For Army jawans, a marathon wait for sneakers

timesofindia.indiatimes.com 26 Sep '12, 12am

For Army jawans, a marathon wait for sneakers

NEW DELHI: Leave alone the acquisition of submarines, fighters and howitzers, the Indian defence establishment ties itself in knots even on something as basic as PT shoes for jawans. Despite attempts to upgrade them to proper "sports shoes'' over the last several years, soldiers of the world's second-largest Army continue to be saddled with the thin brown canvas PT shoes. The meandering case for the humble shoes is now likely to figure during the annual Army commanders' conference, to be chaired by General Bikram Singh from October 12 to 17, which will also dwell upon myriad operational and security issues ranging from the twin China-Pakistan threat to counter-insurgency operations in J&K and the north-east. "The project for the acquisition of eight lakh superior quality PT shoes, which will cost around Rs 80 crore, will be raised during the interaction with defence minist...

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@elliothannon » 26 Sep '12, 12pm
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@shaels » 26 Sep '12, 11am
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@markmagnier » 26 Sep '12, 7am
#India is world's largest #arms importer, partly on domestic shortfalls. Item on troops waiting 10 yrs for sneakers. [link]
@jitendraraut » 26 Sep '12, 6am
RT @DelhiDean: Love this: India's forces spend billions on jets and rockets, but no cash for pumps. [link]
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Love this: India's forces spend billions on jets and rockets, but no cash for pumps. [link]
@pintudias » 26 Sep '12, 4am
Army issue shoes should be of good quality. Good quality cost money. If the main aim is procurement scams then qualit [link]
@kiranmanral » 26 Sep '12, 3am
On one hand Rs 70,000 crore siphoned off, on the other Rs 80 crore for sneakers for army jawans delayed for a decade. [link]
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I agree with Times view.Decision should be Taken at the Earliest. [link]
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Shame on Govt.& politcns daily scams & army waits 4 shoes! @timesofindia: For Army jawans, a marathon wait for sneakers [link]
@atulkarmarkar » 26 Sep '12, 2am
For Army jawans, a marathon wait for sports shoes; still stuck with the canvas "PT shoes" [link]
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The sad story of country's foot soldiers! #India is one of the biggest arms buyer in the world but can't buy sneakers! [link]
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@RupaSubramanya » 26 Sep '12, 1am
We have submarines, fighter jets, etc.. but our army jawans wear inferior footwear because of bureaucracy. [link]
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They should be given proper shoes. [link]
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Indian army fussing over price of new shoes for soldiers for years. AAARgh. Cow leather deemed better but mutiny not! [link]
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