Why in news
- Government initiated five expansion projects worth Rs 3,500 crore for Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers and Yantra India Limited in West Bengal.
What are GRSE and YIL?
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) is a Miniratna Category I Defence Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence specializing in warship building.
- Yantra India Limited (YIL) is one of seven defence PSUs created after the restructuring of the Ordnance Factory Board, specializing in military metallurgy and ordnance components.
Scope of the Infrastructure Expansion
- Establishes three maritime infrastructure facilities at Kidderpore, Shalimar, and Raichak for warship construction and repair.
- Upgrades indigenous metallurgy and production capabilities at YIL's Metal and Steel Factory at Ishapore.
Strategic Importance
- Enhances strategic autonomy by strengthening domestic warship building capacity and specialized defence-grade metallurgy.
- Supports local MSME supply chains and defence industrial corridors.
Key terms
Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU)
A state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Defence producing equipment and technology for the armed forces.
Prelims facts
- Yantra India Limited is one of the seven DPSUs formed after corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board.
Mains discussion
- Discuss the role of Defence PSUs in advancing strategic autonomy and self-reliance in military hardware.
Source: PIB