Overview

• DTTC at Amausi hosted the September 6 meet, drawing more than 100 participants from MSMEs, start-ups and Laghu Udhyog Bharti to explore collaboration in defence work.
• DRDO Chairman Dr. Samir V. Kamat called it an opportune time for smaller firms and promised all possible backing to advance Aatmanirbhar Bharat and progress toward Viksit Bharat by 2047.
• Sessions focused on skill development, R&D funding mechanisms, technical consultancy, and avenues for DRDO technology development and transfer to industry.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commended the outreach, with DTTC described by Dr. Kamat as the minister’s brainchild now delivering benefits for industry.
• Senior DRDO leaders including Dr. R.V. Hara Prasad, Dr. L.C. Mangal and Dr. Mayank Dwivedi attended, as recent coverage noted rising defence output and iDEX–ADITI grants and procurement routes for MSMEs.