New list of defence items barred from import in March: Rajnath Singh

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said another list of items pertaining to the defence industry that will not be imported from other countries will be notified next month.

He also said procurement of defence equipment from the private sector will not be limited to 15 per cent but will go much beyond that.

“Another list of items that will be not be imported to be notified in March 2021,” he said in his closing remarks in a ‘Webinar on Budget Announcements 2021-22: Galvanising Efforts for Atmanirbhar Bharat’ on effective implementation of the Union Budget provisions in the defence sector.

Last year, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), Ministry of Defence (MoD) prepared a list of 101 items for which there would be an embargo on the import.