New Delhi:
Mr Parrikar has already allotted Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) - a defence minister-operated institution, a contract of building 12 minesweeper ships for the Indian Navy, worth Rs 32,000 crore.
"GSL will be the lead agency for manufacturing the 12 Mine Counter Measures Vessels," Mr Parrikar said.
Bengaluru-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has been asked to examine the feasibility of making Goa a hub for manufacturing helicopters, said Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Speaking to reporters at South Block, Mr Parrikar, who was formerly chief minister of Goa before his elevation as defence minister said that the Public Sector Undertaking has been asked to put together a tentative business plan for the Goa project.
"We have asked them to examine the feasibility of Goa as a second hub for manufacturing of helicopters," Mr Parrikar said.
Mr Parrikar has already allotted Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) - a defence minister-operated institution, a contract of building 12 minesweeper ships for the Indian Navy, worth Rs 32,000 crore.
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"GSL will be the lead agency for manufacturing the 12 Mine Counter Measures Vessels," Mr Parrikar said.
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