Lok Sabha Question No. 131 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Research and Development Facilities
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN, V. SATHYABAMA

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.131

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES

- *131.  SHRI  PR. SENTHIL NATHAN: SHRIMATI  V. SATHYA BAMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has initiated the proposal for formation of an autonomous wing of the Hindustan  Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether  the  Government  provides  adequate  research  and  development  facilities for defence research and its related departments located in Tamil Nadu; if so, the details thereof and the total amount disbursed till date by the Government
- (c) for the same, year-wise; and
- (d) the  concrete  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  the  defence  corridor proposal in Tamil Nadu?

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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. 131 FOR ANSWER ON 19.12.2018

- (a) No, Madam.

(b) & (c): Defence  Research and  Development  Organisation (DRDO), a  Research  and  Development  (R&D)  Wing  of  the  Ministry  of  Defence  is primarily  mandated  for  indigenization  of  Weapons  /  Technologies  for defence and is involved in design and development of strategic, complex and security sensitive systems in the  fields of  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 for enhancing the national security.  Government provides adequate budgetary support as and when required by DRDO and the  same  is  provided  also  to  Combat  Vehicles  Research  &  Development Establishment  (CVRDE)  and  Research  &  Innovation  Centre  (RIC),  DRDO labs located in Tamil Nadu.  Details of funds allocated to the DRDO during the last three years are given below:-

| Year                       | Allocation of funds to DRDO Laboratories (in Tamil Nadu)   | Allocation of funds to DRDO Laboratories (in Tamil Nadu)   | Allocation of funds to DRDO Laboratories (in Tamil Nadu)   |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|                            | CVRDE (Rs. in crore)                                       | RIC (Rs. in crore)                                         | Total (Rs. in crore)                                       |
| 2015-16                    | 137.55                                                     | 3.78                                                       | 141.33                                                     |
| 2016-17                    | 159.63                                                     | 7.54                                                       | 167.17                                                     |
| 2017-18                    | 152.37                                                     | 5.34                                                       | 157.71                                                     |
| 2018-19 (Budget Estimates) | 267.76                                                     | 6.68                                                       | 274.44                                                     |

(d) Two Defence Corridors were announced in the Union Budget 2018-19. Subsequent  to  the  announcement  of  setting  up  of  Defence  Corridor  in Tamil Nadu, five nodal points namely Hosur, Coimbatore, Salem, Chennai and  Tiruchirappalli  have  been  selected.    Five  Industrial  meets  have  also been organized at these places, as per the following details:

- (i) Hosur:  26

th February, 2018;

- (ii) Coimbatore:  5

th March, 2018;

- (iii)  Salem:  8 th March, 2018;

- (iv)  Chennai:  10

th March, 2018;

- (v) Tiruchirappalli:  16

th March, 2018.

Consultant  has  been  appointed  for  preparation  for  Detailed  Project Report.

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