(a) whether the Government of Kerala has mooted a project for setting up of a Defence Production Park in Kerala;
(b) if so, the action taken by the Union Government thereon; and
(c) the details of factories in Kerala which are supplying products for Defence Units and Defence Factories?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE PRODUCTION (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) & (b): Minister of Industries, Government of Kerala has made a request asking
various Defence Organisations to identify suitable projects for manufacturing in
hi-tech areas, by setting up a Defence Production Park, in Kerala state. Presently
there is no plan to set up a Defence Production Park in the country.
(c) The list of factories in Kerala supplying defence products, which are registered
with the Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA), Ministry of Defence, are
attached as appendix.