MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India www.mod.nic.in About messages Mandate Mandate “To preserve peace and harmony and promote all round development, it is imperative for us to have an effective deterrence TASKS and a strong defence. Though as a Nation we are firmly committed to peace, we must be prepared to use our might to safeguard the ORGANISATION sovereignty of our Nation, should the need ever arise. * Our Armed Forces give us the confidence in the nation’s ability to face any aggression and safeguard its interests” ** ACHIEVEMENTS Shri Pranab Mukherjee President of India * President’s Standard awarding ceremony Tezpur / ** Air Force Day Message MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 1/50 www.mod.nic.in About messages Mandate Mandate TASKS ORGANISATION which represent the world’s largest democracy, are second to none in professionalism, valour, commitment, service and duty. The Armed Forces have always vindicated the faith and confidence that people of India placed in them, whether it is for our nation’s security, or for relief in times ACHIEVEMENTS of natural calamities. Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India At the Combined Commanders’ Conference MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 2/50 www.mod.nic.in About messages Mandate Manohar Parrikar Rao Inderjit Singh Mandate RAKSHA MANTRI RAKSHA RAJYA MANTRI PROLOGUE TASKS The Government of India is responsible for ensuring the Defence of India. The Supreme ORGANISATION Command of the Armed Forces vests in the President of India. The responsibility for Defence of the country rests with the Cabinet. This is discharged through the Ministry of Defence, which provides the policy framework and wherewithal to the Armed Forces to discharge their responsibilities for defence of the country. The prime task of the Ministry of Defence is to prepare for Defence of the country by ACHIEVEMENTS providing required Infrastructure, adequate trained Manpower and Defence Equipment and Platforms to the Armed Forces. During the last few months, the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces have fast-tracked efforts to enhance defence preparedness and the security of the Nation. This e-Book, the first of its kind, is being launched to provide an easy and quick insight into the initiatives taken by the Ministry of Defence. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 3/50 www.mod.nic.in mandate MINISTRY OF DEFENCE About messages Mandate Mandate DEpaRTMENT OF DEpaRTMENT OF DEpaRTMENT OF DEpaRTMENT OF DEFENCE DEFENCE DEFENCE ResearcH Ex-SErvicEmEn PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT WELfare (DoD) (DDP) (DDR&D) (DESW) TASKS Ê Ê Ê Ê Defence of India Indigenisation, development Formulation and execution Welfare and resettlement ORGANISATION and production of defence of programmes of of Armed Forces Veterans Ê Defence Perspective equipment and participation scientific research, design, (Ex-Servicemen) including Planning, Policy and Strategy of the private sector in the development, test and pensioners Ê International Defence manufacture of defence evaluation, in relevant fields Cooperation equipment of national security ACHIEVEMENTS Ê Defence exports Ê Scientific aspects of military equipment and logistics and the formulation of research, design and development plans for equipment required by the Services MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 4/50 www.mod.nic.in TASKS Securing BORDERS About messages Mandate Mandate Nearly Over Nearly Over TASKS 15,000 7,500 1,200 20,00,000 ORGANISATION KILOMETRES KILOMETRES ISLANDS SQ KILOMETRES Land border Coast line Many of which Exclusive are uninhabited Economic Zone ACHIEVEMENTS MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 5/50 www.mod.nic.in TASKS PREPARATION FOR DEFENCE About messages Mandate Mandate TASKS ORGANISATION ACHIEVEMENTS 1 2 3 INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITION OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEFENCE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT AND PLATFORMS MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 6/50 www.mod.nic.in TASKS DEFENCE DIPLOMACY About messages more than in Mandate 5,000 12 91 Mandate FOREIGN ARMED COUNTRIES COUNTRIES FORCES PERSONNEL 1,300 of India’s armed Presence of Indian Trained every year forces personnel stationed Defence wings TASKS To provide training, medical Defence Wings of Indian ORGANISATION and technical assistance Mission in 43 countries Accreditation of these defence wings with 48 other countries Defence Wings of ACHIEVEMENTS IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES 61 countries in India Creation of infrastructure Regular EEZ surveillance Participation of Indian in friendly countries by Indian Navy Navy vessels in anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 7/50 www.mod.nic.in TASKS AID TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES About messages Mandate Mandate INTERNAL SECURITY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TASKS & DISASTER RELIEF ORGANISATION ACHIEVEMENTS MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 8/50 www.mod.nic.in