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Lok Sabha
The Indian Army is authorized to maintain two sets of special clothing and mountaineering equipment for Siachen and Super High Altitude areas. Out of these one set is authorized to the troops in the field formations and the second set is maintained as reserve. There are no shortages in the special clothing and mountaineering equipment. No proposal to provide for the third set of clothing is under consideration of the Government as the present system of providing 100 per cent reserve is adequate.
The procurement is not country specific. In order to maintain price competition as per the procurement procedure, Request for Proposals (RFP) are issued to approved vendors for the item under procurement regardless of the fact whether the source of procurement is indigenous or from abroad. From time to time, out of 52 items authorized for the special clothing and mountaineering equipment, 19 items have been imported from Switzerland, Canada, Italy, Singapore, Austria, France, Norway, United Kingdom, Poland, Sweden, Australia and the United States of America. The rest of the 33 items have been indigenized.
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee in a written reply to Shri Milind Deora in Lok Sabha today.
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