The correct answer is Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The defence ministry on 6 June 2022 approved the procurement of military equipment and platforms worth ? 76,390 crores from domestic industries. The procurement proposals were approved by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The DAC is the apex decision making body of the Ministry of Defence. Additional InformationThe new Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Manoj Pande will succeed General Manoj Mukund Naravane. He is scheduled to complete his 28 month-tenure on April 30. The Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Pande has become the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the COAS. He has been Vice Chief of Army Staff since February 1 2022. The outgoing army chief Gen MM Naravane is expected to be the Chief of Defence Staffs (CDS) post. Lt Gen Baggavalli Somashekar Raju will take over as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on 1 May'22. He was commissioned in the JAT Regiment in 1984. He commanded his Battalion during Op Parakram in Jammu & Kashmir.