[7] It was designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation,[5] and manufactured by Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited[7] and by Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited.

[8] It was intended as a replacement for the 9mm Sterling submachine gun in service with the Indian Armed Forces.

[7] The weapon's accuracy and reliability were tested in extreme hot weather and high-altitude winter conditions, by the Army's user trials.

[11] In 2002, the Indian Army has issued a General Staff Qualitative Requirement (GSQR) for a new submachine carbine with revised specification.

[12] In 2010, DRDO's ARDE lab and OFB collaborated to iron out the problems with the MSMC design.

The JVPC was subjected to accuracy and reliability test at extreme temperature conditions of India.

In 2017, the then-Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh ceremonially accepted a JVPC from the then-Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman, marking its service induction into the CAPF, Paramilitary forces and Police forces under the Ministry of Home affairs.

[15] The MSMC or JVPC is a highly compact weapon that is less than 22 inches long with the stock collapsed,[16] making it ideal for personal defence, close quarter battle and counter insurgency/counter terrorism operations.