{"id":39685,"date":"2024-02-18T02:56:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T21:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=39685"},"modified":"2025-04-24T18:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T12:55:15","slug":"dac-project-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dac-project-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Acquisition Council approves projects to boost capabilities of armed forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What\u2019s in today\u2019s article?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Why in news?<\/li>\n<li>What is Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)?<\/li>\n<li>What is Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020?<\/li>\n<li>About \u2018Make\u2019 Category<\/li>\n<li>News Summary: Defence Acquisition Council approves projects to boost capabilities of armed forces<\/li>\n<li>Key highlights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why in news?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of defence minister Rajnath Singh, cleared capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 84,560 crore.<\/li>\n<li>This has been done to boost the capabilities of the Armed Forces and the Indian Coast Guard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>About\n<ul>\n<li>DAC is the highest decision-making body in the Ministry of Defence.<\/li>\n<li>It decides on new policies and capital acquisitions for the Indian military, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Indian Coast Guard.<\/li>\n<li>The DAC is headed by the Defence Minister.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Responsibility\n<ul>\n<li>The DAC is responsible for the procurement and acquisition of weapons and equipment for the Indian military.<\/li>\n<li>This includes weaponry, armored vehicles, advanced communication systems, and surveillance equipment.<\/li>\n<li>The DAC approves projects in three ways:\n<ul>\n<li>Buy projects: An outright purchase<\/li>\n<li>Buy and make projects: A purchase followed by licensed production or indigenous development<\/li>\n<li>Make projects: Indigenous production and R&amp;D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>About\n<ul>\n<li>The DAP 2020 has been established as a potential catalyst for the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan, in the sector of defence manufacturing.<\/li>\n<li>It focuses on simplifying the defence acquisition and institutionalising monitoring mechanism for selection of best equipment in a transparent and competitive manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Salient Features of DAP 2020\n<ul>\n<li>Notification of <u>positive indigenisation lists<\/u> in respect of weapons\/platforms to ensure that equipment mentioned in the list is not procured through import.<\/li>\n<li>Highest priority to procurement under Buy (Indian-Indigenous Design, Development &amp; Manufacture [IDDM]) category.<\/li>\n<li>Reservation for MSMEs and small shipyards for orders up to Rs 100 crore\/year.<\/li>\n<li>Increased Indigenous Content (IC) in various categories of procurement under DAP-2020.<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of new category of Buy (Global-Manufacture in India) to give push to &#8216;Make in India&#8217; initiative of the Government.<\/li>\n<li>Indigenisation of imported spares through Make-III Process introduced with the aim of enhancing self-reliance through import substitution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About \u2018Make\u2019 Category<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The &#8216;Make&#8217; category of capital acquisition seeks to build indigenous capabilities through the involvement of both public and private sector.<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Make-I&#8217; refers to government-funded projects while &#8216;Make-II&#8217; covers industry-funded projects.<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Make-III\u2019 covers military hardware that may not be designed and developed indigenously, but can be manufactured in the country for import substitution.<\/li>\n<li>Indian firms may manufacture these in collaboration with foreign partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>News Summary: Defence Acquisition Council approves projects to boost capabilities of armed forces<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>DAC accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN), the first step in the procurement process, for proposals worth \u20b984,560 crore.\n<ul>\n<li>The grant of AoN does not always lead to a final order.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposals\n<ul>\n<li>These proposals include:\n<ul>\n<li>15 maritime reconnaissance and multi-mission maritime aircraft for the Navy and the Coast Guard,<\/li>\n<li>Six flight refueller aircraft for the IAF,<\/li>\n<li>New generation anti-tank mines for the Army,<\/li>\n<li>Heavy weight torpedoes (HWT) for the Navy\u2019s Scorpene-class submarines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The DAC approved changes to the DAP 2020 concerning benchmarking, cost computation, payment schedules, procurement quantities, and other aspects.\n<ul>\n<li>These amendments were approved to promote procurement of advanced technologies from start-ups and MSMEs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The approvals lay special emphasis on procurement of various equipment from Indian vendors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Significance\n<ul>\n<li>The aircraft will be a major addition to the existing P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft used by the forces for surveillance patrols and interdiction.\n<ul>\n<li>It will significantly augment the capability of the forces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When inducted, the refuellers would fill a critical capability gap in the IAF\u2019s inventory.<\/li>\n<li>It would prove to be a vital strategic asset and a force multiplier as <u>they will allow fighter jets to stay airborne longer<\/u>.\n<ul>\n<li>Currently, the IAF operates a fleet of six Russian IIyushin-78 tankers procured in 2003-04.<\/li>\n<li>However, at any given time only three-four are serviceable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The procurement of software-defined radios for the Coast Guard will meet its need for high-speed communication and secure networking, enabling seamless information exchange between the ICG and Indian Navy units.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1)\u00a0What is Indian Coast Guard (ICG)?<\/h3>\n<p>The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is a maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency in India. The ICG was established in 1977 by the Coast Guard Act of 1978. The ICG&#8217;s jurisdiction includes India&#8217;s territorial waters, contiguous zone, and exclusive economic zone.<\/p>\n<h3>Q2) What is Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan?<\/h3>\n<p>Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan is the mission started by the Government of India on 13th May 2020, towards making India Self-reliant.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/recce-aircraft-to-anti-tank-mines-green-light-to-big-ticket-purchases-9165851\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Recce aircraft to anti-tank mines: Green light to big-ticket purchases<\/u><\/a><u> | <\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/defence-panel-approves-acquisitions-worth-rs-84560-crore-to-boost-capabilities-of-armed-forces-coast-guard\/articleshow\/107753419.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Times of India<\/u><\/a><u> | <\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/defence-acquisition-council-clears-heavy-weight-torpedoes-mid-air-refuelling-aircraft-among-major-deals\/article67854256.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>The Hindu<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAC, the highest decision-making body in the MoD, shapes policies and acquisitions for Indian military.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-39685","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","7":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}