Summary Of Expert Committee Report On Amendments To DPP 2013

In order to leverage the defence procurement programme to develop India's local defence manufacturing capabilities under the Make in India initiative, a Committee of Experts (Committee) has recommended changes to the 2013 Defence Procurement Procedures (DPP).

Some of the key inputs and changes proposed by the Committee are as follows:

Strategic Partnership with Private Firm

The Committee has suggested a Strategic Partnership Model for the development of critical platforms such as aircrafts, warships, armoured fighting vehicles, etc. The key highlights of the proposed model are as follows:

• A specially instituted task force would select an Indian Strategic Partner (SP) for the development of a particular platform;