Lok Sabha Question No. 2048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Make in India Body Armour for Forces
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2048 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/02/2021

Make in India Body Armour for Forces

## 2048.  SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY वान और ौयोगक मंी be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  NITI  Aayog  has  prepared  a  Roadmap  on  'Make  in  India'  in  Body  Armour  which includes recommendation on setting up of raw material manufacturing plant in India based on Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre to make more efficient and lightweight body armours for army and para-military forces;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  it is a fact that the Government  has  launched  a National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) at a total cost of Rs. 3660 crore for a period of 5 years; and
- (d)     if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE; MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

वाय और परवार कयाण मंी , वान और ौयोगक मंी और पृ वी वान मंी

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( डॉ . हष वधन

- (a) & (b)    Yes Sir, the NITI Aayog has prepared a Raodmap on "Make in India" in Body armour including several recommendations for promoting 'Make in India' in Body armour and submitted to  PMO  in  August,  2017.  The  recommendations  also  include  setting  up  of  raw  material manufacturing plant in India based on Utra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre to make more efficient and lightweight body armours for army and para-military forces.
- (b)     The  Empowered  Committee  constituted  under  the  chairmanship  of  Member  (S&T),  NITI Aayog  on  the  subject  is  following  up  with  DPIIT  and  Ministry  of  Textiles  in  the  matter.  The Empowered  Committee  has  advised  Department  for  Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade (DPIIT)  to  invite  Honeywell,  Dupont,  DSM  Dyneema  and  Teijin  to  set  up  a  raw  material manufacturing  plants  in  India.  As  per   information  available  with  the  NITI  Aayog,  DPIIT  has started negotiations with Honeywell.
- (c)     Yes Sir.
- (d)     Government has approved National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical System (NMICPS)  in  December  2018  with  a  total  outlay  of  Rs.3660  Crores  for  a  period  of  five  years.  The Mission  is  to  develop  advanced  technologies  and  applications  as  per  the  requirements  of stakeholders.  The Mission has already established 25 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIH) across the country in reputed academic institutes.  All TIHs are focused on (i) Technology Development and Translation, (ii) HRD, (iii) Technology Business Incubator (TBI) & Start-ups Development and (iv) International Collaborative Research. Each TIH is a technology platform for collaboration of Academia, Industry and Government. The details of the TIHs are placed as Annexure I.

Annexure I List of National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical System Technology Innovation

## Hubs

|   S. No | Name of Institute                                                 | Vertical Areas                                                   |
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|       1 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur                    | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning                     |
|       2 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay                             | Technologies for Internet of Things & Internet of Everything     |
|       3 | International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad Data | Banks & Data Services, Data Analysis                             |
|       4 | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru                            | Robotics & Autonomous Systems                                    |
|       5 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur                             | Cyber Security and Cyber Security for Physical Infrastructure    |
|       6 | Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur                            | Computer Vision, Augmented and virtual reality                   |
|       7 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee                            | Device Technology and Materials                                  |
|       8 | Indian Institute of Technology, Patna                             | Speech, Video & Text Analytics                                   |
|       9 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras                             | Sensors, Networking, Actuator & controls                         |
|      10 | Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad                          | Autonomous Navigation and Data Acquisition systems (UAV, RoVetc) |
|      11 | Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Data    | Analytics & Predictive Technologies                              |
|      12 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati                           | Technologies for Under water exploration                         |
|      13 | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi                             | Human Computer Interaction                                       |
|      14 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi                              | Cobotics                                                         |
|      15 | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar                              | Technologies for Agriculture & Water                             |
|      16 | Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad                           | Technologies for Mining                                          |
|      17 | Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad                           | Intelligent Collaborative Systems                                |
|      18 | International Institute of Information Technology Bengaluru       | Advanced Communication System                                    |
|      19 | Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani                    | Bio-CPS                                                          |
|      20 | Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata                              | Data Science, Big Data Analytics and Data curation etc.          |
|      21 | Indian Institute of Technology Indore                             | System Simulation, Modelling & Visualization                     |
|      22 | Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi       | Cognitive Computing & Social Censing                             |
|      23 | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune           | Quantum Technologies                                             |
|      24 | Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati                           | Positioning and Precision Technologies                           |
|      25 | Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai                             | Technologies for financial sector (Fintech)                      |

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