On May 21, 2020, the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the E-Conclave of Defence MSME (Micro Small and Medium Enterprises).
Highlights
- The E-conclave was organized by CII (Confederation of Indian Industry), SIDM (Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers) and Department of Defence Production.
- Around 800 Defence MSMEs participated in the conclave that was held through video conferencing.
- The Conclave identified the fact that the US Defence industry developed within a short span of two years during World War II.
Background
- The GoI recently announced that, the defence sector will focus on indigenization of defence raw materials to boost its defence production.
- This was announced to help economic growth during COVID-19 crisis.
- To achieve this, the GoI had imposed import ban on certain goods during its announcement of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
- The Indian Air Force recently announced its stalling of three main projects of buying aircrafts from foreign countries.
- Instead, the IAF is to tie up with HAL to achieve those projects.
- Thus, the conclave was conducted to let the MSMEs learn about the current requirements of defence sector.
- It also focused on how MSMEs can help boost defence production.
India’s Target
- The Conclave will certainly help India achieve its target of 25 billion defence production by 2025.
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