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Ban on101 Defense items import

August 11 , 2020 1731 days 932 0

The list of 101 items was prepared by the Defence Ministry.
This is being done to make India self-reliant under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
The Defence Procurement Procedure, 2020 that was unveiled in March 2020 aims to increase indigenous manufacturing of defence equipment.
It is to support “Make in India” initiative.
A new category of Buy (Global-Manufacture in India) has been introduced with minimum 50% indigenous content.