of transparency, probity and accountability.

''Modernisation of armed forces remains the topmost priority of the government and to achieve the same, a mechanism has been put in place to fast track procurement of equipment and upgradation of infrastructure.

This, however, cannot be done at the cost of a set of core values - transparency, probity and accountability,'' Mr Antony said addressing the Unified Commander's Conference here yesterday.

The Defence Minister urged the commanders to ensure that these principles are adopted and followed in letter and spirit.

''We have a collective responsibility to ensure that every single rupee is spent meaningfully and judiciously and wasteful expenditure is eliminated,'' he added.
Mr Antony said the government has been constantly fine tuning the defence procurement procedure to cut down delays in procurement process.

He asked the armed forces to put their best foot forward by having a well-defined approach to procurement, based on clear and objective General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQRs).

Mr Antony while referring to a nationwide, secure and dedicated optical fibre network, to be implemented by the Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, in lieu of the vacation of a part of spectrum by defence services, said the approval of Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure for the budget is awaited.

The minister stated that the 'defence band' and the 'defence interest zone' have been mutually agreed upon by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Communication & Information Technology to meet the spectrum requirement for strategic communication of defence forces and this will be promulgated soon.
He termed cyber crimes as another dimension in the security architecture and said the defence forces need to be fully aware of the implications and put in place security systems and standard operating procedures to counter such threats.

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fuslkdhfma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	Defence Minister A K Antony has said the modernisation of the armed forces remains the topmost priority of the government but it cannot be done at the cost of transparency, probity and accountability. ''Modernisation of armed forces remains the topmost priority of the government and to achieve the same, a mechanism has been put in place to fast track procurement of equipment and upgradation of infrastructure. This, however, cannot be done at the cost of a set of core values - transparency, probity and accountability,'' Mr Antony said addressing the Unified Commander's Conference here yesterday. The Defence Minister urged the commanders to ensure that these principles are adopted and followed in letter and spirit. ''We have a collective responsibility to ensure that every single rupee is spent meaningfully and judiciously and wasteful expenditure is eliminated,'' he added. Mr Antony said the government has been constantly fine tuning the defence procurement procedure to cut down delays in procurement process. He asked the armed forces to put their best foot forward by having a well-defined approach to procurement, based on clear and objective General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQRs). Mr Antony while referring to a nationwide, secure and dedicated optical fibre network, to be implemented by the Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, in lieu of the vacation of a part of spectrum by defence services, said the approval of Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure for the budget is awaited. The minister stated that the 'defence band' and the 'defence interest zone' have been mutually agreed upon by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Communication & Information Technology to meet the spectrum requirement for strategic communication of defence forces and this will be promulgated soon. He termed cyber crimes as another dimension in the security architecture and said the defence forces need to be fully aware of the implications and put in place security systems and standard operating procedures to counter such threats.
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