DefMin notifies 5th list under Aatmanirbharta
Announced 346 indigenous items worth Rs1,048-cr import substitution for defence production
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Defending Atmanirbharta
- Indigenous defence production at record high of Rs1.27 lakh cr in FY24
- India’s exports of defence items crossed Rs21,000-cr mark
New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has notified the fifth Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) consisting 346 defence items in a major boost to Aatmanirbharta in defence production. The items include strategically important Line Replacement Units/Systems/Sub-Systems/Assemblies/Sub-Assemblies/Spares & Components and raw materials, with import substitution value worth Rs1,048 crore, according to a Ministry of Defence statement issued on Monday.
These items will only be procured from the Indian Industry after the timelines of indigenisation as indicated in the list available on the Srijan portal (https://srijandefence.gov.in). The Ministry of Defence had launched Srijan portal in 2020. On this portal, defence public-sector undertakings (DPSUs) and Service Headquarters (SHQs) offer defence items to domestic industries, including MSMEs and start-ups, for indigenisation.
