India’s defence exports worth nearly Rs 1 lakh cr now: PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Thursday detailed the employment opportunities that have arisen in the nine years of his government’s tenure so far while also stressing on the ‘Aatmanirbharta‘ (self-reliance) in various sectors.

India’s exports in the defence sector are over Rs 1 lakh crore now and new companies entering the segment to make the country ‘Atmanirbhar’, PM Modi said Underlining the need for self-reliance in the defence sector the prime minister said that the government has worked with this mission in this sector so much so that the country is now exporting equipment nearly worth Rs 1 lakh crore.

While addressing the Rajya Sabha during the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, the prime minister hit out at the Congress party over the issue of employment and said that attempts are being made to spread falsehood.