The Division of Defence Manufacturing (DDP) has notified the sixth Constructive Indigenisation Checklist comprising 405 strategically necessary defence objects with an estimated enterprise potential of ₹3,070 crore, in one other push to scale back dependence on imports and promote home defence manufacturing.
After their profitable indigenous growth, these things will likely be procured from Indian business, the Ministry of Defence stated.
In line with the Ministry, the record consists of line replaceable models, sub-systems, sub-assemblies, spares, parts and uncooked supplies. Underneath the 405 objects, 16 pertain to the Indian Coast Guard, whereas 389 are related to defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs).
The objects span a variety of platforms and techniques, together with the superior gentle helicopter, gentle utility helicopter, Su-30MKI, gentle fight plane and AL-31FP engine. The record additionally covers parts for armoured platforms such because the T-72, T-90 and BMP-II, warships, missile techniques, together with Konkurs-M, Invar and MRSAM, and defence electronics reminiscent of radars, sonars, fire-control techniques and satellite tv for pc communication techniques. Excessive explosive anti-tank ammunition and different important defence tools have additionally been included within the record.
The detailed record has been uploaded on the SRIJAN Defence Portal, with every merchandise carrying an indicative timeline for indigenisation.
The DPSUs and the Indian Coast Guard will undertake indigenisation by means of numerous routes, together with the ‘Make’ process and in-house growth, with better participation from the home business, notably MSMEs.
Push for native
The sixth indigenisation record is a part of the federal government’s broader push beneath the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative to increase alternatives for Indian business, promote funding and innovation, strengthen the home defence manufacturing ecosystem, and scale back import dependence.
The SRIJAN Defence Portal was launched by the DDP in August 2020 to supply a devoted platform for DPSUs and repair headquarters to supply defence objects to Indian business, together with MSMEs and start-ups, for indigenous growth and manufacturing.
Since its launch, greater than 33,000 defence objects have been supplied for indigenisation by DPSUs and Service Headquarters as much as June 2026. Of those, 5,012 objects have been notified beneath the primary 5 constructive indigenisation lists.
Greater than 15,700 defence objects have been efficiently indigenised during the last 5 years, leading to an estimated import substitution worth of about ₹9,000 crore. As well as, the DPSUs have positioned procurement orders, together with by means of in-house manufacturing, value roughly ₹10,000 crore with home distributors as much as March 2026.
Printed – August 18, 2026 09:41 pm IST
