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India’s yearly defence accumulation has surged to an all-time precocious of ₹1.78 lakh crore successful the Financial Year (FY) 2025-26, the Defence Ministry said connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026).
According to the Ministry, the milestone represents a 15.6% maturation implicit the erstwhile fiscal year’s output of ₹1.54 lakh crore and a staggering 110% summation since FY 2020-21 erstwhile the fig was ₹84,643 crore. The indigenous defence accumulation has accrued astir 4 times from ₹43,746 crore successful FY 2013-14.
Defence Public Sector Undertakings and different PSUs accounted for astir 76% of full production, portion the backstage assemblage contributed 24%, which is simply a emergence from 22% successful FY 2024-25.
“The stock of the backstage assemblage is astatine its all-time precocious of astir ₹42,000 crore successful FY 2025-26, reflecting its expanding relation successful the defence ecosystem. The maturation successful defence accumulation implicit the years has tremendously contributed successful achieving the grounds defence exports of ₹38,424 crore successful FY 2025-26. The accomplishment reflects the increasing momentum of the government’s propulsion for self-reliance successful defence manufacturing nether the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” said the Ministry.
Collective efforts
In a station connected X, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh credited the inspiring enactment of Mr. Modi for taking India’s defence accumulation to newer heights and lauded the corporate efforts of the Department of Defence Production and nationalist & backstage sectors for achieving the landmark.
He highlighted that the upward trajectory was a wide indicator of the country’s expanding defence concern base. With sustained argumentation support, respective caller initiatives, accrued backstage assemblage participation, and increasing export capabilities, the defence accumulation assemblage was poised for continued acceleration successful the years ahead, Mr. Singh added.
