Lok Sabha Question No. 3877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Funds for Research Operations
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Pratima Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3877

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2022

## FUNDS FOR RESEARCH OPERATIONS

## 3877. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a) the allocation made in the Budget for the research wing in defence organisations;
- (b) the amount sanctioned for various research operations taken up by these organisations since 2019, function and year-wise;
- (c)  the  allocation  made  for  research  in  defence  organisations  as  a  percentage  of  the  Gross Domestic Product (GDP);
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  research  in  weapons  manufacturing,  radar, communication, etc. through the defence research organisations; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard so far?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

## (a):  Year-wise details of the allocation made in Defence Research & Development Organisation are as under:-

(Rs. In Crore)

| Year    | Budget Estimates (DRDO)   |
|---------|---------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 19,021.02                 |
| 2020-21 | 19,327.35                 |
| 2021-22 | 20,457.44                 |
| 2022-23 | 21,330.20                 |

## (b):  Details of amount sanctioned for research operations taken up since 2019 are as under:-

|   Year |   No of projects |   Cost (Rs. In Cr) |
|--------|------------------|--------------------|
|   2019 |               87 |            4901.65 |
|   2020 |               89 |            4468.88 |
|   2021 |               69 |           19623.1  |
|   2022 |               14 |            1459.56 |

(c):    Details  of  Budget  Estimates (BE) of DRDO as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from Financial Year 2019-20 are as under:-

(Rs. In Crore)

| Year    | Budget Estimates   | GDP                 | (A) as percentage of (B)   |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|         | (A)                | (B)                 |                            |
| 2019-20 | 19,021.02          | 203,51,013(1 st RE) | 0.09                       |
| 2020-21 | 19,327.35          | 197,45,670(PE)      | 0.10                       |
| 2021-22 | 20,457.44          | 232,14,703(1 st AE) | 0.09                       |
| 2022-23 | 21,330.20          | 258,00,000          | 0.08                       |

Note:- GDP figures from Financial Year 2017-18 to 2021-22 are as per Economic Survey 202122 (vol-2) - Table 1.6 -components of GDP at Current Prices and for Financial Year 2022-23 are from Budget at a Glance (2022-23).

BE= Budget Estimates, RE= Revised Estimates

PE= Provisional Estimates, AE= Advanced Estimates

(d) & (e):  The mandate and vision of DRDO include development of cutting edge technology to equip the Armed forces in domain of Missiles, Armament, Communication etc. Subsequently, production will be done by DPSUs and Defence Industry of India.  The following action have been taken in this regards:-

-  Make in India Initiative
-  Signing of Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology (LAToT)
-  Finalisation of Development Partner at Initial Stage of Project Sanction
-  Finalisation of Production Agency/DcPP
-  Recently  DRDO  HQ  has  prepared  'Industry  can  Do  List'  of  various  DRDO Products/ System which should be developed/productionised by Indian Industry
-  Technology  Development  Fund  to  hand  hold  MSMEs  to  promote  defence manufacturing in India

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