The Union Cabinet today approved enhanced delegation of Financial Powers under Capital Procurement to levels below Vice-Chief of Armed Forces.
As per the approval, under Other Capital Procurement Procedure (OCPP) Procedure-2020, financial powers up to Rs.100 crore has been delegated to General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Flag Officer Commanding- of Defence Acquisition in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) at Services Command and Regional Commanders, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and powers up to Rs. 200 crore has been delegated to Deputy Chief of Army Staff (CD & S)/ MGS (Master General Sustenance), COM (Chief of Material), Maintenance), DCIDS (Deputy Chief Integrated Defence Staff) and ADG ICG (Additional Director Indian Coast Guard). AOM (Air Officer General).
also approved enhanced financial powers in the The Cabinet has Make-I category under which Government funding up to 70% of the development is prototype available for Design & Development of equipment, systems, major platforms upgrades thereof. Integrated Defence cost or Chief of Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC), Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS), Deputy Chief of Air Staff (DCAS), and Director General Coast Guard (DG(CG)) have now been given powers to sanction Government support up to Rs.50 crore towards cost of prototype development.
Financial powers have also been enhanced for other competent financial authorities with under ‘Make-I in line Government’s vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and Make in India’ for a robust defence industrial ecosystem.
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