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

Effective from November 1, the new procurement manual will facilitate the revenue procurement amounting to approximately Rs one lakh crore by the three Services and other establishments under the Ministry of Defence (MoD), a Defence Ministry statement said.

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