New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday released the Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025 at a function in South Block, New Delhi.

According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), effective from November 1, 2025, the new procurement manual will facilitate the revenue procurement amounting to approximately Rs 1 lakh crore by the three Services and other establishments under the Ministry of Defence.

Appreciating the efforts of MoD and HQ Integrated Defence Staff for the revision of the manual, the Defence Minister expressed confidence that the new manual will simplify the procedures, bring uniformity in functioning and be helpful in providing goods and services required by the Armed Forces for operational preparedness.

“It will also provide more opportunities to MSMEs and start-ups in the field of defence manufacturing and technology, duly ensuring fairness, transparency and accountability in procurement,” the MoD said in its press release.

Notably, some key provisions have been altered to expedite decision-making and promote ease of doing business.

“Liquidated damages (LD), which are levied on delayed delivery of stores and services, have been relaxed, and maximum LD to the extent of 10 per cent will be levied only in cases of inordinate delay. This provision has further been relaxed in case of indigenisation, where only 0.1 per cent LD per week will be levied instead of 0.5 per cent per week as applicable in other cases,” the MoD said.

In addition, there are provisions for assured orders ranging up to five years and beyond for the items developed by the public/private players under indigenisation.

“As per the revised provisions, Limited Tender enquiry can be resorted to for a value up to Rs 50 lakh and beyond that in exceptional cases,” it highlighted.

“All Request For Proposals (RFPs), to be issued after November 01, 2025, will be governed by the provisions of DPM 2025. All cases, where RFP has already been issued/will be issued up to October 31, 2025, will continue to be governed by the provisions of DPM 2009, amended up to date,” it added.

The ceremony was attended by CDS Anil Chauhan, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, DRDO chairman Samir Kamat and other key officials.

–IANS

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