New Delhi: Increased Foriegn Direct Investment (FDI) in the defence sector and a liberalised industrial licensing regime would help to accelerate the indigenisation of the military sector, Secretary (Defence Production) GC Pati said in New Delhi on Wednesday.
"Policy reforms like setting up of order of priority of defence procurement from Indian companies, higher FDI cap and liberalised industrial licensing regime will accelerate indigenisation," Mr Pati said at a seminar on defence technology in New Delhi.
The government has recently increased the FDI limit in defence sector from 26 per cent to 49 per cent and also pruned the list of equipment which require an industrial licence from the Defence Ministry for their production.
"Components and sub-systems have been taken out of the licensing regime. We have significantly reduced entry barriers for small and medium enterprises and the (Rs 100 crore) Technology Development Fund (TDF) would help them in particular," he said.
Public sector undertakings like Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) have welcomed the move to increase FDI in defence saying it would help bring about an increase in domestic manufacturing in the sector.
"Policy reforms like setting up of order of priority of defence procurement from Indian companies, higher FDI cap and liberalised industrial licensing regime will accelerate indigenisation," Mr Pati said at a seminar on defence technology in New Delhi.
The government has recently increased the FDI limit in defence sector from 26 per cent to 49 per cent and also pruned the list of equipment which require an industrial licence from the Defence Ministry for their production.
Public sector undertakings like Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) have welcomed the move to increase FDI in defence saying it would help bring about an increase in domestic manufacturing in the sector.
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