Indien gør fremskridt inden for forsvarsproduktion og indfødte et betydeligt antal forsvarsartikler. Department of Defense Production har taget flere initiativer, hvor 2,920 ud af 4,666 listede varer allerede er indfødte. Forsvarsministeriet har indført branchevenlige bestemmelser i kategorierne Make-1 og Make-2, herunder lempelse af berettigelseskriterier og minimal dokumentation.
India is moving “fast and steady” in defence production and so far indigenised 2,920 defence items out of 4,666 listed items, Director (DIP), Department of Defence Production, Amit Satija said on Wednesday. He was speaking on the topic ‘ Enhancing the participation of MSMEs in the Defence sector’ at a state-level conclave of Defence MSMEs in Nagpur, organised by the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry).
Satija sagde, at flere initiativer er blevet taget af Forsvarsministeriet, især Department of Defense Production.
“Out of 4,666 defence items, including assemblies, sub-assemblies, raw materials, critical spares and components etc, which were listed for indigenisation, 2,920 items have already been indigenised,” he said.
Med henvisning til Make-1 og Make-2 kategorierne sagde Satija, at flere industrivenlige bestemmelser er indbygget, såsom lempelse af berettigelseskriterierne, minimal dokumentation og andre bestemmelser for at overveje forslag foreslået af industrien og enkeltpersoner.
“102 projects related to the Army, Navy and Air Force have been accorded an in-principle approval under the Make 2 procedure and 44 projects under the Make-1 category. Three projects have been given in-principle nod under the Make 3 category,” he added.
Forsvarsministeriet bevæger sig hurtigt og støt mod indigeniseringsmålet, sagde han og tilføjede, at der udstedes 40 til 50 licenser hvert år i forsvarsproduktionen.
‘Make-I’ refers to government-funded projects while ‘Make-II’ covers industry-funded programmes. The Make III category was introduced by the government with the objective of self-reliance through import substitution.