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Procurement Process for Defence Equipments Gets a Revamp
The revision of procedure for Defence Capital Acquisitions as given in DPP-2016 was undertaken to incorporate comments/suggestions of a wide spectrum of stakeholders and accordingly, Ministry of Defence promulgated the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP 2020) with effect from 01st October, 2020.
The revision of procedure for Defence Capital Acquisitions as given in DPP-2016 was undertaken to incorporate comments/suggestions of a wide spectrum of stakeholders and accordingly, Ministry of Defence promulgated the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP 2020) with effect from 01st October, 2020.
To bring transparency & speed in defence acquisitions, following steps have been taken:
- For cutting down time frames:
- Single-stage grant of AoN,
- Delegation of approvals/financial powers,
- Simplification of trials process, and
- Integrated and joint approach in D&D cases.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Prakash Javadekar in Rajya Sabha on March 14, 2022.
- To promote probity, public accountability and transparency in defence capital procurements:
- Pre Contract Integrity Pact (PCIP) for all cases above Rs 20 crore,
- Time bound disposal of complaints,
- Ascertaining vigilance status of L1 vendor before seeking approval of the Competent Financial Authority (CFA),
- Notification of guidelines for Penalties in Business Dealings with suspect Entities,
- Capacity Assessment guidelines for Shipbuilding Entities.
