Lok Sabha Question No. 1428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Order Books of Defence PSUs
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Pratima Bhoumik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1428

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  November, 2019

## ORDER BOOKS OF DEFENCE PSUs

## 1428. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

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

- (a) whether it is true that currently order books of Defence PSUs is alarmingly low and which will not sustain them beyond 2020-21;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  orders  with  various  Defence  PSUs  including  HAL,  Bharat Dynamics, Mazagon Dock, Goa Shipyards, etc.;
- (c) the reasons for very low order books of Defence PSUs; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to formulate a foolproof strategy to ensure that the Defence PSUs do not remain idle for want of orders?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

(a) to (d):  No, Sir.  The status of current order books of Defence PSUs is given as per Annexure.  The order book volume of Defence PSUs depends on the customers which is  primarily  the  Armed  Forces  and  export  opportunities  in  the  International  market. The  steps  taken  to  improve  the  order  book  position  includes  modernization  of production capacity and infrastructure; emphasis on import substitution and indigenization;  promotion  of  exports;  introduction  of  new  technologies;  product diversification; setting up of JVs with foreign companies and preference being given to 'Buy (Indian - Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)' equipment under Capital Acquisition in Defence Procurement Procedure 2016.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1428 FOR ANSWER ON 27.11.2019

|   S. NO. | NAME OF ORGANIZATION                                |   CURRENT ORDER BOOK VALUE (Rs. In Crore) |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|        1 | HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED (HAL)                 |                                     59832 |
|        2 | BHARAT ELECTRONICS LIMITED (BEL)                    |                                     56300 |
|        3 | BEML LIMITED (BEML)                                 |                                      9568 |
|        4 | BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED (BDL)                       |                                      7200 |
|        5 | MISHRA DHATU NIGAM LIMITED (MIDHANI)                |                                      1800 |
|        6 | MAZAGON DOCK SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED (MDL)             |                                     52113 |
|        7 | GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS& ENGINEERS LIMITED (GRSE) |                                     27407 |
|        8 | GOA SHIPYARD LIMITED (GSL)                          |                                     14956 |
|        9 | HINDUSTAN SHIPYARD LIMITED (HSL)                    |                                      2805 |

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