Directorate General Quality Assurance (DGQA) conducted a seminar to spread awareness about the various Schemes of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to facilitate the domestic defence industry on 7 February 2020. The seminar was conducted during the 11th edition of the biennial mega defence exhibition DefExpo 2020 at Lucknow.
DGQA's seminar:
♦ The theme for the seminar was "DGQA's Role in MoD Schemes for Incentivizing Defence Manufacturing".
♦ It showcased the proactive role played by defence Ministry under the PM's vision of 'Make in India'.
Other launches:
♦ Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti Scheme was launched. It aimed at inculcating IP culture in the Indian defence manufacturing ecosystem.
♦ Self-Certification & Green Channel was launched with an aim to qualify the Indian firms is expected to cut down on inspection timelines and costs in foreseeable future. These schemes are meant to target mature products where the domestic defence industry has gained reasonable expertise in the technology deployed.
♦ Defence Export Promotion Scheme (DEPC) was launched during the seminar with an aim to provide an opportunity for indigenous manufacturers to market their products globally and to enhance annual defence exports to 35000 crores by the year 2025.
♦ Third-Party Inspection Scheme was launched. Under this Scheme Third Party Inspection (TPI) agencies will undertake Quality Assurance functions for defence stores manufactured by the private industry within India.
♦ Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) was launched with an aim to facilitate in setting up about 6 to 8 state of the art test facilities by providing a Grant in Aid of Rs.400 crore.
Participants:
The seminar was attended by delegations including Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik, Dr. Ajay Kumar, Defence Secretary, the Captains of Industry, senior government officials and delegates from industry associations and academia.
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