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The authorities aims to grow the home defence manufacturing ecosystem to ₹3 lakh crore and defence exports to ₹50,000 crore by 2029, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said connected Thursday (October 16, 2025), portion acknowledging Pune’s publication to the defence sector.
Highlighting the nexus betwixt accomplishment development, indigenous equipment, and backstage assemblage participation, Mr. Singh said the backstage assemblage was playing a captious relation successful making India a defence manufacturing hub.
“In the past decade, yearly defence accumulation has accrued to ₹1.5 lakh crore from ₹46,000 crore. The backstage assemblage contributed ₹33,000 crore,” Mr. Singh said.
Praising Operation Sindoor, helium described it arsenic “a unrecorded illustration of our self-reliance goal”, noting that Made-in-India instrumentality was utilized successful the mission. Addressing students astatine the convocation ceremonial of Symbiosis Skills and Professional University successful Maharashtra’s Pune district, the Defence Minister underlined the request for India to go self-reliant successful defence manufacturing to alteration the state into an arms powerhouse.
Referring to India’s reliance connected overseas countries for arms aft Independence, Mr. Singh said the state past “lacked governmental will”. “Neither were determination laws to beforehand defence production, nor were younker motivated to lend to the country’s self-reliance goal. We broke that norm and present our efforts are showing a affirmative impact,” helium said.
“Pune is known for its defence value successful the state and the world. The Southern Command office is here. Many defence establishments are located here. Pune is simply a confluence of contented and technology,” helium said.
Mr. Singh, on with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, besides inaugurated the caller School of Defence and Aerospace Technology.
Calling Pune and Maharashtra large centres of “cultural consciousness, education, and nationalism”, Mr. Singh underscored the value of accomplishment development. “The satellite is changing and lone accomplishment tin assistance prolong successful an uncertain world,” helium said.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, 1.63 crore students person received accomplishment enhancement training, Mr. Singh noted. “Thirty lakh members from rural, tribal, and marginalised communities were trained successful tailoring, embroidery, handicraft, and healthcare assistance. Over 22 lakh accepted artisans and craftsmen were provided modern tools and certification nether the PM Vishwakarma Yojana,” helium added.
