Lok Sabha Question No. 212 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Import of Weapons
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.212

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## IMPORT  OF  WEAPONS

- *212.  SHRI  CHANDRAKANT  KHAIRE:

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Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  country  has  become  highly  dependent  on  imported  weapons  and defence equipments;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government is contemplating on taking steps towards making the country self-reliant with regard to defence equipments and weapons;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any weapon factory has been set up in the country under Make in India project and if so, the details thereof?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

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(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 212 FOR ANSWER ON 26.12.2018

(a) to (d): Capital procurement of defence equipment is undertaken from various  domestic  as  well  as  foreign  vendors, based  on  operational requirements of the Armed Forces, the availability or capacity to produce the equipment in India and abroad, to keep the Armed Forces in a state of readiness to meet the entire spectrum of security challenges. During the last three years and current year (upto October, 2018), 121 contracts  have  been  signed  with  Indian  vendors  and  67  contracts  with foreign vendors for procurement of defence equipment for Armed Forces. The defence equipment contracted with  Indian  vendors during the period include  Helicopters,  Naval  Vessels,  Radars,  Ballistic  Helmets,  Artillery Guns,  Missiles,  Bullet  Proof  Jackets,  Electronic  Fuzes,  Simulators,  and ammunition. Government  is  pursuing  initiatives to achieve higher levels of indigenization  and  self-reliance  in  the  defence  sector  by  harnessing  the capabilities  of  the  public  and  private  sector  industries  in  the  country. These measures include according priority and preference to procurement from  Indian  vendors  and  liberalization  of  the  licensing  regime.    Defence Procurement  Procedure  (DPP)  accords  the  highest priority  to  Buy  Indian (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) (IDDM).  The 'Make' procedure has been simplified with provisions for earmarking projects not exceeding development cost of Rs.10 crores (government funded) and Rs.3 crores (Industry funded) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs); and with provisions for involving private industry as production agencies and technology transfer partners. Government has also promulgated the policy on Strategic Partnership in the Defence Sector to encourage  broader  participation  of  the  private  sector  in  manufacture  of major defence platforms and equipment.  In order to catalyse indigenous production  of  Defence  and  aerospace  related  items,  Government  has decided to set up two Defence Corridors in the country, one in the State of Uttar Pradesh and the other in Tamil Nadu.

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