As FM, Pranab opposed changes in chopper deal

February 19, 2013 11:21

During his tenure as the finance minister, President Pranab Mukherjee had, in 2009, raised some objections to the VVIP chopper deal, questioning the need to include new parameters after the Request For Proposal stage, which resulted in a cost escalation of over Rs 600 crore for the AgustaWestland helicopters. Read more

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