India, Feb. 6 -- The defence ministry has signed two contracts worth Rs.10,147 crore to buy ammunition for the army's indigenous Pinaka multi-launcher rocket system, in the latest boost for self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector, it said on Thursday.

The Cabinet Committee on Security cleared the procurement last week.

The contracts were signed with Nagpur-based private firm Economic Explosives Limited and Pune-based Munitions India Limited for area denial munition and enhanced range rockets, respectively, the ministry said.

"The area denial munition has a specialised warhead to deliver a quantum of sub-munitions over a larger area targeting mechanised forces, vehicles and personnel, thereby denying specific areas to the enem...