Rafale makers yet to fulfil offset obligations: CAG
Two French armament majors Dassault Aviation and MBDA didn’t discharge 30% of their offset obligation as mandated in the Rs 59,000-crore Rafale contract four years after inking an agreement with India to supply 36 fully armed Rafale combat jets, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) informed Parliament on Wednesday.
A press statement issued by the CAG, however, is silent on the more controversial part of the deal — the selection of Indian offset partner.
The Opposition had alleged that Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence was given undue advantage as the offset partner by the Narendra Modi government.
