Defence production licenses issued to private firms
16 Mar 2007
New Delhi: The Government of India has issued licenses to a number of private companies for production of defence items during the last few years. Private companies that have obtained licenses are:
Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bangalore.
Alpha - ITL Electro Optics Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
Alpha Phazotron Radar Equipment & Systems Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
Anjani Technoplast Ltd, Noida
Automotive Coaches and Cantonments Ltd, Chennai
BF Utilities Ltd, Pune
HBL Power Systems Ltd, Hyderabad
IDT Ltd, New Delhi
Indtech Constructions Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Mumbai
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, New Delhi
Max Aerospace & Aviation Ltd, Mumbai
Memory Electronics Private Limited, Mumbai
Ramoss India, New Delhi
RMX Bridport Defence Systems Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
Southern Group Industries Pvt Ltd, Chennai
Tata Motors Ltd, Mumbai
Tata Power Company Ltd, Mumbai
TIL Ltd, Kolkata
TSL Defence Technologies Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
Vectra Engg. Materials Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
VXL Technologies Ltd, Faridabad
Under the offset procedure notified as part of Defence Procurement Procedure 2006, offset obligations shall be discharged directly by the foreign vendor by direct purchase, or the execution of export orders, for defence products, components or services provided by Indian defence industries.
According to the defence ministry, substantial benefits are likely to accrue to Indian companies as a result of defence purchases to be made from foreign companies under the offset policy during the 11th Five Year Plan.
The ministry has said that it may not be feasible however to estimate the target of work to be allotted to them.