Q1. 1. The Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence notified a positive indigenisation list to achieve self-reliance in defence manufacturing and minimise imports by DPSUs. 2. The list contained 2,500 imported items already indigenised and 351 imported items to be indigenised in the next three years. 3. The initiative was expected to save foreign exchange of approximately Rs. 300 crore every year. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: the MoD described the list as part of self-reliance and import-minimisation efforts for DPSUs. Statement 2 is correct: the cited list had 2,500 already-indigenised imported items and 351 more to be indigenised. Statement 3 is incorrect because the saving was stated as about Rs. 3,000 crore per year, not Rs. 300 crore.