Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 amended to promote Make in India

To promote Make in India initiative in defence the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 has been amended based on the approvals accorded by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC).

Import of defence equipment has to be undertaken with specific approval of DAC/Raksha Mantri. The defence ministry also cut the waiting time for projects under the iDEX framework. The timelines in the Make-II procedure will be reduced to 101-109 weeks from 122-180 weeks.