Overview
- GRSE’s board approved a Rs 2,896 crore capital budget for a greenfield shipyard at Raichak at its 423rd meeting on September 21, the company said in an exchange filing.
- The company said the Raichak facility is intended to expand its ability to build vessels for both the Indian Navy and Coast Guard plus commercial ships.
- The exchange disclosure confirmed the approval but did not provide an implementation schedule, financing mix, projected annual capacity, or an expected commissioning date.
- Investors reacted positively to the announcement, with GRSE shares rising about 3.6% in intraday trade after the filing was made public.
- GRSE is a Defence Ministry–owned shipbuilder and the Raichak yard is part of a three-facility expansion that could boost domestic shipbuilding capacity and create work for local suppliers as the company issues further project details.