03/24/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/24/2023 03:17
Several policy initiatives and reforms have been taken by Government in the past few years to encourage indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment, there by promoting self-reliance in defence manufacturing in the country. These initiatives, inter-alia, include according priority to procurement of capital items from domestic sources under Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020; Notification of four 'Positive Indigenisation Lists' of total 411 items of Services and three 'Positive Indigenisation Lists' of total 3,738 items of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), for which there would be an embargo on the import beyond the timelines indicated against them; Simplification of Industrial licensing process with longer validity period; Liberalisation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy allowing 74% FDI under automatic route; Simplification of Make Procedure; Launch of Mission DefSpace; Launch of Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) scheme involving start-ups & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs); Implementation of Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017; Launch of an indigenisation portal namely SRIJAN to facilitate indigenisation by Indian Industry including MSMEs; Reforms in Offset policy with thrust on attracting investment and Transfer of Technology for Defence manufacturing by assigning higher multipliers; Establishment of two Defence Industrial Corridors, one each in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu; Opening up of Defence Research & Development (R&D) for industry, start-ups and academia with 25 percent of defence R&D budget; Progressive increase in allocation of Defence Budget of military modernisation for procurement from domestic sources, etc.
Under Technology Development Fund scheme, 68 projects have been sanctioned in the country. The state-wise details are given below:
S No |
State/UT |
No. of Projects sanctioned |
1. |
Andhra Pradesh |
1 |
2. |
Assam |
1 |
3. |
Delhi |
2 |
4. |
Haryana |
3 |
5. |
Karnataka |
14 |
6 |
Kerala |
4 |
7. |
Maharashtra |
14 |
8. |
Odisha |
3 |
9. |
Punjab |
1 |
10. |
Rajasthan |
1 |
11. |
Tamil Nadu |
9 |
12. |
Telangana |
9 |
13. |
Uttar Pradesh |
5 |
14. |
West Bengal |
1 |
Total |
68 |
Till date, a total of 68 projects at total cost of Rs 287.4 crore have been sanctioned under TDF Scheme, out of which DRDO's share is Rs 250.12 crore. A total fund of Rs 58.87 crore out of the DRDO share of Rs 250.12 crore have been released.
The status of current progress in each sanctioned project under TDF scheme is given below:
S No |
Name of the Project |
Project Stage (Milestone in Progress)* |
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1 |
Design and Development of Video Processing/ Switching Board for an Advanced Military Aircraft With ARINC 818 Std (Digital Video Std) (LOGIC FRUIT) (22-01-2021) |
Project |
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2 |
Composite Materials Sea Water Pumps 40TPH & 125 TPH (06-09-2022) |
Project |
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3 |
Development of Composite Material based High Pressure (HP) Air Bottles and Hydrogen Cylinders |
I |
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4 |
Auxilliary pressure reducing & shut off Valve for Aircraft application |
I |
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5 |
Fuel Probe for Aircraft Application |
I |
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6 |
Development of Fuel System - Transfer Control Valves for Aircraft Applications |
I |
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7 |
Development of Fuel System Pressure Transducer for Aircraft Application |
I |
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8 |
Design and Development of Reconfigurable Digital Intercept Receiver for ES |
I |
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9 |
Development of Simulator for unmanned Ground, Marine (Sea Surface and underwater) and Aerial Vehicles |
I |
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10 |
Technology of Recovery of Lithium Precursors from used Lithium ion Batteries |
I |
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11 |
Translation of Mandarin Speech to English Speech and vice versa, M/s Cogknit |
I |
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12 |
Translation of Mandarin Speech to English Speech and vice versa, M/s Gnani |
I |
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13 |
Development of Cold Flaps (Four Types) for Aero Engine |
I |
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14 |
Development of Tethered Underwater Communication Buoy |
I |
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15 |
Development of Tools for Data Assessment Active learning & Believability for Visual Data |
I |
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16 |
Development of Composite Flex Seal for Large Aerospace Vehicles |
I |
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17 |
Development of Long Life Sea Water Battery |
I |
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18 |
Bearings for Aircraft Application |
I |
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19 |
Development of Direct Drive Frameless BLDC Motor |
I |
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20 |
BLDC Motors and Quadrature Incremental Encoders |
I |
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21 |
Encoders |
I |
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22 |
BLDC Motors and Quadrature Incremental Encoders. |
I |
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23 |
Development of Direct Drive Frameless BLDC Motor. |
I |
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24 |
Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA) for AMDR Radar |
I |
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25 |
Design and Development of Robotic Propellant Machine System |
I |
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26 |
