Question: Consider the following statements:
(1) Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2020 aims at further increasing indigenous manufacturing and reducing timelines for procurement of defence equipment.
(2) The policy is aligned with the vision of the government to empower the private industry through the Make in India initiative.
Choose the correct:
(a) Only(1)
(b) Only(2)
(c) Both (1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Related facts:
- On March 20, 2020, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the draft Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2020.
- It aims at further increasing indigenous manufacturing and reducing timelines for procurement of defence equipment.
- The policy is aligned with the vision of the government to empower the private industry through the Make in India initiative with the ultimate of turning India into a global manufacturing hub.
- The government has introduced leasing as another category to get defense equipment at affordable rates.
- The greater participation of the Indian industry and developing a robust defence industrial base, the use of indigenous raw materials, unique alloys, and software has been incentivized under the DPP-2020.
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