Lok Sabha Question No. 1562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Private Sector in Defence Manufacturing
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1562

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## PRIVATE SECTOR IN DEFENCE MANUFACTURING

## 1562.  SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

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

- (a) the number of private industries granted license for defence production since 2008 till date State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government owned industries and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) were consulted prior to granting licenses to private industries and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the PSUs thereon;
- (c) the number of Government and Semi-Government industries working in the field of defence production in the country and the quantum of defence products manufactured by these industries since 2010; and
- (d) whether these products have proved successful or failed in the test conducted by army 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. 1562 FOR ANSWER ON 19.12.2018

(a) The state wise list of number of licenses which have been issued in Defence Industry is enclosed as per Annexure-I.  In many cases, a single company  applies  for  multiple  licenses  as  well.    The  list  covers  all  such cases. (b) The Industrial License applications are forwarded by licensing authorities to Department of Defence Production for views/ comments.  The applications  are  examined  by  the  Standing  Committee  on  Private  Sector Participation  in  defence  production  which  comprises  of  representatives from Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Defence Public Sector Undertakings  (DPSUs).    Their  views  are  accordingly  considered  before sending comments of this Ministry to the licensing authorities. (c) There are 41 Ordnance Factories (OFs) and 9 Defence Public Sector Undertakings  (DPSUs)  working  in  the  field  of  defence  production  in  the country.  The  Total  production  by  them  since  2010-11  is  Rs.3,53,439.46 crore. (d) The  Field  Evaluation  Trials  of  equipment  is  carried  out  prior  to  the signing of  the  contract.  The  contracts  are  allotted  only  to  those  vendors who  are  successful  in  trials  and  meet  other  provisions  of  the  Defence

- Procurement Procedure (DPP).

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1562 FOR ANSWER ON 19.12.2018

| State / Union Territories   |   No. of Industrial Licenses issued since 2008 |
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh              |                                              6 |
| Chandigarh                  |                                              2 |
| Dadra & Nagar               |                                              1 |
| Delhi                       |                                              3 |
| Goa                         |                                              3 |
| Gujarat                     |                                             28 |
| Haryana                     |                                             27 |
| Himachal Pradesh            |                                              3 |
| Karnataka                   |                                             57 |
| Kerala                      |                                              2 |
| Madhya Pradesh              |                                             13 |
| Maharashtra                 |                                             42 |
| Puducherry                  |                                              1 |
| Punjab                      |                                              4 |
| Rajasthan                   |                                              8 |
| Tamil Nadu                  |                                             16 |
| Telangana                   |                                             66 |
| Uttar Pradesh               |                                             37 |
| Uttarakhand                 |                                              5 |
| West Bengal                 |                                              5 |
| Other multiple locations    |                                              6 |
| Total                       |                                            335 |

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