Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)

Why is it in news?
  • The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has accorded approval for the Mid Life Upgrade of 17 Dornier Aircraft of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) .
  • The upgrades will be carried out by M/s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the aircraft manufacturer of India.
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)
  • To counter corruption and speed up decision- making in military procurement, the government of India in 2001 decided to set up an integrated DAC.
  • It is headed by the Defence Minister.
  • Objective: The objective of the DAC is to ensure expeditious procurement of the approved requirements of the Armed Forces, in terms of capabilities sought, and time frame prescribed, by optimally utilizing the allocated budgetary resources.
  • Functions:
  1. The DAC is responsible to give policy guidelines to acquisitions, based on long-term procurement plans.
  2. It also clears all acquisitions, which includes both imported and those produced indigenously or under a foreign license.
Source
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Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 30th Oct 2018
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