DAC clears acquisition proposals for armed forces worth Rs 13,165 cr

New Delhi [India], September 29 : The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting on Wednesday held under the Chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for Capital Acquisitions proposals for modernization and operational needs of the Indian Armed Forces amounting to approximately Rs 13,165 crore.
Of the total amount approved, procurement worth Rs. 11,486cr. (87 per cent) is from the domestic sources, read a press statement from the Ministry of Defence.
Key approvals include helicopters, guided munition and rocket ammunition. Looking into the need of the Indian Army for an Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Squadron, to improve its integral lift capability ensuring its operational preparedness, the DAC accorded approval of procurement of 25 ALH Mark III helicopters from M/s HAL under Buy Indian-IDDM at an approx. cost of
Rs 3,850 cr, in keeping with the continued thrust towards 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' and 'Make in India'.
Giving boost to Indigenous Design and Development of ammunitions, DAC accorded approval for procurement of Terminally Guided Munition (TGM) and HEPF/RHE Rocket Ammunition under Buy(Indian-IDDM) category at an approx cost of Rs 4,962 Crore from domestic sources. Other proposals worth Rs 4,353 crore were also accorded AoN by the DAC.
In addition, the DAC also approved a few amendments to the DAP 2020 as a part of Business Process Re-engineering to ensure further ease of doing business for the industry as well as measures to enhance procurement efficiency and reducing timelines, the statement added.