Defence Ministry to impose import
embargo on 101 items
Aim is to boost indigenous production, says Rajnath Singh
The Defence Ministry will “introduce import embargo on 101 items beyond given timeline to boost indigenisation of defence production”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced through a series of tweets on Sunday. Speaking at a function later in the day, he said the government intends to reach a turnover of $25 billion through indigenously manufactured defence products and also expects to export products worth $5 billion. “Government has also decided that in any government contract over ₹200 crore, no foreign company can participate in the tendering process… We will help Indian defence manufacturers… This year ₹52,000 crore items [are] to be bought only from Indian companies,” Mr. Singh said in an online interaction. “In his address to the nation on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present the outline for a selfreliant India,” he added. LAC standoff The policy change comes in the wake of Chinese transgressions and the
buildup along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. China has refused to pull back from several areas, where it has massed troops since May. “The Ministry of Defence is now ready for a big push to #AtmanirbharBharat initiative... The Ministry has prepared a list of 101 items for which there would be an embargo on the import beyond the timeline indicated against them... This is a big step towards selfreliance in defence. #AtmanirbharBharat,” Mr. Singh
tweeted.
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