Measures to help the Indian Defence Manufacturing sector
Q. Which of the following measures are deemed to help the Indian Defence Manufacturing sector?
1) Playing field between public sector undertakings and private players is evened out.
2) The MSMEs are being included in the process by setting rules suitable to them.
3) Introduction of Indigenous Design Development and Manufacture category- Published on 03 May 16a. 2, 3
b. 1, 2
c. 1, 3
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
- First, the government can claim credit for demonstrating intent to energise the procurement process by accepting many of the suggestions of the Dhirendra Singh Committee set up to make recommendations to revamp the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP).
- The introduction of a new category of Buy Indian (or IDDM, Indigenous Design Development and Manufacture), the graded acceptance of better quality through the introduction of an “enhanced” performance parameter clause, and the sudden energisation of private players in defence manufacturing are some cause for cheer.
- Second, many of the rules that hitherto put the private industry at a disadvantage vis-à-vis the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU) have been modified or removed.
- Third and most important, there is visible incentivisation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in many spheres.