Aero Gas Turbine Engine Health Monitoring System: Chistats Labs Pvt. Ltd. |
I |
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27 |
Portable Automatic Weather Station |
I |
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28 |
Development of Course Correction Fuze for Artillery |
II |
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29 |
Development of 03 Concentric Rings for Aero Engine Application |
II |
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30 |
Development of Avionics Antenna LRUs for Aircraft Application |
II |
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31 |
Development of Dual flow self-regulation JT Cooler |
II |
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32 |
Development of Fuel System Components for Aircraft Application |
II |
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33 |
Pressure Measuring Instrument for Aircraft Application |
II |
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34 |
Development of Indigenous water jet propulsion System |
II |
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35 |
Development of VLF LOOP AERIAL |
II |
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36 |
Development of Fuel Flow Metering Unit for Fighter Aircraft (BRZA-7) |
II |
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37 |
Development of Exoskeleton of Indian Army |
II |
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38 |
VLF HF Matrix |
II |
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39 |
Development of Pulse HVPS (High Voltage Power Supply) for ELTA ASPJ (Airborne Self Protection Jammer) |
II |
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40 |
Fuel system - Temperature Transducer for Aircraft Applications |
II |
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41 |
Development of P-19 Modulator Valve |
II |
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42 |
Autonomous Drone as First responder for search and report missions in closed/indoor environment |
II |
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43 |
Multi therapeutic technology for faster healing of wounds |
II |
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44 |
AI based detection of a person based on physiological parameters |
II |
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45 |
AI-Passive Distributed FOS Interrogator |
II |
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46 |
Development of CW HVPS for ASPJ MAIN UNIT |
II |
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47 |
Propellant Machining 6-DOF Robot |
II |
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48 |
Standalone Miniaturised Telemetry package (SMTP) for an airborne article |
III |
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49 |
Development of Drones for Carriage of stores in high Altitude |
III |
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50 |
Development of Drones for Carriage of stores in high Altitude |
III |
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51 |
Development of Drones for Carriage of stores in high Altitude |
III |
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52 |
Development of Futuristic high-Performance Propulsion system for small Satellites EOR and Station Keeping |
III |
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53 |
Development of Electrical LRUs for Aircraft Applications |
III |
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54 |
Development of Total Air Temperature Probe (TATP) for |
III |
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55 |
Development of Engine Driven Hydraulic Pump (EDHP) for Aircraft Application |
III |
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56 |
Development of Futuristic high-Performance Propulsion system for small Satellites EOR and Station Keeping |
III |
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57 |
Development of Nose Wheel Steering Manifold for Aircraft Application |
III |
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58 |
Development of Slide and Swivel Joint for Aircraft Application |
III |
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59 |
Development of WT (Water Tight)_GT(Gas tight) and Fire Class EMI_EMC compliant doors and hatches for Indian Naval Ships |
III |
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60 |
Development for Pump for Aircraft Application |
III |
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61 |
Leveraging Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) for enhancing Aircraft Serviceability |
III |
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62 |
Marine Desalinators for Life Rafts Onboard Indian Naval Ships |
III |
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63 |
Development of Tide efficient gangway |
III |
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64 |
AI Recognize |
III |
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65 |
Design and Development of Video Processing/ Switching Board for an Advanced Military Aircraft With ARINC 818 Std (Digital Video Std) (SAMTEL) |
IV |
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66 |
Development of prussian blue formulation under GMP facility |
IV |
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67 |
Development of Fuel System Valve for Aircraft Application |
IV |
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68 |
Development of Light Weight Bullet Proof Materials (Short Closed) |
Short Closed |
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Stage I - Preliminary System requirement (PSR) / Preliminary Design Review
Stage II - Working Models / Detailed Design Review / Critical Design Review
Stage III - Engineering Grade Functional Testing / Mil grade Prototypes production
Stage IV - Qualification Testing (QT) & Environmental Testing / Functional Testing /Design iteration if any / Hardware Delivery
Stage V - Documentation / Transfer of Technology (ToT) / Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) sharing / PSR, any other remaining activity
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat and others in Lok Sabha today.
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