Govt committed to make India self-reliant in defence sector: Rajnath Singh

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..... Govt committed to make India self-reliant in defence sector: Rajnath Singh
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Dated:- 18-4-2025
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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maha), Apr 18 (PTI) Defence minister Rajnath Singh on F .....

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..... riday said the government is committed to make the country self-reliant in the defence sector and has already taken several steps in this direction. Addressing industry representatives here, Singh s .....

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..... aid defence exports have risen from Rs 600 crore in 2014 to Rs 24,000 crore. "Our target is to achieve (exports of) Rs 50,000 crore by 2029-30," he said. The BJP-led government has taken several ma .....

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..... jor steps to achieve self-reliance and declared items that will be indigenously manufactured and not imported, he noted. The defence production is at Rs 1.60 lakh crore at present and the aim is to i .....

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..... ncrease it to Rs 3 lakh crore, the minister said. He sees good potential in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar as a production hub, Singh said, adding, "You have a mature industrial ecosystem here. Come to me .....

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..... with concrete proposals." PTI MR KRK
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