<span style="color: #222222;">Ministry of Defence has approved procurement of 26 defence items only from local suppliers to boost Make in India.<br />'' <br />'' The government has issued Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017  to encourage Make in India and to promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India.<br />'' <br />'' Ministry of Defence in a statement said, under this order, Department of Defence Production (DDP) has so far notified 127 items where purchase preference is given to local suppliers.<br />'' <br />'' It said, in order to further encourage procurement from local suppliers, 26 items out of 127 already notified, have now been notified under the related clause  of the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order.<br />'' <br />''It said, therefore, procuring entities shall procure these items only from local suppliers, irrespective of purchase value, provided that the local suppliers meet the Minimum Local Content (MLC) as prescribed for each item.</span>