{"id":17653,"date":"2026-02-18T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17653"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:43:27","slug":"dac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dac\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Acquisition Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Defence Acquisition Council Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) recently cleared proposals worth nearly 3.60 lakh crore rupees to enhance the capability of the Armed Forces. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Defence Acquisition Council<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>highest decision-making body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>Defence Ministry on procurement.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main <\/span><b>objective <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the DAC is to ensure <\/span><b>expeditious procurement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the<\/span><b> approved requirements of the armed forces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in terms of capabilities sought and time frame prescribed by optimally utilizing the allocated budgetary resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Formation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It was formed after the <\/span><b>Group of Minister\u2019s recommendations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on \u2018<\/span><b>Reforming the National Security System\u2019, in 2001, post-Kargil War<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1999).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Defence Acquisition Council <\/b><b>Composition<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>defence minister<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the <\/span><b>chairman <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of DAC.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>members <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">include<\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chief-of-defence-staff-cds\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Chief of Defence Staff<\/a> (CDS) and chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Defence Acquisition Council <\/b><b>Functions<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Give in principle approval<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a <\/span><b>15-year Long Term Integrated Perspective Plan (LTIPP) for defence forces.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Accord of acceptance of necessity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to acquisition proposals.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Categorisation of the acquisition proposals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> relating to \u2018<\/span><b>Buy\u2019, \u2018Buy &amp; Make\u2019, and \u2018Make\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Look into issues<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> relating to<\/span><b> single vendor clearance.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Take decisions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> regarding <\/span><b>\u2018offset\u2019 provisions <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in respect of <\/span><b>acquisition proposals above Rs 300 crore.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take <\/span><b>decisions regarding the Transfer of Technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the \u2018Buy &amp; Make\u2019 category of acquisition proposals.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Field trial evaluation.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/dac-clears-proposals-of-nearly-3-60-lakh-cr-to-enhance-capabilities-of-armed-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NOA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defence Acquisition Council is the highest decision-making body of the Defence Ministry on procurement. 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