Industry gives policy reforms suggestions to Defence Secretary

New Delhi: In an event organized by the Department of Defence Promotion in collaboration with the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar (IAS) interacted with over 500 defence industries on Thursday. "The main focus of the session was to understand the challenges faced by Defence Industries and to encapsulate their suggestions for further policy reforms and actions required to enhance the Defence exports", a statement released by the Ministry said. During the interaction, Defence Industries highlighted their concerns and shared their suggestions for policy interventions in order to enhance Defence exports, it added.

Dr Ajay Kumar (IAS) appreciated the suggestions given by the industries and directed the Department of Defence Production to examine suggestions and come out with suitable policy reforms and actionable points which may help in improving Defence Exports. "We have to continuously look at new ways to expand our opportunities in exports. For this, we look upon you (Industry) to give us new ideas on what can be done", Kumar said.

Sanjay Jaju (IAS), Additional Secretary, Department of Defence Production reinforced the commitment of the Government to facilitate Defence exports and ensured that all their recommendations will be addressed timely in an appropriate manner. "I would urge the industry to participate in DefExpo2022 which is a great platform for pushing our defence exports", Jaju said.

Representatives from across public and private sectors, including Industry Associations and Defence Attaches from Indian Missions abroad participated in the interaction.

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