Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) tonight cleared the way for Army acquiring 20 indigenously-built Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) and approved procurement of seven radars for the Air Force.
The CCS also approved the Defence Cooperation Agreement signed by India and France recently, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters after the hour-long meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The meeting also decided to extend the Security-Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme to fight naxalism for another five years, a move that will benefit 76 districts across nine states.
The 20 ALH helicopters will be procured by the Army at a cost of Rs 955 crore.
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