Govt releases details of startups’ promotion in Defence Sector under ‘Aatmanirbhar Mission’
Efforts are being made to localise the production of defence sector products
The Department of Defence Production has launched Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) framework
It will include MSMEs, start-ups, individual innovators, R&D institutes and academia
Nine Institutions are working as partner incubators to support activities under iDEX
Aim is to achieve self-reliance & foster innovation and technology development in defence and aerospace sectors
Separate procedure for ‘Make-II’ category (Industry funded) has been notified under Defence Procurement Procedure
DRDO has created eight Advanced technology centres across India to cater to R&D in futuristic technology
NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has set up a total of 68 Incubation centres across India
iDEX expects to engage with Defence Innovation Hubs to create solutions for the defence sector’s problems
