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gk today magazine subscription Published this article page no 102 2. Defence Acquisition Procedure Context In a renewed push for selfreliance in the defence sector the government has given inprinciple approval to a raft of indigenous defence projects that will involve design and development by the industry. The defence ministry has cleared nine such projects four under the MakeI and five under the Make2 categories of the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020. The approved projects include development of light tanks communication equipment with Indian security protocols airborne electrooptical pod with groundbased system and airborne standoff jammers. DAP 2020 The new policy superseded the Defence Procurement Procedure of 2016 from October 1. The DAP contains policies and procedures for procurement and acquisition from the capital budget of the MoD in order to modernise the Armed Forces including the Coast Guard. Highlights of the new policy 1. Reservations for Indigenous firms The policy reserves several procurement categories for indigenous firms.53DAP 2020 defines an Indian vendor as a company that is owned and controlled by resident Indian citizens with foreign direct investment (FDI) not more than 49 per cent. 2. New Buy (Global–Manufacture in India) category This stipulates indigenisation of at least 50 per cent of the overall contract value of a foreign purchase bought with the intention of subsequently building it in India with technology transfer. 3. Greater indigenous content It promotes greater indigenous content in arms and equipment of the military procures including equipment manufactured in India under licence. In most acquisition categories DAP2020 stipulates 10 per cent higher indigenisation than DPP 2016 gk today magazine subscription buy.
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