Auditor Seeks Efficiency In Indian Procurement Policy
Publication of India's new Defense Procurement Policy has been delayed as a government auditor pushes for more efficiency in the process, including a greater role for the private sector. (Photo: Rakesh Mangaraj, Indian Mod)
Publication of India's new Defense Procurement Policy has been delayed as a government auditor pushes for more efficiency in the process, including a greater role for the private sector. (Photo: Rakesh Mangaraj, Indian Mod)

India’s updated Defense Procurement Policy (DPP) for 2013 that was to be released in January is delayed by five or six months, a senior defense ministry official told AIN. The DPP governs the buying of military weapons and equipment. Recently, the country’s Comptroller Auditor General stated that the previous DPP 2011 is not geared for efficient procurement. “The MoD [ministry of defense] needs to factor this into the DPP 2013 to ensure greater efficiency in acquisition and eliminate discrimination between the private and public sector enterprises,” said an industry analyst with think-tank, Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (IDSA). Seminars during this week’s Aero India show will focus on issues related to offsets.