As a part of strengthening the armed forces at a timewhen China's aggressive behavior has put nations across the planet and India inparticular under jeopardy, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), cleared adeal worth Rs 48,000 crore for 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft for Indian AirForce.
Under the Department of Defence, Research andDevelopment, these fighters will be designed by Aeronautical development agency.The state owned Hindustan Aeronautics limited (HAL) will manufacture TejasMK-1A multi role light fighters. It is said to be an updated version of MK-1.
Tejas MK-1A got the clearance from Defence AcquisitionCouncil last March before getting the approval of the CCS in a meeting chairedby PM Narendra Modi.
Rajnath Singh, in a Twitter post, termed it "largestindigenous defence procurement deal" and also added, it "will be agame changer for self reliance in the Indian Defence Manufacturing."