Lok Sabha Question No. 2933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Shortage of Bullet Proof Jackets
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2933

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 22, 1939 (SAKA)

SHORTAGE OF BULLET PROOF JACKETS

†2933. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) are facing shortage of bulletproof jackets;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  providing  high  quality  bullet proof jackets in a time bound manner;
- (d)  whether  the  Bureau  of  Police  Reserach  and  Development  (BPRD)  has recommended for light weight, high quality bullet proof jackets;
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  recommendations  and  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government for providing such jackets in a time bound manner to CAPF?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): The requirement of CAPFs changes with time and as per their deployment  pattern.  CAPFs  are  holding  sufficient  number  of  bullet  proof jackets presently and have also initiated procurement process for acquiring additional quantity as per their operational requirement.

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(c) to (e): Government has enhanced the protection  level  of  bullet  proof jackets for CAPFs as per the technology and safety parameters of bullet proof jacket available globally and operational requirement of CAPFs. The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) has issued revised Qualitative Requirements/Specifications on 07.03.2018 of bullet resistance jackets.

(f): CAPFs procure items such as light weight bullet resistant jackets as per their operational requirements. However, to provide these items in a time bound manner to CAPFs following measures/steps have been taken by this Ministry:

(i)  Clubbing  of  Provisioning  Sanction  with  Authorization  sanction . Now there are only two stages i.e. authorization-cum-provisioning sanction and expenditure  sanction  against  the  earlier  three  stages  of  procurement process.

(ii)  Power  of  approving  Qualitative  Requirements  (QRs) / Trial  Directives (TDs) has been delegated to Directors General of nodal CAPFs .

(iii)  Trial  of  samples  once  conducted  during      the  tender  process  for technical evaluation will have validity of 1 -2 years to avoid recurrent trials .

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(iv)  Delegated  financial  power  of  DsG,  CAPFs  has  been  enhanced  for procurement of items for trial purpose from Rs. 1 Crore to Rs. 2 Crore.

(v) Special DG / ADG in charge of Provisioning in CAPFs has been allowed to head  the  meeting  of  Tender  Purchase  Committee ( TPC ) instead  of  DsG, CAPFs .

(vi)  The  delegation  of  financial  power  of  DsG,  CAPFs  have  been  further delegated/enhanced  to  lower  functionaries  (till  the  Commandant)  for procurement of stores under the various provisioning heads.

(vii)  CAPFs  have  been  allowed  to  invoke  100%  tolerance  clause  under ongoing  contract  and  upto  100%  repeat  order  clause  under  successfully execution of original contract of CAPFs.

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