Govt working with utmost determination to ensure safe and secure India
New Delhi Jan 31 PTI The government is working with utmost determination to ensure a safe and secure India with a focus on achieving self-reliance in the production of military equipment required by the armed forces President Ram Nath Kovind said on MondayIn his address to a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session Kovind also referred to infrastructure development in border areas including in the Ladakh region and said it has provided new strength to the countrys securityMy government is working with utmost determination to ensure a safe and secure India Due to the policies of the government in the defence sector especially in defence production the country is becoming increasingly self-reliant he saidOf all the approvals accorded for modernisation of armed forces in the year 2020-21 87 per cent were from Make in India category Similarly in 2020-21 preference was accorded to Make in India category in 98 per cent of equipment related contracts Kovind saidThe president said the armed forces have issued a list of 209 military equipment which will not be purchased from abroadA list of more than 2800 defence equipment has also been issued by defence undertakings which will be manufactured domestically he notedIn August 2020 the defence ministry announced that India will stop the import of 101 weapons and military platforms like transport aircraft light combat helicopters conventional submarines cruise missiles and sonar systems by 2024A second list putting import restrictions on 108 military weapons and systems such as next-generation corvettes airborne early warning systems tank engines and radars was issued in May last yearIn his address the president also referred to the deal to procure 83 Tejas light combat aircraft LCA from state-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics LtdA contract has been signed with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for manufacture of 83 LCA Tejas fighter aircraft he saidThe Rs 48000 crore deal to procure Tejas aircraft was sealed in February last year and it was billed as the biggest ever indigenous defence procurement programmeThe government has also taken important steps for reorganisation of Ordnance Factories into seven Defence PSUs Besides the government is also committed to rapidly promote the private sector and start-ups in the defence sector Kovind saidOur objective is that the products required by our Forces should be developed in India and also manufactured in India he saidThe president said infrastructure development in border areas has provided new strength to the countrys securityToday while on the one hand the modern infrastructure of the country is opening ways for development on the other hand it is also providing new strength to countrys securityBorder Roads Organisation has constructed a transport-worthy road at 19 thousand feet the highest altitude for such a road at Umling La Pass in Ladakh Even the most remote villages like Demchok in Ladakh Joling Kong in Uttarakhand and Huri in Arunachal Pradesh have been connected by modern roads he said PTI MPB httpswwwavastcomsig-emailutmmediumemailutmsourcelinkutmcampaignsig-emailutmcontentwebmail Virus-free HYPERLINK httpswwwavastcomsig-emailutmmediumemailutmsourcelinkutmcampaignsig-emailutmcontentwebmail nwwwavastcom DAB4FAD82DD740BBA1B84E2AA1F9FDF2 httpptinewscomimagesptijpg We bring the World to you Disclaimer This e-mail message may contain proprietary confidential or legally privileged information for the sole use of the person or entity to whom this message was originally addressed Please delete this e-mail if it is not meant for you MIN MIN
New Delhi Jan 31 PTI The government is working with utmost determination to ensure a safe and secure India with a focus on achieving self-reliance in the production of military equipment required by the armed forces President Ram Nath Kovind said on MondayIn his address to a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session Kovind also referred to infrastructure development in border areas including in the Ladakh region and said it has provided new strength to the countrys securityMy government is working with utmost determination to ensure a safe and secure India Due to the policies of the government in the defence sector especially in defence production the country is becoming increasingly self-reliant he saidOf all the approvals accorded for modernisation of armed forces in the year 2020-21 87 per cent were from Make in India category Similarly in 2020-21 preference was accorded to Make in India category in 98 per cent of equipment related contracts Kovind saidThe president said the armed forces have issued a list of 209 military equipment which will not be purchased from abroadA list of more than 2800 defence equipment has also been issued by defence undertakings which will be manufactured domestically he notedIn August 2020 the defence ministry announced that India will stop the import of 101 weapons and military platforms like transport aircraft light combat helicopters conventional submarines cruise missiles and sonar systems by 2024A second list putting import restrictions on 108 military weapons and systems such as next-generation corvettes airborne early warning systems tank engines and radars was issued in May last yearIn his address the president also referred to the deal to procure 83 Tejas light combat aircraft LCA from state-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics LtdA contract has been signed with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for manufacture of 83 LCA Tejas fighter aircraft he saidThe Rs 48000 crore deal to procure Tejas aircraft was sealed in February last year and it was billed as the biggest ever indigenous defence procurement programmeThe government has also taken important steps for reorganisation of Ordnance Factories into seven Defence PSUs Besides the government is also committed to rapidly promote the private sector and start-ups in the defence sector Kovind saidOur objective is that the products required by our Forces should be developed in India and also manufactured in India he saidThe president said infrastructure development in border areas has provided new strength to the countrys securityToday while on the one hand the modern infrastructure of the country is opening ways for development on the other hand it is also providing new strength to countrys securityBorder Roads Organisation has constructed a transport-worthy road at 19 thousand feet the highest altitude for such a road at Umling La Pass in Ladakh Even the most remote villages like Demchok in Ladakh Joling Kong in Uttarakhand and Huri in Arunachal Pradesh have been connected by modern roads he said PTI MPB httpswwwavastcomsig-emailutmmediumemailutmsourcelinkutmcampaignsig-emailutmcontentwebmail Virus-free HYPERLINK httpswwwavastcomsig-emailutmmediumemailutmsourcelinkutmcampaignsig-emailutmcontentwebmail nwwwavastcom DAB4FAD82DD740BBA1B84E2AA1F9FDF2 httpptinewscomimagesptijpg We bring the World to you Disclaimer This e-mail message may contain proprietary confidential or legally privileged information for the sole use of the person or entity to whom this message was originally addressed Please delete this e-mail if it is not meant for you MIN MIN
