Lok Sabha Question No. 4362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Make in India Projects
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4362

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2018

## MAKE IN INDIA PROJECTS

4362.  SHRI  SHRIRANG  APPA  BARNE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI  ASADUDDIN  OWAISI:

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI  B. VINOD KUMAR:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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

- (a) whether Indian Air Force (IAF) needs fighter aircraft / jets to bolster its depleting squadron  strength  and  the  Navy  requires  more  submarines  and  warships  to  replace  its ageing fleet;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof    and  the  reasons  for  delay  in  procurement  of  these requirements along with the time by which these requirements are likely to be fulfilled;
- (c) whether not a single project has so far been started under Make in India initiative and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  an  internal  report  of  the  Ministry  says  that  India's  entire  weapons acquisition process is badly broken and beset with huge delays and only 8 to 10% of 144 proposed deals in the last three financial years fructified within stipulated time and if so, the details thereof and the main reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of the corrective  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  in procedural  delays  and  duplication  in  process  to  speed  up  implementation  of  defence projects to meet the demand of armed forces especially the present threat perception?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (e): During  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  (upto  January 2018),

:  2  :

192  contracts  have  been  signed  with  Indian  vendors  (121  contracts)  and foreign vendors (71 contracts) for capital procurement of Defence equipment for armed forces, out of which 74 contracts have been signed for  Army;  84  for  Navy  and  34  for  Air  Force,  for  capital  procurement  of defence  equipment  such  as  aircraft,  frigates,  radars,  missiles,  tanks, artillery guns, rifles,  micro  Unmanned  Aerial  Vehicle  (UAV),  ballistic helmets, helicopters, rockets, ships, ammunition and simulators. Capital Procurement of defence equipment is undertaken in accordance with the extant Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP).  DPP2016  focuses  on  streamlining  and  simplifying  of  defence  procurement processes and aims to balance the requirements of expeditious procurement. It contains provisions for reducing the timelines for completion  of  procurement  activities.    Further,  Government  regularly monitors progress of on-going procurement projects so as to ensure that the  Armed  Forces  are  equipped  to  meet  the  entire  spectrum  of  security challenges.

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