There must be a strong implementation of the “ease of doing business” for MSMEs. The categorisation clauses in DAP 2020 should provide some leverage to MSMEs. There should be an open gate for these enterprises in the acquisition process, through which they can directly penetrate the strong wall of restrictions.
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These acquisition categories are listed in decreasing order of
priority. They are prioritised based on the relative importance of
indigenisation. Apart from enhancing the minimum IC requirements,
the DAP 2020 also seeks to increase the indigenous availability of
high-end military materials and special alloys for future needs.
4 For this, the DAP 2020 has proposed
that public sector platform manufacturers, and research and
development establishments identify various materials that can be
indigenously developed by them or through transfer of technology
under the offset clause.
5 The DAP
2020 also seeks to utilise indigenous software for running
applications on equipment/systems and mandatorily include them
under the Buy (Indian – IDDM) and Buy (Indian) categories.