MoD Eases Procurement of Defence Spares, Upkeep

New rule brings in parity for Pvt firms in revenue procurement for services

- BHASWAR KUMAR

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday approved the Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025 under the Year of Reforms initiative, aimed at expediting revenue procurement for the armed services. The move also seeks to support domestic industry through simplified processes, promote innovation, and ensure a level playing field between the public and private sectors.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is also working to finalise a revised version of the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020—a document that lays out the procurement procedures for capital acquisitions like jets, tanks, submarines and warships—before the end of 2025.

Last promulgated in 2009, the DPM regulates the procurement of goods and services—from defence items and spares to the repair, refit, and maintenance of military platforms—by the defence services and other organisations under the MoD. It lays down the guiding principles and provisions for revenue procurements in the MoD worth around ₹1 trillion in a financial year. The DPM has been revised in consultation with the armed forces and other stakeholders.