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The new Public Sector Enterprises Policy

The new Public Sector Enterprises Policy The new public sector enterprises policy envisages that the strategic sectors have a limited number of players restricting it to maximum of four public sector enterprises of a holding nature. The remaining enterprises would be rationalised in terms of mergers, amalgamations and privatisation if feasible. As part of the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that there would be a maximum of four public sector companies in strategic sectors, and state-owned firms in other segments would eventually be privatised. Under the New Policy: Strategic: Atomic energy, space, defence, trans and telecom,…

20 February, 2021 Defense procurement

Defense procurement for India

Defence procurement for India The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is scheduled to deliver the first batch of three indigenous Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) to Army and Air Force before March 31. They are part of the 15 Limited Series Production (LSP) LCH helicopters approved by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC). Early this month, the Defence Ministry said in its annual report the contracts for the procurement of the LCH from HAL, additional Harop (P-IV) loitering drones from Israel and upgrade of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAV) in service are “likely to be signed in the first quarter of 2021”. The Army…

24 January, 2021 Defense procurement

Rafale fighter jet deal analysis

Rafale fighter jet deal analysis GS-Paper-3 Internal security (PT-MAINS) December 30, 2002: Defence Procurement Procedures (DPP) were adopted to streamline procurement. August 28, 2007: Ministry of Defence issues Request for Proposal for procurement of 126 MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) fighters. September 4, 2008: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group incorporates Reliance Aerospace Technologies Ltd (RATL). May 2011: Air Force shortlists Rafale and Eurofighter jets. January 30, 2012: Dassault Aviation’s Rafale aircraft comes up with the lowest bid. March 13, 2014: The work Share agreement was signed between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Dassault Aviation under which they were responsible for 70…

30 July, 2020 Defense procurement

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