Defence Minister calls for aggressive Indigenisation in Defence production

[shree835]

Defence Minister Shri A K Antony has called for aggressive Indigenisation in Defence Production. Addressing the Defence Ministry Consultative Committee Meeting on Defence Shipyards in Delhi today, he said this will not only include Defence PSUs but also the private sector. Shri Antony said to achieve this both public and private sector must invest more on research and development. The Minister said the stress on Indigenisation is required because of delay in supplies from foreign vendors which sometimes happens due to change in policy. He said sometimes we find the quality of imported equipment is also not upto the mark. While advocating more and more cooperation between public and private sector Defence industry, the Minister cautioned that this will not be done at the cost of Defence PSUs.
The Defence Minister also directed the Defence Ministry officials to explore the possibility of setting up an institution to cater to the design needs of the Armed Forces related to ships, submarines, aircraft and other equipment. He said “I must also state that the design capabilities of Indian Defence Shipyards leave much to be desired. One of the major challenges, facing the shipyards is the lack of design capabilities.” Shri Antony said, shipyards and Navy should take immediate measures to upgrade their design house or tie up with well known global majors.

The Defence Minister said the Defence shipyards constitute an important element of India’s indigenous Defence production capabilities. The Minister informed the members that the total value of production of the three Defence shipyards during the year 2005-06 was Rs. 1430.33 crore, which rose to Rs 2557.51 in 2006-07. He said unlike other DPSUs, the Defence shipyard share a very close relationship with their customer i.e. Indian Navy. The Defence Minister said, the Navy has prepared a maritime perspective plan that outlines the total requirement of ships, submarines, etc. upto the year 2022. Shri Antony also informed the members that the three shipyards i.e. Mazagon Dock Limited, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd and Goa Shipyard Ltd are Miniratna category I and have shown consistent profits during the last three years. He said today the ‘order-book’ position of the three shipyards is comfortable. “The shipyards have embarked on major modernization projects and their focus is on reducing build times and keeping abreast of various technological developments in shipbuilding. Thus, in future a holistic approach on shipbuilding is proposed to be followed by the shipyards”, the Minister added.

The members while appreciating the performance of the three shipyards made various suggestions to further improve their working. Many members were of the view that the shipyards should seriously look into the problem of time and cost overrun. A member suggested that instead of going for outsourcing the shipyard should try to develop required capabilities, indigenously. A suggestion was also made to send the engineers and technicians from these shipyards to abroad for higher training instead of going for outsourcing. A member suggested the need for benchmarking the products for shipyards so that it could be compared with the best in the world. Another member suggested that salary structure of technicians in the shipyards to prevent them from quitting the job in large numbers. Another member suggested that Government should explore the possibility for securing order for these shipyards from abroad.

Earlier, Shri PK Rastogi Addl Secretary Defence Production gave a detailed power point presentation about the three shipyards.

Members of Parliament who attended the meeting were Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Shri Suresh Kalmadi, Shri Naveen Jindal, Shri MA Kharabela Swain, Smt Jayaben B Thakkar, Shri Samik Lahiri, Shri A

Shivajirao Patil, Shri Sanjay Dhotre, Shri Shankhlal Majhi, Shri Madhur Goud Yaskhi, Shri M Shivanna and Shri Rameshwar Oraon from Lok Sabha and Shri Robert Kharshiing, Shri Santosh Bagrodia, Shri Syed Azees Pasha, Shri Vinay Katiiyar, Shri Dharam Pal Sabharwal and Shri PR Rajan from Rajya Sabha.

Minister of State for Defence Production Rao Inderjit Singh, Defence Secretary Shri Shekhar Dutt, Secretary Defence Production Shri K P Singh, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister Shri M Natrajan, Director General Acquisition Shri S Banerjee, and various senior civil and military officials also attended the meeting.

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[Screambowl]

Defence Minister Shri A K Antony has called for aggressive Indigenisation in Defence Production. Addressing the Defence Ministry Consultative Committee Meeting on Defence Shipyards in Delhi today, he said this will not only include Defence PSUs but also the private sector. Shri Antony said to achieve this both public and private sector must invest more on research and development. The Minister said the stress on Indigenisation is required because of delay in supplies from foreign vendors which sometimes happens due to change in policy. He said sometimes we find the quality of imported equipment is also not upto the mark. While advocating more and more cooperation between public and private sector Defence industry, the Minister cautioned that this will not be done at the cost of Defence PSUs.
The Defence Minister also directed the Defence Ministry officials to explore the possibility of setting up an institution to cater to the design needs of the Armed Forces related to ships, submarines, aircraft and other equipment. He said “I must also state that the design capabilities of Indian Defence Shipyards leave much to be desired. One of the major challenges, facing the shipyards is the lack of design capabilities.” Shri Antony said, shipyards and Navy should take immediate measures to upgrade their design house or tie up with well known global majors.

