To expedite capital acquisitions in defence procurement, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has constituted a 13-member Raksha Mantri Advisory Committee on Ministry of Defence Capital Projects (RMCOMP).

“[The committee will] present an initial status report on the identified projects to the Defence Minister by March 31, 2018. The report shall include — apart from the current status of the projects — issues, remedial measures and follow-up strategy,” the Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday on the deliverables of the committee.

The committee will have a tenure till the end of August.

The terms of reference include the mandate to undertake independent review and status check of identified ongoing critical capital projects above Rs. 500 crore in various categories under the Defence Procurement Procedure.