Three Positive Indigenisation Lists comprising of 310 (101+108+101) items were promulgated by the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), Ministry of Defence on 21st August 2020, 31st May 2021 & 7th April 2022 respectively. In addition, to minimise import by Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), Department of Defence Production (DDP), MoD has notified two Positive Indigenisation Lists (PIL) of sub-systems/assemblies/sub-assemblies/ components on 27th December 2021 & 28th March 2022 respectively. The 1st list contains 2,851 items out of which 2,500 items have already been indigenised. The 2nd PIL consists of 107 strategic important Line Replacement Units/major sub-assemblies.
All these lists have been placed in the public domain on the website of MoD/SRIJAN Defence portal of the Ministry of Defence. These lists include a wide range of defence products including Light Tanks, Helicopters, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles etc. for which there would be an embargo on the import beyond the timelines indicated against them.
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