Defence Acquisition Council:
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) recently approved the capital acquisition of indigenously-developed military hardware worth Rs 70,584 crore.
- The DAC is the highest decision-making bodyof the defence Ministry on procurement.
- Objective is to ensure expeditious procurement of the approved requirements of the armed forces.
- It was formed after the Group of Minister’s recommendations on ‘Reforming the National Security System’, in 2001, post-Kargil War (1999).
- Composition:
- The defence minister is the chairman of DAC.
- Its members include the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
- Functions:
- Give in-principle approval of a 15 years Long Term Integrated Perspective Plan (LTIPP) for defence forces.
- Accord of acceptance of necessity to acquisition proposals.
- Categorization of the acquisition proposalsrelating to ‘Buy’, ‘Buy & Make’, and ‘Make’.
- Look into issuesrelating to single vendor clearance.
- Take decisions regarding ‘offset’ provisionsin respect of acquisition proposals above Rs 300 crore.
- Take decisions regarding the Transfer of Technologyunder the ‘Buy & Make’ category of acquisition proposals.
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