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Govt has made huge change in mindset in terms of defence procurement: Parrikar

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Last Updated : Jan 12 2017 | 7:02 PM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said that the government has made a huge difference in mindset in terms of defence procurement.

"There is a huge mindset difference between the earlier defence procurement and current one," Parrikar said while speaking at Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017.

While lauding the Gujarat's attitude towards progressiveness, Parrikar said, "Gujarat is known for its progressive and look forward approach.

Hailing the 'Design in India' policy he said, "Kind of policies we have, which is not just 'Make in India' but one step ahead of that is 'Design in India'," he added.

"'Design in India' policy will aim at building, enhancing and promoting designing capabilities of Indian manufacturers and entrepreneurs so that they can design products of world-class standards to compete with global counterparts and take advantage of 'Make in India' programme," he said at the inauguration of a three-day International Conference and Exhibition on Reinforced Plastics, 2017 (ICERP 2017), in Mumbai.

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First Published: Jan 12 2017 | 6:48 PM IST

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