Context: India’s annual defence production touched a record ₹1.51 lakh crore in FY 2024-25, marking an 18% growth over the previous year and a 90% jump since FY 2019-20, reflecting a stronger domestic defence industrial base.
About Defence Production in India FY 2024-25:
- What It Is?
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- The process of manufacturing weapons, military systems, and defence equipment for India’s armed forces and export markets.
- Includes production by Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), Ordnance factories, other PSUs, and private sector companies.
- Trends:
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- Record Output – ₹1,50,590 crore in FY 2024-25.
- Growth Pattern – 18% rise from FY 2023-24; 90% rise since FY 2019-20.
- Sectoral Share – DPSUs/PSUs: 77%; Private sector: 23% (up from 21% last year).
- Policy Drivers – Indigenisation push under Aatmanirbhar Bharat, ease of doing business reforms, higher private participation.
- Export Growth – Defence exports at ₹23,622 crore in FY 2024-25, up 12% from previous year.
Relevance in UPSC Exam Syllabus:
- GS Paper II – Government policies, industrial development, and role of public-private partnerships in strategic sectors.
- GS Paper III –
- Indian Economy: Indigenisation of technology, Make in India, self-reliance.
- Security: Defence modernisation, strategic manufacturing capabilities.
- Industry: Role of manufacturing sector in economic growth.