The Defence Minister said the Defence shipyards constitute an important element of India’s indigenous Defence production capabilities. The Minister informed the members that the total value of production of the three Defence shipyards during the year 2005-06 was Rs. 1430.33 crore, which rose to Rs 2557.51 in 2006-07. He said unlike other DPSUs, the Defence shipyard share a very close relationship with their customer i.e. Indian Navy. The Defence Minister said, the Navy has prepared a maritime perspective plan that outlines the total requirement of ships, submarines, etc. upto the year 2022. Shri Antony also informed the members that the three shipyards i.e. Mazagon Dock Limited, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd and Goa Shipyard Ltd are Miniratna category I and have shown consistent profits during the last three years. He said today the ‘order-book’ position of the three shipyards is comfortable. “The shipyards have embarked on major modernization projects and their focus is on reducing build times and keeping abreast of various technological developments in shipbuilding. Thus, in future a holistic approach on shipbuilding is proposed to be followed by the shipyards”, the Minister added.

The members while appreciating the performance of the three shipyards made various suggestions to further improve their working. Many members were of the view that the shipyards should seriously look into the problem of time and cost overrun. A member suggested that instead of going for outsourcing the shipyard should try to develop required capabilities, indigenously. A suggestion was also made to send the engineers and technicians from these shipyards to abroad for higher training instead of going for outsourcing. A member suggested the need for benchmarking the products for shipyards so that it could be compared with the best in the world. Another member suggested that salary structure of technicians in the shipyards to prevent them from quitting the job in large numbers. Another member suggested that Government should explore the possibility for securing order for these shipyards from abroad.

Earlier, Shri PK Rastogi Addl Secretary Defence Production gave a detailed power point presentation about the three shipyards.

Members of Parliament who attended the meeting were Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Shri Suresh Kalmadi, Shri Naveen Jindal, Shri MA Kharabela Swain, Smt Jayaben B Thakkar, Shri Samik Lahiri, Shri A

Shivajirao Patil, Shri Sanjay Dhotre, Shri Shankhlal Majhi, Shri Madhur Goud Yaskhi, Shri M Shivanna and Shri Rameshwar Oraon from Lok Sabha and Shri Robert Kharshiing, Shri Santosh Bagrodia, Shri Syed Azees Pasha, Shri Vinay Katiiyar, Shri Dharam Pal Sabharwal and Shri PR Rajan from Rajya Sabha.

Minister of State for Defence Production Rao Inderjit Singh, Defence Secretary Shri Shekhar Dutt, Secretary Defence Production Shri K P Singh, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister Shri M Natrajan, Director General Acquisition Shri S Banerjee, and various senior civil and military officials also attended the meeting.

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what was he doing there?

 

[JanjaWeed]

It's all topi-drama! It's for the govt to relax restrictions & bring in more public private partnerships in defence industry. Lethargic HAL is taking it's own time in coming out with any quality results due to the monopoly it enjoys. Obviously importing defence machines from overseas countries suites to our Netas & Babus, so that they can fill their own coffers with more $s. Quite pathetic, to say the least. It's for Anthony & his gang of no-gooders to get the things right, instead of lecturing in front of the media..

 

[shree835]

what was he doing there?

This is all because of election next year...He is trying to create platform.

 

[Black Widow]

Defence Minister Shri A K Antony has called for aggressive Indigenisation in Defence Production. Addressing the Defence Ministry Consultative Committee Meeting on Defence Shipyards in Delhi today, he said this will not only include Defence PSUs but also the private sector. Shri Antony said to achieve this both public and private sector must invest more on research and development. The Minister said the stress on Indigenisation is required because of delay in supplies from foreign vendors which sometimes happens due to change in policy. He said sometimes we find the quality of imported equipment is also not upto the mark. While advocating more and more cooperation between public and private sector Defence industry, the Minister cautioned that this will not be done at the cost of Defence PSUs.
The Defence Minister also directed the Defence Ministry officials to explore the possibility of setting up an institution to cater to the design needs of the Armed Forces related to ships, submarines, aircraft and other equipment. He said “I must also state that the design capabilities of Indian Defence Shipyards leave much to be desired. One of the major challenges, facing the shipyards is the lack of design capabilities.” Shri Antony said, shipyards and Navy should take immediate measures to upgrade their design house or tie up with well known global majors.

