The Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence has notified that 164 Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) items, with an import substitution value of Rs 814 Crores, that were to be indigenised by December 2022, have met the target within the timelines.
The indigenisation of these items has been achieved by Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) either through Industry partners, including MSMEs, or in-house.
The DPSUs-wise list of these indigenised items is available on the Srijan Portal (https://srijandefence.gov.in/NotificationDt12052023.pdf)
Notably, the DDP has notified four PILs consisting of 4,666 items, including Line Replacement Units (LRUs)/Sub-systems/Spares & Components for DPSUs (1st PIL – 2,851; 2nd PIL – 107; 3rd PIL – 780; 4th PIL – 928).
Further, it had, earlier, notified successful indigenisation of 2,572 items, with an import substitution value of Rs 1,756 Crores.
Now, with the notification of these 164 additional items, the total number of indigenised items till December 2022 from these PILs of DDP stands at Rs 2,736 Crores, worth an import substitution value of Rs 2,570 Crores.
These indigenised items will now be procured from the Indian Industry only.
