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Defence Ministry notifies fifth Positive Indigenisation List of 346 items for DPSUs

New Delhi, July 16 (UNI) In a major boost to Aatmanirbharta in defence and minimise imports by Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence has notified the fifth Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) for 346 items.

These items include strategically important Line Replacement Units, Systems, Sub-systems, Assemblies, Sub-assemblies, Spares and Components and raw materials. The import substitution of these items is estimated to be worth Rs 1,048 crore, a Defence Ministry statement said.
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