Defence indigenisation
On trackOperationalised 2020 onwards · Defence Manufacturing
End dependence on imports (India was the world's largest arms importer), build a domestic defence-industrial base, and turn India from importer to exporter.
What was promised
- Defence production of ₹3 lakh crore by 2029 and defence exports of ₹50,000 crore by 2029.
- Five Positive Indigenisation Lists covering 509 items with import embargoes on timelines; FDI up to 74% automatic (100% via approval).
FY25 production is reported as both ₹1.50 lakh crore and ₹1.54 lakh crore in different releases, so it is quoted here as about ₹1.5 lakh crore. The earlier ₹35,000-crore export target for 2025 was reached in FY26, a year after its date.
Progress update history
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FY 2025-26
Defence production: ₹46,429 crore (FY15) to about ₹1.5 lakh crore (FY25) to ₹1.78 lakh crore (FY26). The private sector is about 24% of production.
Source: PIB, Defence production reaches ₹1.78 lakh crore in FY 2025-26 (June 2026)
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FY 2025-26
Defence exports: ₹686 crore (FY14) to ₹23,622 crore (FY25) to ₹38,424 crore (FY26), 77% of the 2029 target with three years left.
Source: PIB, Defence production reaches ₹1.78 lakh crore in FY 2025-26 (June 2026)
Sources: PIB, Defence production and exports (FY25) · PIB, Defence production reaches ₹1.78 lakh crore in FY 2025-26 (June 2026)