Lok Sabha Question No. 1490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-27
Subject: Infrastructure with DPSU
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1490

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## INFRASTRUCTURE  WITH  DPSU

1490.  COL. SONARAM  CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  various  Defence  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (DPSUs)  and  Ordnance Factories have huge infrastructure and assets developed over seventy years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether some DPSUs are running into losses due to not getting work orders by the Ministry and other civil agencies;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the remedial action taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) 9  Defence  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (DPSUs)  have  47  units  & Ordnance  factories  have  41  units  spread  all  over  India.    They  have established all facilities for design, development, manufacture and repair of equipments  /  products  for  the  armed  forces.    Detailed  information  is enclosed as per Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) was in losses for many years due to lack of orders.  However, it earned profit during the last two years and Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) had one time loss during the year 2012-13  due to  an  extraordinary  situation.    However,  BEML  earned  profit during successive financial years.
- (d) Ministry  has issued  letter of offer for construction of Special Operation Vehicles and Fleet Support Ships to HSL.
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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1490 FOR ANSWER ON 27.12.2017

The  details  of  major  infrastructure  and  assets  developed  by  Ordnance Factories and Defence Sector Undertakings are as under: OFB:     Ordnance Factory Board  has  developed  infrastructure  facilities for construction of Missile, tanks, high  explosive,  cartridge  105mm,  Rocket  Pinaka restricted high explosives etc. HAL:     Hindustan  Aeronautics Limited has  developed  facilities for design, development, manufacturing and repair overhaul of Aircraft, helicopter, Engines and  associated  accessories  and  avionics  facilities  are  also  established  for manufacture of structures for space applications and manufacturing and repair overhaul of industrial and marine engine etc. BEL:     Bharat  Electronics  Limited  has  developed  infrastructure  facilities  for design,  development,  manufacturing  and supply of sophisticated strategic electronic  equipments  /  systems  primarily  for  the  Defence  in  the  areas  of communication,  electronic  warfare  &  avionics,  missile  systems,  radar  &  fire control systems etc. BEML: Bharat Earth Movers Limited has created world class manufacturing and testing  facilities  for  armoured  recovery  vehicles,  BEML  high  mobility  vehicles, Hull  for T-72 tanks,  Arjun Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (ARRV), BMP transmission and ejector & air cleaner assembly etc. BDL:    Bharat  Dynamics  Limited  has  developed  infrastructure  facilities  which include building, plant & machinery, testing facilities, modernization & automation of grain loading for Akash project etc. MIDHANI: Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited has developed world class facilities for making super alloys etc. MDL:    Mazagaon  Dockyards Limited  has huge infrastructure  and assets which include  Fabrication  shops,  Dry  Docks,  Impounded  wet  basin,  slipways,  cradle assembly shop, submarine assembly shop etc. GRSE:    Garden  Reach  Ship  Builders  &  Engineers  Limited  has  acquired  Raja Bagan Dockyard from Central Inland Water Transport Corporation (CIWTC) and have  infrastructure  facilities  for  construction  of  modern  ships  under  large platforms like frigates, anti-submarine warfare corvette, Missiles corvette, Landing ship tank etc. GSL:   Goa Shipyard Limited has undertaken a planned modernization programme  and  is  in  the  process  of  creating  infrastructure  for  Indigenous Construction of Mine counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs) etc. HSL:   Hindustan  Shipyard  Limited  has  developed  infrastructure  facility  for covered building dock, three slipways, repair graving dock, large wet basin with depth of 10M, high pressure hydraulic flushing facilities for submarines etc.

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