Items listed in the ‘positive indigenisation list’ will be procured only from domestic manufacturers by the Armed Forces—Army, Navy and Air Force, while manufacturers could be private sector players or Defense Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs)

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One of the key constituents of the government’s ’Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ is to transform the defence sector to achieve self-reliance and boost the export of defence items with the active participation of the public and private sectors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during the inauguration of DefExpo-22 in Gandhinagar on Wednesday. 

PM Modi also announced the fourth Positive Indigenisation List of 101 defence items. Earlier, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had promulgated 'First, Second and Third Positive Indigenisation Lists', comprising 310 items in August 2020, May 2021 and April 2022 respectively.

All the items included in the lists will be procured from indigenous sources as per provisions given in Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 to boost self-reliance in defence.

According to the statement, the MoD prepared the fourth list after consultations with all stakeholders, including the industry. It lays special focus on equipment and systems, which are being developed and likely to translate into firm orders in the next five to ten years.

The items listed in the fourth list will provide ample visibility and opportunity for the domestic defence industry for understanding the trend and futuristic needs of the Armed Forces and create requisite research and development and manufacturing capacity within the country.