To promote the ease of doing business and give a fillip to the ‘Make in India’ programme, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has allowed private industrial units and PSUs to self-certify the quality of items being supplied by them to the armed forces.
At present, all items procured by the services are subjected to trials and evaluation by the Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA), an organisation under the Department of Defence Production in the MoD.
Self-certification status would be allowed for only those industrial units who have quality systems that meet the requisite standards. “It encourages them to assume direct responsibility to sustain and improve the standards of quality. In light of the government reiterating self-reliance in the manufacture of defence products, this scheme assumes greater importance,” the policy issued on May 13, 2019, states.Read More…
