{"id":178243,"date":"2022-04-08T21:10:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T15:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=178243"},"modified":"2022-04-08T21:10:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T15:40:35","slug":"landmark-policy-decision-to-indigenise-101-more-weapons-and-platforms-to-speed-up-atma-nirbharta-in-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/landmark-policy-decision-to-indigenise-101-more-weapons-and-platforms-to-speed-up-atma-nirbharta-in-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"Landmark policy decision to indigenise 101 more weapons and platforms to speed up \u2018Atma Nirbharta\u2019 in Defence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Defense Minister has r<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eleased the third Positive Indigenisation List.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is a Positive Indigenisation List?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The positive indigenisation list essentially means that the Armed Forces\u2014Army, Navy, and Air Force\u2014will only procure the listed items from domestic manufacturers. The manufacturers could be private sector players or Defense Public Sector Undertakings(DPSUs).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/2nd-positive-indigenisation-list-notified-by-defence-ministry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Click Here to read more about it\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><b>What does the third Positive Indigenisation List contain?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The third<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> positive indigenisation contains 101 equipment and platforms, which the Services can procure only from the domestic industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> list follows the issue of the first list (101) and second list (108) that were promulgated in 2020 and 2021 respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The third list includes items such as naval utility helicopters, light tanks, small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and anti-ship missiles among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These weapons and platforms are planned to be indigenised progressively with effect from December 2022 to December 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the significance of this Positive Indigenisation List?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><b>Firstly,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is likely to stimulate the potential of indigenous Research &amp; Development (R&amp;D) by attracting fresh investment into technology and manufacturing capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Secondly,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it will provide ample opportunities to the domestic industry for understanding the trends and future needs of the Armed Forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What are the measures taken by the Government to maximize the participation of domestic industry?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 68% of the capital procurement budget has been earmarked for domestic procurement to promote self-reliance &amp; reduce import dependency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government is keeping 25% of the defence R&amp;D budget for the industry, start-ups and academia and the corporatisation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ordnance-factory-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ordnance Factory Board<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This post is based on the article<\/span><b> \u201cLandmark policy decision to indigenise 101 more weapons and platforms to speed up \u2018Atma Nirbharta\u2019 in Defence\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in<\/span><b> PIB <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on <\/span><b>7th April 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? The Defense Minister has released the third Positive Indigenisation List. What is a Positive Indigenisation List? The positive indigenisation list essentially means that the Armed Forces\u2014Army, Navy, and Air Force\u2014will only procure the listed items from domestic manufacturers. The manufacturers could be private sector players or Defense Public Sector Undertakings(DPSUs). 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