The Defence Ministry has notified the sixth Positive Indigenisation List (PIL), comprising 405 strategically important items with an estimated business potential of 3 thousand 70 crore rupees. These include 16 items of the Indian Coast Guard and 389 items of Defence Public Sector Undertakings.

 

The list contains Line Replaceable Units, sub-systems, sub-assemblies, spares, components and raw materials. The Ministry said that this sixth PIL marks another step in the government’s efforts to promote self-reliance in defence manufacturing under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative. It is expected to further expand opportunities for the Indian industry, strengthen the domestic defence manufacturing ecosystem, promote investment and innovation, and contribute to reducing dependence on imports.

 

The Ministry informed that the detailed list of items is also available on the SRIJAN Portal (srijandefence.gov.in).  The Department of Defence Production had launched the SRIJAN Defence Portal in August 2020 as a dedicated platform through which the Defence Public Sector Undertakings and Service Headquarters offer defence items to the industry for indigenous development and production.

 

Since its launch, the portal has facilitated the offer of more than 33 thousand defence items for indigenisation till June this year. The Ministry said more than 15 thousand 700 defence items have been successfully indigenised, resulting in an estimated import substitution value of about nine thousand crore rupees over the last five years.