New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that domestic defence production has increased to Rs 1.5 lakh crore, with the private sector contributing Rs 33,000 crore.

Addressing the book launch of 'Civil-Military Fusion as a Metric of National Power & Comprehensive Security', the Defence Minister said, "Due to our consistent efforts over the past few years, India's defence sector is today touching unprecedented heights. The figure for Domestic Defence production, which was around Rs 46,000 crore a decade ago, has now increased to a record of more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore."

"Of this, the private sector has contributed approximately Rs 33,000 crore, and this in itself is a very significant change," he added.

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