(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
In a fresh push to atmanirbharta (self-reliance) in defence,
India will on Thursday publish a new list of at least 100 weapons
and systems that will come under an import ban over the next five
years, officials familiar with the development said on
Wednesday.
This will be the third 'positive indigenisation list' to be
released by the government during the last two years, and will take
combined number of weapons and systems under a phased import ban to
more than 300.
“Orders worth more than ₹2,10,000 crore are likely to be placed
with the industry in the next five years as part of the items
covered in the third list,” the defence ministry said in a
statement on Wednesday. Defence minister Rajnath Singh will release
the list of major equipment and platforms that are to be
indigenised by December 2025.
“This represents a focused approach and an implementable plan to
achieve atmanirbharta in defence, which will contribute to India's
strategic autonomy,” said former director general of military
operations Lieutenant General Vinod Bhatia (retd).
The third list comes on the back of two similar lists of 101 and
108 weapons and systems released on August 21, 2020 and May 31,
2021 respectively.
“Since the notification of the first and second lists, contracts
for 31 projects worth ₹53,839 crore have been signed by the armed
forces. Acceptance of necessity (AoN) for 83 projects worth
₹1,77,258 crore has been accorded. In addition, cases worth
₹2,93,741 crore will be progressed in the next five to seven
years,” the ministry said.
Under India's defence procurement rules, AoN by the defence
acquisition council is the first step towards buying military
hardware.
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