The Atmanirbhar Bharat : Indigenization for Defence Forces
Abstract
Self sustenance in terms of ‘ Atmanirbhar Bharat’ is a delayed need for Indian subcontinent.
The slogan of “Make in India” and the reality of “Made in India” are the matter of intensive realization for actual need based implementation. A missing link between above two realities are visible on ground. Professional affiliation with national and international institutions, capital expenditure for capacity enhancement in terms of machineries, test equipments and single window hassle free clearance are the challenges encountered by Atmanirbhar Bharat Aviyan in general and indigenization program for defence sectors in particular. Transfer of Technology (ToT), Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for sustenance, Capacity Requirement Planning (CRP) , Research and Development (R&D) entities for time bound desired deliverables are the critical issues of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ realization. Vendor developments, Affillate Marketing, Automation and Modernization of industries, Adoption of IoTs, uses of AI & ML with effective data analytics are key criteria of success to Indinigesation for Defence forces in particular. Under ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ program. Additive manufacturing, 3 D printing, non conventional machining , global marketing , alternative fuel source identification and Industry-Academia integration for research advancement for gap filling with respect to conventional entities like CSIR, DRDO,RDSO and others.
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The author was posted as OIC manufacturing in Army Base Workshop for more than two decades and intensively involved in indigenisation and method engineering, process planning, formulation of operation planned schedule and trial evaluation of indigenized products of Defence equipments. The author was posted as Deputy Director , IHQ (Army), MoD New Delhi during 2015 to 2020 dealing with HR issues and skill development of civilian workforce engaged in indigenisation activities. Presently the author is posted as course control officer in premier Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering of Indian Army where besides routine work, established modern manufacturing training facilities which involves Additive manufacturing, 3 D printing, powder metallurgy, Rare Earth Materials applications in collaboration with IREL(India), CSIR-IMMT, DRDO, MIDHANI, ARCI and Ordnance Factories. The technical papers of the author were selected and presented during 34th and 35th Indian Engineering Congress and 35th National Convention of Production Engineers (35Th NCPE) conducted by The Institution of Engineers (India) . The author also contributes technical articles regularly to EME journal published by Military College of EME Secunderabad..
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