Centre approves purchase of 83 Tejas jets worth Rs 48,000 crore
In a major move, the Centre on Wednesday approved the purchase of 83 indigenously-developed light combat aircraft Tejas for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a cost of Rs 48,000 crore.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said.
Singh, in a tweet, said that the deal would be a “game-changer” in the field of self-reliant defence manufacturing in India.
“The CCS chaired by PM Sh. @narendramodi today approved the largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth about 48000 crores to strengthen IAF’s fleet of homegrown fighter jet ‘LCA-Tejas’,” he tweeted.
