{"id":6480,"date":"2023-12-01T06:07:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T06:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=6480"},"modified":"2023-12-01T06:07:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T06:07:52","slug":"defence-acquisition-council-approves-capital-acquisition-proposals-worth-rs-2-23-lac-cr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/defence-acquisition-council-approves-capital-acquisition-proposals-worth-rs-2-23-lac-cr\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Acquisition Council approves capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 2.23 lac cr"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI: Under\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>direction\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Defence\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>Rajnath\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Singh<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>purchase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Council\u00a0<\/span><\/span>approved\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Acceptance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Necessity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(AoNs)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>capital\u00a0<\/span><\/span>purchase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>projects\u00a0<\/span><\/span>totaling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2.23\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span>total\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2.20\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lakh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(98%)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>acquisition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>come\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>local\u00a0<\/span>industries.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span>statement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>defence\u00a0<\/span>ministry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“This\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>give\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>Industry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>substantial\u00a0<\/span>boost\u00a0<\/span><\/span>towards\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>aim\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>achieving\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>goal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>‘Aatmanirbharta’.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>acquisition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>two\u00a0<\/span>types\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>anti-tank\u00a0<\/span><\/span>munitions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(ADM\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Types\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>3),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>able\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>neutralise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>enemy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tanks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>armoured\u00a0<\/span><\/span>personnel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>carriers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>granted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>council\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>AoN.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>AoN\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>granted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>permission\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>purchase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>state-of-the-art\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Towed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gun\u00a0<\/span><\/span>System\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(TGS),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>replace\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Field\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gun\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(IFG),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>reached\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>end\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>useful\u00a0<\/span>life.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>TGS\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>become\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>mainstay\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Army’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>artillery\u00a0<\/span><\/span>units.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>AoN\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>granted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>155\u00a0<\/span>mm\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Nubless\u00a0<\/span><\/span>projectile,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>increase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>projectiles’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lethality\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>safety\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>used\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>155\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mm\u00a0<\/span><\/span>artillery\u00a0<\/span><\/span>weapons.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>purchase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these\u00a0<\/span>pieces\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gear\u00a0<\/span><\/span>under\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Buy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Indian-IDDM)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>category.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>keep\u00a0<\/span><\/span>T-90\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tanks’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>combative\u00a0<\/span><\/span>advantage\u00a0<\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>enemy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>platforms,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>AoN\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>purchase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>integration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Automatic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Target\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tracker\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(ATT)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Digital\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Basaltic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Computer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(DBC)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>T-90\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tanks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>under\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Buy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(India)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>category\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>granted.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Navy’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>surface\u00a0<\/span><\/span>platforms\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>granted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>authority\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>purchase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Medium\u00a0<\/span>Range\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Anti-Ship\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Missiles\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(MRAShM)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>under\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Buy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Indian-IDDM)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>category.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MRAShM\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>intended\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>principal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>offensive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>armament\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Naval\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ships\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>lightweight\u00a0<\/span><\/span>surface-to-surface\u00a0<\/span><\/span>missile.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Furthermore,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Air\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(IAF)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>received\u00a0<\/span><\/span>AoNs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Acquisition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Council\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(DAC)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>purchase\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Light\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Combat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Helicopters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(LCH)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Light\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Combat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Aircraft\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(LCA)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mk\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1A\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hindustan\u00a0<\/span>Aeronautics\u00a0<\/span>Limited\u00a0<\/span>(HAL)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>under\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Buy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Indian-IDDM)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>category.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>DAC\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>granted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>AoNs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in-house\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Su-30\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MKI\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aircraft\u00a0<\/span><\/span>upgrade\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>HAL.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Although\u00a0<\/span><\/span>acquiring\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these\u00a0<\/span>weapons\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span><\/span>provide\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IAF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>great\u00a0<\/span>strength,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>obtaining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them\u00a0<\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>homegrown\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>companies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>raise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>level\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>indigenous\u00a0<\/span><\/span>capacity.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>will\u00a0<\/span><\/span>significantly\u00a0<\/span>lessen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reliance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>foreign\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Original\u00a0<\/span>Equipment\u00a0<\/span>Manufacturers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(OEMs).<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>significant\u00a0<\/span>modification\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Acquisition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Procedure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(DAP)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2020\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>received\u00a0<\/span><\/span>clearance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>DAC.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>agreed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>going\u00a0<\/span><\/span>forward,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>least\u00a0<\/span><\/span>50%\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>indigenous\u00a0<\/span><\/span>content\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>categories\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>procurement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cases\u00a0<\/span><\/span>must\u00a0<\/span>consist\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian-made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>materials,\u00a0<\/span>components,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>software.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>cost\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Annual\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Maintenance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Contract\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(AMC),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Comprehensive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Maintenance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Contract\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(CMC),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>After-Sale\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Service\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>included\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>computation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>Indigenous\u00a0<\/span><\/span>content.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>DAC\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>decided\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>promote\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MSMEs’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>startups’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>involvement\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ecosystem\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span>more.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Registered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>MSMEs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recognised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>start-ups\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>given\u00a0<\/span><\/span>preference\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>issuing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Requests\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Proposals\u00a0<\/span>(RFPs)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>procurement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cases\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>AoN\u00a0<\/span><\/span>costs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>up\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rs\u00a0<\/span>300\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crore.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>There\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span><\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>no\u00a0<\/span><\/span>financial\u00a0<\/span>parameters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attached\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>RFPs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Defence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Procurement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Board\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(DPB)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>may\u00a0<\/span>approve\u00a0<\/span><\/span>AoN\u00a0<\/span><\/span>costs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>up\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rs\u00a0<\/span>500\u00a0<\/span>crore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>individual\u00a0<\/span>basis.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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NEW DELHI: Under\u00a0the\u00a0direction\u00a0of\u00a0Defence\u00a0Minister\u00a0Rajnath\u00a0Singh,\u00a0the\u00a0Defence\u00a0purchase\u00a0Council\u00a0approved\u00a0the\u00a0Acceptance\u00a0of\u00a0Necessity\u00a0(AoNs)\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0number\u00a0of\u00a0capital\u00a0purchase\u00a0projects\u00a0totaling\u00a0Rs\u00a02.23\u00a0lakh\u00a0crore\u00a0on\u00a0Thursday. A\u00a0total\u00a0of\u00a0Rs\u00a02.20\u00a0lakh\u00a0crore\u00a0(98%)\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0acquisition\u00a0will\u00a0come\u00a0from\u00a0local\u00a0industries. 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