Who among the following will head a committee to recommend measures to enhance the combat capabilities of the armed forces and rebalance the overall defence expenditure?
A
Lt. Gen. DB Shekatkar
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B
NK Singh
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C
Sanjay Mitra
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is A Lt. Gen. DB Shekatkar
The Ministry of Defence had constituted a Committee of Experts under the Chairmanship of Lt. Gen. (Retd) (Dr.) DB Shekatkar with a mandate to recommend measures for enhancing of Combat Capability & Rebalancing Defence Expenditure of the Armed Forces with an aim to increase "teeth to tail ratio". The Committee of experts had submitted its report to the Ministry in December 2016, which was considered by the Ministry of Defence and 99 recommendations were sent to the Armed Forces for making an implementation plan.