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Rajnath Singh Approves Defence Procurement Manual 2025 to Streamline Revenue Procurement - The Statesman

The revised manual governs nearly Rs 1 lakh crore in defence revenue procurements, promoting innovation and easing financial processes to boost self-reliance and industry participation.

  • On Sunday, September 14, 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave his endorsement to the updated Defence Procurement Manual for 2025, designed to enhance and simplify the revenue procurement procedures for India’s Armed Forces.
  • This update to the manual, last revised in 2009, responds to emerging defence needs and emphasizes self-reliance, simplification, and rationalization of procurement processes.
  • The manual promotes innovation and indigenisation through a new chapter, empowers competent financial authorities to expedite decisions, and removes barriers like mandatory No Objection Certificates from DPSUs.
  • Key provisions include liquidity damages lowered to a maximum of 5% , minimal 0.1% charges post-prototype development, and guaranteed orders up to five years to support defence suppliers.
  • The manual aims to ensure timely resource availability at appropriate costs, foster jointness among the Services, boost industry participation including MSMEs and start-ups, and strengthen India's push towards defence self-reliance.
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Rajnath Singh approves new manual to streamline revenue procurement, boost self-reliance

Last promulgated in 2009, this manual was under revision in the Ministry in consultation with the Armed Forces and other stakeholders.

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New procurement manual to bolster self-reliance in defence - The Tribune

Will open up sector to private industry.

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Defence Ministry unveils new framework to streamline revenue procurement

The new manual will ‘foster jointness among the three Services’ and is aimed at achieving self-reliance in defence sector, said the Defence Ministry

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Defence ministry approves new framework to streamline revenue procurement

The DPM 2025 strengthens ease of doing business and seeks to boost Atma Nirbharta in defence manufacturing and technology.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Approves Defence Procurement Manual 2025

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025 to further streamline, simplify, enable and rationalise the revenue procurement process in the Ministry of Defence and cater to the emerging requirements of the Armed Forces in the era of modern warfare. India News | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Approves Defence Procurement Manual 2025.

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Rajnath Singh approves Defence Procurement Manual 2025 to streamline revenue procurement - The Statesman

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the new Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025, a move aimed at simplifying and rationalising revenue procurement in the Ministry of Defence.

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