(a) whether the Defence Acquisition Council has made significant changes and cleared a simplified Make-II procedure to enable greater participation of Industry in acquisition of defence equipment and to promote innovative solution; and
(b) if so, the details and the salient features of the new Make-II procedure?
A N S W E R
MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
(a) Yes, Madam.
(b) The salient features of Make-II procedure are listed below:-
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Concept of selection of two Development Agencies has been done away with. All the vendors meeting the minimum qualification criterion have been allowed to participate in the process.
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Eligibility criteria in respect of parameters such as Profitability, Minimum period of registration of company, Minimum Credit rating requirement, etc, has been relaxed for participants. Eligibility criteria for start-ups has further been relaxed.
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Provisions for suo-moto proposals from Individuals / industry, particularly for innovative solutions have been introduced.
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Documentation requirement at various stages of the process, has been minimised.
• Timelines for various stages of process have been reduced.
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