Suitable action taken against guilty: Antony
New Delhi, Mar 11 : Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday said his ministry always takes suitable action against those found guilty of corruption in defence deals. "Complaints alleging irregularities/corruption in defence deals are received from various sources from time to time. Whenever any allegation of corruption in defence deals is received, the same is examined by the Ministry and wherever necessary, the case is referred to the appropriate agency for investigation," Antony said in Lok Sabha.
"Suitable action is also taken against the vendors and persons found guilty in such cases," he said.
The minister said well-defined procedures with adequate checks and balances, are prescribed in Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) for capital procurement and in Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) for revenue procurement.