Amendment to the Works of Defence Act, 1903 : Arun Jaitley
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5 Dariya News
New Delhi , 22 Jul 2014
The issue of review of the Works of Defence Act, 1903 was raised in the meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Defence, held on 28th May 2012. A draft amendment bill has been prepared and circulated to all the Service Head Quarters and concerned Defence authorities for comments and suggestions. The draft bill has also been discussed in meetings held by the Ministry of Defence with various stakeholders. No specific study of army depots in advance countries has been carried out yet. A plan has been drawn up for modernization of Indian Army depots. However, it is not in the interest of National security to disclose the details. This information was given by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley in a written reply to Shri Avinash Rai Khanna in Rajya Sabha today.