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Caliper CEO attended Ministry of Defence Webinar on "Galvanizing Efforts for Aatmanirbhar Bharat"

22-Feb-2021
Caliper CEO attended Ministry of Defence Webinar on

Mr. S M Sunder, the CEO of Caliper Engineering & Lab Pvt Ltd, an in-house Industry, was invited to attend Ministry of Defence Webinar on Budget Announcement 2021-22 "Galvanizing Efforts for Aatmanirbhar Bharat".
Webinar was addressed by Prime Minister, Defence Minister, Service Chiefs & various Defence Establishment Heads and attended by selected 2,000 Industries across India, on invitation.
Key take away of webinar are:
• More than 100 products were identified as negative list for imports & available for Indian Industries
• BIG push is given for "Make In India" program for Defence, with a target of US $ 15 Bn in the next three years
• Academic Institution / Industry collaboration will be given thrust for new technology development
• Academic Institution will be advised to introduce new courses focussing on Defence Technologies development
• Rs.1,000 Cr budget is set-up for Start-ups for new innovative ideas for Defence Sector
• Time bound implementation plan will be rolled out

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