(a)whether the Government proposes to adopt villages for development by the defence public sector companies; and
(b)if so, the details thereof?
(a)whether the Government proposes to adopt villages for development by the defence public sector companies; and
(b)if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
DEFENCE PRODUCTIONSTATE (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) & (b):The Department of Defence Production has recently taken a decision
that Defence Public Sector Undertakings should discharge social responsibility
as part of their corporate plan and start activities in a systematic manner.Though
Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) are carrying out some service or
assistance in the neighbourhood area but a concrete effort to create replicable
models of integrated and sustainable village development may include water
management system, Health care system, Training and Education system and
Income generation programmes.