Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth visited the facilities of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and BEML Limited in Bengaluru, Karnataka on July 15 to review the works being carried out by the two Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs). During the two visits, he interacted with the officials of HAL and BEML and lauded their efforts towards realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Aatmanirbhar and Viksit Bharat, according to the Defence Ministry.
Seth said that public sector aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has a huge role to play in achieving the ‘Make in India dream’ in Defence, as he called upon the company to contribute towards achieving ‘Viksit Bharat’. Seth visited the HAL facilities here, and while addressing HAL’s top management, he emphatically assured the company of government support. He called upon the company to ensure that the various challenges in design and development, as well as production and delivery, are addressed in time to contribute to achieving Viksit Bharat as envisaged by the government.
In an official statement, the company said, “HAL made the presentation, covering its product profile (the present and the future), current ROH (Repair and Overhaul), aircraft upgrade and modifications, avionics developments, exports, engine production, manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, indigenisation measures, civil MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) initiatives and support given to various ISRO platforms.”
During the Minister’s visit to HAL’s LCA Tejas and helicopter divisions, C B Ananthakrishnan and CMD (Additional Charge) thanked the minister for the government’s support. He highlighted that HAL has taken proactive measures to overcome the challenges in different areas of its operations, including design and development, production and delivery, and other key areas.
During his visit to BEML Limited, he flagged off a new driverless MRS-1 Metro trainset, marking another milestone in the achievements of the DPSU. This trainset is the 55th to be supplied to the Mumbai Metro Rail Metropolitan Authority. BEML is the first Indian rolling stock manufacturer to design, develop, manufacture, and supply driverless trains.
The MoS Defence commended the BEML’s contribution to the ‘Make in India’ initiative. The driverless metro trainset symbolises the nation’s growing capabilities in manufacturing advanced transportation solutions, he said.
Team BharatShakti
