NEW DELHI: India’s defence exports have soared to a record-breaking Rs 21,083 crore (roughly $2.63 billion) within the monetary 12 months 2023-24, marking a big progress of 32.5% over the earlier 12 months’s determine of Rs 15,920 crore, in response to the ministry of defence. This achievement underscores a dramatic improve in defence exports, showcasing a progress of 31 occasions over the previous decade in comparison with FY 2013-14.
“Delighted to tell everybody that the Indian Defence Exports have scaled to unprecedented heights and crossed Rs 21,000-crore mark for the primary time within the historical past of unbiased India,” defence minister Rajnath Singh mentioned on X.He highlighted the “spectacular progress” of 32.5 per cent over the past fiscal 12 months.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally took to X to commend this “monumental achievement” within the defence sector, celebrating it as a “manifestation of our nation’s rising capabilities.”
Strategic achievements
The defence ministry outlined the super efforts made by the defence business, together with each the personal sector and Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), to attain this milestone. With a notable break up in contributions—60% from the personal sector and 40% from DPSUs—the collaboration between completely different sectors has been pivotal in reaching the highest-ever defence exports.
A comparative information of 20 years — the interval from 2004-05 to 2013-14 and 2014-15 to 2023-24 reveals that there was a progress of 21 occasions within the defence exports.
Complete defence exports throughout 2004-05 to 2013-14 had been Rs 4,312 crore, which has gone as much as Rs 88,319 crore within the interval from 2014-15 to 2023-24.
Coverage reforms
The exceptional progress in India’s defence exports has been attributed to a number of components, together with coverage reforms, ‘Ease of Doing Enterprise’ initiatives, and an end-to-end digital resolution for selling defence exports. These measures haven’t solely streamlined the method but additionally enhanced the worldwide acceptability of Indian defence merchandise and applied sciences.
(With inputs from businesses)
“Delighted to tell everybody that the Indian Defence Exports have scaled to unprecedented heights and crossed Rs 21,000-crore mark for the primary time within the historical past of unbiased India,” defence minister Rajnath Singh mentioned on X.He highlighted the “spectacular progress” of 32.5 per cent over the past fiscal 12 months.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally took to X to commend this “monumental achievement” within the defence sector, celebrating it as a “manifestation of our nation’s rising capabilities.”
Strategic achievements
The defence ministry outlined the super efforts made by the defence business, together with each the personal sector and Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), to attain this milestone. With a notable break up in contributions—60% from the personal sector and 40% from DPSUs—the collaboration between completely different sectors has been pivotal in reaching the highest-ever defence exports.
A comparative information of 20 years — the interval from 2004-05 to 2013-14 and 2014-15 to 2023-24 reveals that there was a progress of 21 occasions within the defence exports.
Complete defence exports throughout 2004-05 to 2013-14 had been Rs 4,312 crore, which has gone as much as Rs 88,319 crore within the interval from 2014-15 to 2023-24.
Coverage reforms
The exceptional progress in India’s defence exports has been attributed to a number of components, together with coverage reforms, ‘Ease of Doing Enterprise’ initiatives, and an end-to-end digital resolution for selling defence exports. These measures haven’t solely streamlined the method but additionally enhanced the worldwide acceptability of Indian defence merchandise and applied sciences.
(With inputs from businesses)
