Question: Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether the Government has drawn up a detailed plan to computerize the management of supply chain of both fresh and dry rations in the Armed forces;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether issues, receipts, inventory management procurements and other aspects of supply chain management would be brought under this system; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Answer: Minister of Defence (Shri A.K. Antony)

(a) to (d) Computerisation of the supply chain of both fresh and dry rations have been undertaken as a Pilot Project. It covers all aspects of supply chain management to include estimation, provisioning, accounting, stocking, receipts, issues, Estimated Storage Life (ESL) management, sampling and budgeting.

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