In October 2025, Union Minister Rajnath Singh released the Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025 which aims to simplify and rationalize the revenue procurement process for the armed forces, during a function held in South Block, New Delhi (Delhi).
The new procurement manual effective from November 01 2025 is expected to facilitate the revenue procurement worth around Rs 1 lakh crore by three services and other establishments under the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Key Dignitaries: The ceremony was attended by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Anil Chauhan; Chief of Naval Staff (CoNS) Admiral Dinesh Kumar (DK) Tripathi; Dr. Samir Vankatpati (V.) Kamat, Secretary Department of Defence (Research & Development, R&D) and Chairman of DRDO; and other senior officials.
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