DRDO’s Defence Technology and Test Centre, Lucknow, organised a conclave at Amausi Campus yesterday to apprise and collaborate with MSMEs and start-ups for Defence R&D and production with an aim to further develop the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor. More than 100 participants from various MSMEs, Start-Ups and Laghu Udhyog Bharti deliberated upon aspects of Skill Development, Funding for R&D, Technical Consultancy and Technology Development & Transfer by DRDO.

In his inaugural address, the DRDO Chairman described DTTC as a brainchild of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, which is today bearing fruit for the benefit of the industries. He informed the MSMEs about the various technologies and industry-centric policies for the MSMEs and said that it is the opportune time for MSMEs to engage in Defence R&D. He assured that DRDO will provide all possible support to MSMEs to make the nation Aatmanirbhar Bharat, leading to Viksit Bharat by 2047.