MoD slashes timeline to procure weapons

The government is taking steps to shorten the weapon procurement cycle to accelerate the modernisation of the armed forces, defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said, adding that the timelines have already been cut by more than a year.

- Rahul Singh

NEW DELHI:

Speaking at a defence conclave on Friday, Singh said that move will save "about 69 weeks" and the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020, the document that spells out the procurement process, is being revisited to reflect current realities.

"The defence ministry has already, in the year of reforms, slashed the timelines for some of the processes in the procurement cycle. This would save about 69 weeks overall in the process timeline."

"There is a need to shift away from the traditional nomination-based procurement focused mostly on the public sector to a more competitive pricing model where both the public and private sector can compete for orders," Singh said.