||PM Modi pushed for early release of defence ministry’s negative import list||

 PM Modi pushed for early release of defence ministry’s negative import list

A few weeks ago, PM Modi had asked for detailed presentations from the DRDO and Department of Defence Production to know about indigenous capabilities to produce military hardware, after which the government issued a negative arms import list.

The Centre's embargo on imports in defence sector came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed for an early release of defence ministry’s negative import list, sources have said.

In the last part of July and the first week of August, PM Modi had asked for detailed presentations from the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Department of Defence Production (DDP) to know about indigenous capabilities to produce military hardware, after which the government issued a negative arms import list.

"Detailed briefings and product presentations were given by the DRDO and DDP to the prime minister detailing the indigenous capability to produce weapon systems and platforms within the country," top government sources told Aajtak and India Today TV.

The crucial meetings, called by the prime minister, were attended by several important dignitaries, including some of his cabinet colleagues and senior bureaucrats from the Prime Minister’s Office, the sources said.

It has been one of the topmost priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase indigenous defence production and create a robust military industry within the country to boost economic growth and create jobs which are generally taken by foreigners due to placement of orders to foreign vendors, the sources said.

A number of indigenous defence producers have also been asking the government at the topmost levels to take measures to improve the defence production ecosystem within the country and provide more business opportunities to them as well, they said.

After the prime minister was briefed about the negative arms import list by the concerned officials, the defence ministry introduced an import embargo on 101 items beyond a given timeline to boost indigenisation of defence production. It is estimated that contracts worth almost Rs 4 lakh crore will be placed upon the domestic industry within the next six to seven years after this step. The list also includes wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) with indicative import embargo date of December 2021. The Indian Army is expected to contract almost 200 AFVs at an approximate cost of over Rs 5,000 crore.

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