The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has arrange a committee to deal with delays within the defence procurement course of and expedite the supply of weapons and gear to the armed forces.
The committee, led by the Further Secretary and Director Basic (Acquisition), is engaged on reforms within the Defence Acquisition Process (DAP) 2020 to streamline the procurement system.
The committee will have interaction with all stakeholders, together with representatives from the armed forces, private and non-private sector industries, to shorten the defence acquisition timeline.
The target is to considerably cut back the multi-level course of, which at the moment takes 5-7 years even for particular army gear. The committee goals to finalise these reforms throughout the subsequent six months.
The defence procurement course of entails a number of levels, together with Acceptance of Necessity (AoN), Request for Data (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), vendor choice, evaluations, and value negotiations. The proposed DAP reforms purpose to speed up every stage to make sure sooner acquisitions.
Delays in defence procurement have been a persistent concern for the Military, Navy, and Air Pressure, significantly given India’s strategic challenges alongside its northern and western borders.
Within the Union Funds for FY 2025-26, the Ministry of Defence has been allotted Rs 6,81,000 croes, with Rs 1,80,000 (26.43%) earmarked for capital outlay on defence providers. Of this, Rs 1,49,000 cores is devoted to capital acquisition. Nevertheless, the capital outlay improve of simply 4.65 per cent over the earlier funds signifies the necessity for optimum useful resource utilisation by procurement reforms.
Business analysts demand that streamlining the acquisition course of is extraordinarily necessary to modernise the armed forces successfully.
