Lok Sabha Question No. 2166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-28
Subject: Defence Equipment Manufacturing Units
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2166

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  JULY, 2017

## DEFENCE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING UNITS

2166.  SHRI  HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

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

- (a) the details of the defence equipment / material manufacturing units in the country, State / UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  locations  where  defence  equipment  manufacturing  units  have been proposed to be set up for catering the increasing need of defence armaments, State / UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the scheme of the Government to set up sophisticated and state-ofthe-art weapon manufacturing units; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  contemplated  any  scheme  to  produce  maximum quantity of explosives in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (d): A statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2166 FOR ANSWER ON 28.7.2017

- (1) State / UT-wise details of Ordnance Factories, manufacturing units of 9 Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and the Private Companies who have reported commencement of production are as under:
- (2) 342 licenses have been issued to 205 Indian companies for manufacturing defence products:
- (3) 6 licenses have been issued to Indian companies for manufacturing of defence explosives.
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| State              | Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)   | DPSUs   | Private Companies   |
|--------------------|--------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
| Chandigarh (UT)    | 01                             | -       | -                   |
| Uttarakhand        | 02                             | 01      | -                   |
| Uttar Pradesh      | 09                             | 04      | 03                  |
| Bihar              | 01                             | -       | -                   |
| Tamil Nadu         | 06                             | 01      | 06                  |
| Odisha             | 01                             | 02      | -                   |
| Telangana          | 01                             | 05      | 09                  |
| West Bengal        | 04                             | 06      | 01                  |
| Maharashtra        | 10                             | 05      | 09                  |
| Madhya Pradesh     | 06                             | -       | -                   |
| Karnataka          | -                              | 15      | 15                  |
| Andhra Pradesh     | -                              | 03      | 05                  |
| Kerala             | -                              | 02      | 02                  |
| Jharkhand          | -                              | 01      | -                   |
| Goa                | -                              | 01      | -                   |
| Haryana            | -                              | 01      | 04                  |
| Punjab             | -                              | -       | 02                  |
| Gujarat            | -                              | -       | 02                  |
| Rajasthan          | -                              | -       | 01                  |
| Multiple locations | -                              | -       | 07                  |
| Total:             | 41                             | 47      | 66                  |