TASKS PROMOTING SELF RELIANCE About messages Mandate Mandate establish develop build TASKS world-class DESIGN AND DEFENCE ORGANISATION SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY BASE DEFENCE SYSTEMS self-reliance Establish a world-class science Design and development of defence Developing comprehensive and technology base and provide a systems leading to production of production infrastructure to decisive edge to the Defence Forces world class weapon systems and produce weapons/ systems/ ACHIEVEMENTS equipment in accordance with the platforms/ equipment required in expressed needs and the qualitative defence of the nation requirements laid down by the three Services MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 9/50 www.mod.nic.in TASKS WELfare OF VETERANS About messages Mandate Mandate TASKS ORGANISATION ex-servicemen KENDRIYA SAINIK DIRECTORATE GENERAL CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH PENSION Board (KsB) resettlement (dGr) scheme (ECHS) POLICY Ê Ê Ê Formulation and Resettlement/ Healthcare and medical Policy related to ACHIEVEMENTS Implementation of policies Rehabilitation of ESM needs of Ex-servicemen and pensionary matters for welfare of Ex-servicemen Ê Pre and post-retirement their dependants Ê Pension Reforms (ESM) and their families training Ê Network of ECHS Polyclinics Ê Administration of welfare Ê Re-employment funds Ê Self-employment MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 10/50 www.mod.nic.in ACHIEVEMENTS Government of of Government DEFENCE OF MINISTRY I ndia 11 /50 www.mod.nic.in ACHIEVEMENTSORGANISATIONTASKS MandateMandate messagesAbout ACHIEVEMENTS MAKE IN INDIA About messages Mandate Mandate MAKE IN INDIA TASKS The MAKE IN INDIA concept is now the cornerstone of ORGANISATION the acquisition plans and defence production policy FDI LICENSING DEFENCE EXPORTS IN DEFENCE SECTOR REQUIREMENTS RELAXED POLICY LIBERALISED Foreign Direct Investment limit Defence products list for licensing Defence Exports Strategy notified. ACHIEVEMENTS in the Defence Sector increased pruned. Most components/ parts/ Process for issuing clearances for from 26% to 49%. FDI beyond raw materials taken out of purview export of defence items liberalised. 49% allowed on case to case of industrial licensing. basis. Collaborations and tie- ups with foreign manufacturing companies. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 12/50 www.mod.nic.in ACHIEVEMENTS MAKE IN INDIA About messages Mandate Mandate `65,000 TASKS CRORE ORGANISATION Value of Equipment and platforms to be acquired through the “Make in India” or “Buy & Make” route DORNIER SURVEILLANCE LIghT-uTILITY ACHIEVEMENTS AIRCRAFT HELICOPTERS 12 to be built by HAL 384 needed by the Army and Air Force to replace the existing Cheetah/Chetak SuBMARINES fleets will be made in India with foreign 6 to be built in India collaboration MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 13/50 www.mod.nic.in ACHIEVEMENTS CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT About messages Mandate Mandate TASKS ORGANISATION The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, embarked on the newly inducted india’s largest Aircraft carrier inS Vikramaditya, off the coast of Goa, which was his first visit ACHIEVEMENTS outside the national capital and to an operational military formation after assuming office as the Prime minister. He dedicated the Aircraft carrier to the nation. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 14/50 www.mod.nic.in ACHIEVEMENTS CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT About messages Mandate Mandate TASKS ORGANISATION ACHIEVEMENTS BIGGEST WARSHIP INS Kolkata, an indigenous destroyer, the biggest warship ever to be built in India to date, at Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai, was commissioned by the Prime Minister. It will provide new capability to the Indian Navy. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 15/50 www.mod.nic.in ACHIEVEMENTS CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT About INS KAMORTA & INS SUMITRA messages INS Kamorta, an Anti-Submarine Warfare corvette built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Kolkata, was commissioned. Mandate Mandate In addition, Offshore Patrol Vessel- INS Sumitra- built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), was also commissioned. TASKS ORGANISATION ACHIEVEMENTS MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 16/50 www.mod.nic.in ACHIEVEMENTS CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT About messages Mandate Mandate TASKS ORGANISATION RADARS Treading on new ground, Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) started a new Joint Venture with “Thales” of France, named ‘BEL- Thales System’ at Bangalore for production ACHIEVEMENTS of new technology radars. BEL also successfully manufactured Light Weight Portable radars ‘Bharani’ for Army and ‘Ashlesha’ for the Air Force. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Government of India 17/50 www.mod.nic.in ACHIEVEMENTS CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT About messages Mandate Mandate TASKS ORGANISATION Light Combat airCraft (LCa) LCA Tejas