To avoid delays in the acquisition of military equipment, the defence ministry has instituted an expert committee for 'Restructuring of the Acquisition wing to make it more effective'. The committee, headed by former director general (acquisition), Vivek Rae, is supposed to submit its report in three months. Earlier this year, defence minister Manohar Parrikar had said that India will finalise orders for defence procurement of Rs 2.8 trillion by 2016. He had also said that defence ministry has already decided on orders worth Rs1.57 trillion, while procurement plans worth Rs1.38 trillion will be finalised shortly. Beside Rae, the nine-member committee has former financial advisor (acquisition) in the defence ministry Amit Cowshish, Air Marshal (retd) NV Tyagi, Lt General (retd) AV Subramanian, Pritam Pal, N Sitaraman and IIM Professor Pritam Singh. Two officials from the defence ministry - JRK Rao, officiating director general (Acquisition) and Sanjay Garg, joint secretary, Defence Production, who will also be the Member Secretary - are also part of the committee. "The mandate of the experts committee is to create a procurement organisation which can function with speed and efficiency, promote Make in India and incorporate best international practices," said Air Marshal (retd) NV Tyagi.