India bans import of 101 defence items for self-reliance: Rajnath Singh

India will suspend the import of one hundred and one defence objects “past offered timeline” to increase indigenous manufacturing, claimed the government on Sunday, calling its conclusion a “major thrust” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India) marketing campaign.

The “embargoed objects” include things like significant know-how weapon systems like artillery guns, assault rifles, corvettes, sonar systems, and transportation aircraft, claimed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Twitter.

The record of objects was well prepared following consultations with the armed forces, condition-owned and personal firms to “evaluate existing and future abilities of the Indian industry for production different ammunition & devices in just India”, he claimed.

Almost 260 schemes of such objects were contracted by the a few armed service wings at an approximate price tag of Rs 3.five trillion amongst April 2015 and August 2020, he claimed.

It is approximated that contracts really worth nearly Rs 4 trillion will be put on the domestic industry in just the next 6 to 7 several years.