Lok Sabha Question No. 3088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Gaganyaan-1 Mission
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Shri Imran Masood

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3088

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2025

## GAGANYAAN-1 MISSION

## 3088.  SHRI IMRAN MASOOD:

## Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  amount  allocated  for  the  Gaganyaan-1  Mission  and the details of expenditure in its different categories;
- (b) whether there has been any changes or revision taken place since the initial budget allocation for the mission;
- (c)
- if so, the reasons thereof;
- (d) whether the private sector is also being co-operative for the Gaganyaan-1  Mission  and  if  so,  the  name  of  the  private enterprises  involved  in  the  development  of  the  Gaganyaan-1 Mission and along with their special contribution; and
- (e) the relation of the Government's broader approach to privatize the space sector and promote innovation with the collaboration with private enterprises?

## ANSWER GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

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- (a) Gaganyaan Programme is currently approved with a financial sanction of ~20,193 Crores. The envisaged expenditure is categorised into Revenue (~ 341 Crores) and Capital (~19852 Crores) elements  catering  to  necessary  technology  development  activities and undertaking uncrewed/ crewed flight missions. (Total: 8 Nos.).

## (b) & (c)

Yes, there has been a revision in the scope and financial sanction of Gaganyaan  Programme.  The  vision  for  space  in  the  Amrit  kaal envisages including other things, creation of an operational Bharatiya  Antariksh  Station  by  2035  and  Indian  Crewed  Lunar Mission by 2040. Towards building these new capabilities to enable longer duration Indian human space missions, various technologies have  to  be  developed  and  validated.  As  per  the  revised  scope, demonstration  of these technologies is planned  through eight missions (2 Crewed+6 Uncrewed) in a phased manner.

- (d) ISRO  together  with  collaborating  national  agencies  is  responsible for  development  of  various  technologies  which  are  planned  to  be demonstrated  in  this  mission.  Private  enterprises  are  contributing enormously to the programme specifically in areas such as realisation  of  launch  vehicle  systems,  sub-systems  and  critical structures (simulated Crew Module/ Crew Module) for ground/ flight

test  program,  Crew  Module Recovery Models, Virtual  reality  based training simulators, realisation of various subsystems of indigenous Environment  Control  and  Life  Support  System  (ECLSS)  as  well  as avionics packages for ground simulations. Some of these contributing private enterprises are Tata Advanced Systems Limited,  Tata  Elxsi,  Larsen  &  Toubro,  Walchandnagar  Industries, Manjira  Machine  Builders,  Godrej  Aerospace,  Data  Patterns  India, Centum Electronics etc.

- (e) The Government of India has announced reforms, on June, 2020, in the  space  sector  towards  enabling  the  private  players  to  provide end-to-end services towards enhancing the Indian space economy to a  significant  level.  Indian  Space  Policy-2023  was  released  in  April 2023  as  an  overarching,  composite  and  dynamic  framework  to implement  the  space  reform  vision.  It  helps  to  promote  greater participation of Non-Governmental Entities (NGEs) in the value chain of  space  economy  in  order  to  develop  robust,  innovative  and competitive  space ecosystem aiming for a larger share of  India in global  space  economy.  It  also  enables  the  NGEs  to  make  use  of infrastructure  created  through  public  funds.  Further,  amendment was made to the Foreign Direct Investment policy for space sector, enabling  higher  threshold  of  foreign  investments  in  various  space domains. Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre {IN-SPACe), a single-window agency, was formed under Department of Space, to promote, regulate and authorize space activities of NonGovernmental Entities {NG Es). Further, in order to carry out space activities,  the  facilities  across  various  ISRO  centres  will  also  be permitted  for  use  by  private  sector  through  IN-SPACe.  NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL}, a CPSE under the Department of Space will transfer the  matured  technologies  developed  by  ISRO  to  Indian  industries.

ISRO  will also nurture Indian space  industries by sharing its experiences  on  quality  and  reliability  protocols,  documentation, testing procedures etc. Announcement of Opportunities and initiatives like 'Atmanirbharta in development of space technologies/ products/ systems through Indian industry' are also being undertaken offering challenges in new domains of space technology. ****