Modi's Make in India and The Indian Defence

              Boosting indigenous arms manufacturing, by the private sector, has been one of the aims of

Modi's MAKE IN INDIA. The need for huge investmentin plant and machinery, technology and skill

development has been felt. Simultaneously, the tax and duties structure also has to be made attractive for in-

house manufacturing. Though the budget remains opaque, Modi's words at the Aero India show gives some

hope in this regard.
   
                        'Make' projects for which 144.21 crore has been allocated. In this regard, the two industry

consortiums- one of TATA Power SED and L&T and the other of Bharat Electronics Limited(BEL) and

Rolta India Ltd-each of which won a contract from the Ministry of Defence to develop a prototype under the
Indian Army's Battlefield  Management System (BMS) programme.