LOK
SABHA
The government
has approved six proposals for private manufacturing of defence
equipment. Accordingly, the department of Industrial policy
and promotion has issued six letters of intent for manufacture
of various types of defence equipment in consultation with the
Ministry of Defence as per following details:-
|
Sl No.
|
Name of Private
Entrepreneur
|
Items
|
|
(i)
|
M/s Ramoss
India
|
Bullet Proof
equipment & other safety fitments.
|
|
(ii)
|
M/s Larsen
& Tourbo Ltd
|
Armoured
and other combat vehicles etc.
|
|
(iii)
|
-do-
|
Warships,
submarines, Weapon platforms and High speed motor crafts
etc.
|
|
(iv)
|
-do-
|
Radars and
Sonars Systems etc
|
|
(v)
|
-do-
|
Weapon Launchers,
Arms & Ammunitions etc.
|
|
(vi)
|
M/s Mahindra
and Mahindra Ltd
|
Light Armoured
Multi Role Vehicle
|
No formal proposal
has been received from foreign companies for tie-ups with Private
sector in India.
This information
was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a
written reply to Shri TM Selvaganapathi in Lok Sabha today.
