Defence
Exports Triple in Last Four Years
Department of Defence Production
issues authorisation for export of Munitions List items covered in Category 6 of
Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET). The
major defence equipment exported during last 05 years include Weapon Simulators,
Tear Gas Launcher, Torpedo Loading Mechanism, Alarm Monitoring & Control, Night
Vision Monocular & Binocular, Light Weight Torpedo & Fire Control Systems,
Armoured Protection Vehicle, Weapons Locating Radar, HF Radio, Coastal Surveillance
Radar etc. At present, the exports are being made to more than 80 countries all
over the world. Names of the countries cannot be divulged due to strategic reasons.
The details of export value during the last five years is
as under:
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(Rs in crores) |
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|
|
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23
(till 06.03.2023) |
|
Total
Export Value |
4,682 |
10,746 |
9,116 |
8,435 |
12,815 |
13,399 |
Government has taken various steps to improve Indian defence
products and make them competitive globally as follows:
·
The Government has given focus on indigenisation
of various defence items to achieve ‘Aatmanirbharta’.
The indigenised items made from local resources become globally cost competitive
and it also facilitates integration of MSMEs in global supply chain.
·
The new technologies developed by DRDO
are transferred to the industries regularly without any fees. Industries have been
provided free excess to DRDO patents.
·
DRDO conducts Niche Technology Demonstrations by engaging
industries. This provides a dual benefit by assisting industries with user inputs
for product improvement and for self-testing and evaluation of their products in
field conditions.
·
Test facilities of MoD establishment have
been opened up to the industries for testing.
·
To foster innovation and technology development
in Defence by engaging Industries including MSMEs, start-ups, Individual Innovators,
R&D institutes and Academia, iDEX (innovation for
defence excellence) was launched. iDEX provides grants/funding
and other support to carry out innovations/R&D. So far, 287 problems have been
opened, 345 start-ups have been engaged, 208 contracts have been signed.
·
Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme has
been launched to encourage participation of public/private industries especially
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)/start-ups and to promote Self- Reliance
in Defence Technology by design and development of technologies, indigenisation
of imported systems/components and new systems. This year, TDF grant is enhanced
to up to Rs 50 crore per project from Rs 10 crore.
This information was given by
Raksha Rajya Mantri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Tiruchi
Siva in Rajya Sabha on 13 March, 2023.