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RECORD PRODUCTION IN THE
DEFENSE SECTOR
The central government, which is moving Prime Minister Narendra Modi had
forward with the mantra of 'self-reliance' appealed to the countrymen to buy
and 'vocal for local', has also worked a lot on 'Made in India' and local products during
indigenization in the defense sector. Record the festive season under the 'Vocal for
defense production of Rs 1.27 lakh crore has been Local' campaign. This has had a very
done in 2023-24 as compared to Rs 1.09 lakh good impact on the people. The result of
crore in the year 2022-23. In this, 79.2 percent is
his appeal is that every year on Gandhi
from DPSU or other PSU and 20.8 percent is from
Jayanti, a new record of sale of Khadi and
the private sector. Similarly, while the export of
Village Industries products is made. This
defense sector was Rs 15,920 crore in 2022-23,
shows that the 'Charkha Revolution' has
it has increased to Rs 21,083 crore in 2023-24
now become a 'guarantee of Viksit Bharat'.
with a growth of 32.5 percent. Not only this, the
production of the defense sector has increased
- Manoj Kumar, Chairman, Khadi and
by more than 60 percent in the last five years.
Village Industries Commission
To promote indigenous defense items, more
than 36 thousand items were offered to the
industries in the country, out of which more than product, as a result of which today India is moving
12 thousand items have been indigenized. towards self-reliance very fast. Many products like
Swadeshi Vande Bharat Express, aircraft carriers,
vaccines, and toys are being made in India and are
ready to dominate the world stage. Products made
under Make in India are increasing the dignity of the
country not only in India but all over the world.
The central government has been working towards
the 'Vocal for Local' campaign since 2014 to promote
local products. The government is constantly
implementing its policies in such a way that common
people buy products locally. That is, there is no need
to go to the tehsil for the things that are available in the
village and there is no need to go to the district market
for the things that are available in the tehsil. Keeping
this in mind, Prime Minister Modi said in Mann Ki Baat
a few years ago, “Festivals are occasions that awaken
a new consciousness in all our lives and especially on
Defense Production in Diwali, it happens in every family to buy something
crores of rupees new, bring something from the market. But the more
we try to buy our local things, the better it will be. I
always insist that we must buy something made by
our weavers, made by our Khadi people.”
The story of how India made indigenous products
79,071 84,643 94,845 1,08,684 1,26,887 global with the mantra of 'Vocal for Local' is reflected
in these few figures. Today, India has been included in
the top three countries of the world in the Asia Power
Index. Countries like Japan, Australia, and Russia are
2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 behind India. Today, India makes 9 lakh tractors every
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