Lok Sabha Question No. 438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-03
Subject: DRDO Projects
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.438

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2017

## DRDO  PROJECTS

438. SHRI  P.R. SUNDARAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government has provided any funds to Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the development of innovative, intelligent and stateof-art technology gadgets in the country during the last three years and the current year; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  funds  earmarked  and  allocated  for  various DRDO projects during the said period?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) & (b): Defence  Research  and  Development  Organisation  (DRDO),  an R&D  Wing  of  Ministry  of  Defence,  is  primarily  involved  in  design  and development of strategic, complex and security sensitive systems in the fields of  armaments, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, radars, electronic warfare systems, sonars, combat vehicles, combat aircraft, sensors, etc for the Armed Forces as per their specific Qualitative Requirements.

Details of expenditure made by the Department of Defence Research and Development during the last three years and current year are given below:

| Year         |   Expenditure (Rs. in crore) |
|--------------|------------------------------|
| 2013-14      |                      10868.9 |
| 2014-15      |                      13258   |
| 2015-16      |                      13277.3 |
| 2016-17 (BE) |                      13593.8 |

Details of major projects (cost more than Rs. 100 Cr. sanctioned since 1 st January,  2014 are given at Annexure 'A'.

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## ANNEXURE 'A'  REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  438  FOR  ANSWER  ON 3.2.2017

|   S. No | Project                                                                                                                                  | Date of Sanction   |   Sanctioned Cost |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | National Open Air Range                                                                                                                  | Aug 2014           |            468    |
|       2 | Quick Reaction Surface To Air Missile (QR-SAM)                                                                                           | Jul 2014           |            476.43 |
|       3 | AIP system on P-75 submarines and development of deliverable lox system                                                                  | Jun 2014           |            270    |
|       4 | Submarine Periscope                                                                                                                      | Mar 2014           |            163.77 |
|       5 | Technology Development of Engine Fuel Control System (EFCS)                                                                              | Oct 2014           |            177.72 |
|       6 | Collaborative Development of Low Vulnerable High Performance Propellant with Low Temperature Coefficient and Improved Life of Ammunition | Sep 2014           |            267.02 |
|       7 | Project Pralay                                                                                                                           | Mar 2015           |            332.88 |
|       8 | Development of Multi-kilowatt Fibre Laser                                                                                                | May 2015           |            289.55 |
|       9 | Lead-in Project for Design of GHATAK and Development of Critical advanced Technologies for GHATAK & AMCA                                 | May 2106           |            231    |
|      10 | AKASH-NG - New Generation                                                                                                                | Sep 2016           |            470    |
|      11 | Development of Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo SMART                                                                      | Nov 2016           |            340    |
|      12 | Rudra M-II                                                                                                                               | Mar 2016           |            489.06 |
|      13 | ANVESHA                                                                                                                                  | May 2016           |            479.28 |

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