Cluster Development
Towards sustainable ecosystem development in defence production & procurement
The globalization and consequential opening up of Defence procurement scenario has imperatively
brought the system integrators and subsequent vendor development through dedicated clusters.
Hence, we propose to set up minimum 5 clusters to be set up within next 5 years respectively at
Nagpur followed by Nashik and Aurangabad and Pune and Kolhapur. These clusters will be a
collaborative affair with the help of DIPP, MoD, DPSU’s,GoM and initiated by the Private Industries.
This eco-system will act as a strategic partner with project planning, engineering solutions (drawing,
specifications, material processes) & rationalization. We also intend to invite association /
collaboration / tie up with overseas partners, PSUs for service outsourcing to clusters with special
incentivisation to the supplier mapping and development.
Nagpur as Strategic Defence Development Hub: Key initiatives should be undertaken in view of
developing the region as strategic defence development hub. The initiatives are as listed below –
We have tied up with Tata Technologies to set up NIRMAN & UDAN
NIRMAN –Common Facilities Centre To facilitate Make in India projects in Defence, support MSME
growth; facilitate development projects in Defence, support Product development, IPR process to
strengthen the indigenization and innovation in Defence, work on National and Inter National standards
& accreditations, develop Materials and Testing Facility and enhance Defence Procurement Assistance
Centre Of MoD
UDAN-SKILL DEVELOPMENT- Graduates & MSME’s- Defence Sector –UDAN- Skill Up gradation
programmes, with appropriate tie ups, to provide a framework for bridging industry academia gap and
improve employability and provide necessary skills with specific focus on Defence
INDUSTRIAL ENGG, QUALITY, and KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER - Specialized INFRASTRUCTURE & services to
facilitate technology& knowledge transfer at International level. Provide aid in Industrial engineering,
tooling, quality systems, centralized IT systems.
CONVENTIONS – Organize exhibitions, seminars, events, trainings, programs and infrastructure to
provide a platform to showcase talents and to learn latest trends in related field for continuous up
gradation and networking in Defence sector.
FLYING ACADEMY & AVIATION TECHNITION ACADEMY: Since last 65 years, the Government has been
able to sustain and operate Nagpur Flying Club. But the geographical and eco system advantage has
largely been kept underutilized. Hence, the Nagpur Flying Club be subsumed with the aviation
technician’s academy through the disinvestment of Government stake.