<p>Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maha): Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the government is committed to make the country self-reliant in the defence sector and has already taken several steps in this direction.</p>.<p>Addressing industry representatives here, Singh said defence exports have risen from Rs 600 crore in 2014 to Rs 24,000 crore.</p>.<p>"Our target is to achieve (exports of) Rs 50,000 crore by 2029-30," he said.</p>.<p>The BJP-led government has taken several major steps to achieve self-reliance and declared items that will be indigenously manufactured and not imported, he noted.</p>.<p>The defence production is at Rs 1.60 lakh crore at present and the aim is to increase it to Rs 3 lakh crore, the minister said.</p>.With Trump's backing uncertain, Europe scrambles to shore up its own defenses.<p>He sees good potential in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar as a production hub, Singh said, adding, "You have a mature industrial ecosystem here. Come to me with concrete proposals." </p>
<p>Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maha): Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the government is committed to make the country self-reliant in the defence sector and has already taken several steps in this direction.</p>.<p>Addressing industry representatives here, Singh said defence exports have risen from Rs 600 crore in 2014 to Rs 24,000 crore.</p>.<p>"Our target is to achieve (exports of) Rs 50,000 crore by 2029-30," he said.</p>.<p>The BJP-led government has taken several major steps to achieve self-reliance and declared items that will be indigenously manufactured and not imported, he noted.</p>.<p>The defence production is at Rs 1.60 lakh crore at present and the aim is to increase it to Rs 3 lakh crore, the minister said.</p>.With Trump's backing uncertain, Europe scrambles to shore up its own defenses.<p>He sees good potential in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar as a production hub, Singh said, adding, "You have a mature industrial ecosystem here. Come to me with concrete proposals." </p>