The Defence Minister said the Defence shipyards constitute an important element of India’s indigenous Defence production capabilities. The Minister informed the members that the total value of production of the three Defence shipyards during the year 2005-06 was Rs. 1430.33 crore, which rose to Rs 2557.51 in 2006-07. He said unlike other DPSUs, the Defence shipyard share a very close relationship with their customer i.e. Indian Navy. The Defence Minister said, the Navy has prepared a maritime perspective plan that outlines the total requirement of ships, submarines, etc. upto the year 2022. Shri Antony also informed the members that the three shipyards i.e. Mazagon Dock Limited, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd and Goa Shipyard Ltd are Miniratna category I and have shown consistent profits during the last three years. He said today the ‘order-book’ position of the three shipyards is comfortable. “The shipyards have embarked on major modernization projects and their focus is on reducing build times and keeping abreast of various technological developments in shipbuilding. Thus, in future a holistic approach on shipbuilding is proposed to be followed by the shipyards”, the Minister added.

The members while appreciating the performance of the three shipyards made various suggestions to further improve their working. Many members were of the view that the shipyards should seriously look into the problem of time and cost overrun. A member suggested that instead of going for outsourcing the shipyard should try to develop required capabilities, indigenously. A suggestion was also made to send the engineers and technicians from these shipyards to abroad for higher training instead of going for outsourcing. A member suggested the need for benchmarking the products for shipyards so that it could be compared with the best in the world. Another member suggested that salary structure of technicians in the shipyards to prevent them from quitting the job in large numbers. Another member suggested that Government should explore the possibility for securing order for these shipyards from abroad.

Earlier, Shri PK Rastogi Addl Secretary Defence Production gave a detailed power point presentation about the three shipyards.

Members of Parliament who attended the meeting were Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Shri Suresh Kalmadi, Shri Naveen Jindal, Shri MA Kharabela Swain, Smt Jayaben B Thakkar, Shri Samik Lahiri, Shri A

Shivajirao Patil, Shri Sanjay Dhotre, Shri Shankhlal Majhi, Shri Madhur Goud Yaskhi, Shri M Shivanna and Shri Rameshwar Oraon from Lok Sabha and Shri Robert Kharshiing, Shri Santosh Bagrodia, Shri Syed Azees Pasha, Shri Vinay Katiiyar, Shri Dharam Pal Sabharwal and Shri PR Rajan from Rajya Sabha.

Minister of State for Defence Production Rao Inderjit Singh, Defence Secretary Shri Shekhar Dutt, Secretary Defence Production Shri K P Singh, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister Shri M Natrajan, Director General Acquisition Shri S Banerjee, and various senior civil and military officials also attended the meeting.

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Since 10 year you are ruling India, what were u doing ??

Bibi (Sonia Maino), Beta (40 yr youth Rahul Baba) Aur Ghulam (Entire Kongress) were sleeping since last 10 years???

 

[Jayanta]

Since 10 year you are ruling India, what were u doing ??

Bibi (Sonia Maino), Beta (40 yr youth Rahul Baba) Aur Ghulam (Entire Kongress) were sleeping since last 10 years???

Agree with you 100%...if he would have done this 10 years back...keeping development in mind and not election..it would have yielded some really good results by now. I think the decision has been too late. Any ways the move is welcome...but doing it for political gain isn't.

 

[RIMPAC]

Not going to happen.

 

[Screambowl]

Not going to happen.

Not under congress regime but it will happen be it late. You don't have to worry

 

[kurup]

You are the defence minister .

 

[Ayush]

Hope he really means it.hope he wishes for india's gains rather than political games.

 

[帅的一匹]

A defense minister talking BS in front of Media.......stupid and naive! That's what he should have done to get his salary. He can't help anything but rantin here. The organizational structure in India should be improved!

DRDO should outsource thise delayed projects to China, we will make it fly within time and quality ensured.

 

[Dandpatta]

A defense minister talking BS in front of Media.......stupid and naive! That's what he should have done to get his salary. He can't help anything but rantin here. The organizational structure in India should be improved!

DRDO should outsource thise delayed projects to China, we will make it fly within time and quality ensured.

A troll like this wasn't expected from a gentleman senior member like you.

 

[golmaal]

A defense minister talking BS in front of Media.......stupid and naive! That's what he should have done to get his salary. He can't help anything but rantin here. The organizational structure in India should be improved!

DRDO should outsource thise delayed projects to China, we will make it fly within time and quality ensured.

Yes I can agree on time but Quality ..LOL that I leave for joke section..

 

[帅的一匹]

I was not trolling, Anthony does.

 

[Ayush]

I was not trolling, Anthony does.

ya, he does it sometimes. but your post was a troll too, the last line to be precise.