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The Defence Ministry unveiled policy measures for MSMEs and deep-tech start-ups at VIMARSH 2026, a DRDO-Industry Synergy Meet in New Delhi on 15 September 2026.
The framework offers direct funding, incubation support and access to DRDO testing facilities.
Nine Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology (LAToTs) were handed to 13 manufacturing partners, and a secure framework for sharing DRDO software source codes was launched.
DRDO exchanged MoUs with SIDM and Laghu Udyog Bharati and signed a contract with the Quality Council of India for SAMAR 2.0.
The meet's theme was 'Varta se Vikas'.
Fund industry, especially MSMEs and start-ups, to develop defence technologies
Key: Executed by DRDO under Make in India
Build a defence innovation ecosystem with start-ups, MSMEs and academia
Key: Launched 2018; run by the Defence Innovation Organisation under the Department of Defence Production
Single window for industry to take up defence items for indigenisation
Key: Launched by the Department of Defence Production in August 2020
Bar imports of listed items after set dates
Key: Notified by the Ministry of Defence to reserve items for domestic manufacture
India's premier defence R&D organisation, set up in 1958
National accreditation and quality body; runs SAMAR 2.0 for DRDO
Industry association of Indian defence manufacturers
Defines and classifies the MSMEs that the new DRDO framework targets
GS Paper III > Indigenisation of technology; defence manufacturing
General Awareness > Defence organisations and initiatives
With reference to 'Quality Council of India (QCI)', consider the following statements: 1. QCI was set up jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry. 2. Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendations of the industry to the Government. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology - DRDO's route for handing indigenous technology to industry
System for Advance Manufacturing Assessment and Rating - benchmarks defence manufacturers' maturity
Keeping long-life systems supportable as components and software age