The Ministry of Defence (MOD) on March 18, 2024, issued amendment to the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)-2020 with the aim of further promoting Atma Nirbharta in the defence sector, reduce dependence on Foreign OEMs and enable Ease of Doing Business for the Defence Sector, has approved the following amendments in DAP 2020 on account of Business Processing Re-engineering in Defence capital procurements:
• To incorporate the provisions of Indigenous Content (IC) requirement for Defence Procurement.
• To liberalise policy for Startups and MSMEs on account of Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR) in Defence Capital Procurement.
The relevant amendments on the above subject are attached at Appendices A & B respectively.
The above amendments to DAP-2020 will be applicable from January 15, 2024.
[Notification No. 1(8)/D(Acq)/21]
