The Narendra Modi government on Monday informed Parliament that it had decided to sell for scrap the decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat. The Viraat, which served in the Indian Navy for 30 years, was decommissioned in 2017.
Shripad Naik, Minister of State for Defence, informed Parliament Viraat could not be handed over to any state government because no “self-sustaining financially complete” proposal to preserve the vessel was received.
In a written response to the Rajya Sabha Naik said, “Indian Navy has been incurring expenditure on the upkeep of INS Virat on the provision of services like electricity and water and repairs till date.”Read More…
