Not enough stock of ammunition to fight 10 day war: CAG

The CAG report further stated that the stockholding of 55% types of ammunition (83 out of 152) was below the MARL.

The Indian Army faces a shortfall of 40 per cent types of ammunition to fight a 10 day long war. The compliance report of the Comptroller and Auditor General made a mention about the same and placed its findings before the Parliament on Friday.

The report said that stockholding of ammunition which is less than that needed for 10 days of warfighting is considered 'critical' and an area of high concern. As of March 2013, 50% of types of ammunition (85 out of 170 types) available was for less than 10 days of warfighting.

The CAG report further pointed out that as of September 2016, 40%, i.e., 61 out of total 152 types of ammunition was still in critical level. There is a deficiency of 83% in the stock of fuzes for the artillery ammunition.

The CAG report further stated that the stockholding of 55% types of ammunition (83 out of 152) was below the MARL in September 2016. Nearly 67-72% of high calibre AFV and Arty ammunition, as per the stocks held during March 2014 to September 2016, was below the MARL.

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