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Defence Procurement Manual 2025 released

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Defence Procurement Manual 2025 released (GS3 · Defence, 23 October 2025)

What happened

  • The Defence Minister released the Defence Procurement Manual 2025, effective 1 November 2025, for revenue procurement of about ₹1 lakh crore [PIB].
  • It aims to simplify procedures and give more room to MSMEs and startups [PIB].

Background

  • DPM covers revenue (not capital) purchases by the services [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Revenue buys, such as spares and services, keep forces ready; delays there hurt quietly.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2025-10-23): the Defence Minister released the Defence Procurement Manual 2025, effective 1 November 2025, for revenue procurement of about ₹1 lakh crore.
  2. Revenue buys, such as spares and services, keep forces ready; delays there hurt quietly.
Quotable data point

The Defence Minister released the Defence Procurement Manual 2025, effective 1 November 2025, for revenue procurement of about ₹1 lakh crore.

PIB: Defence: DPM 2025, 23 Oct 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: DPM vs DAP.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

DPM 2025 governs

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Effective date

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Approx. value covered

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Defence: DPM 2025, 23 Oct 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending