DRDO’s Defence Technology and Test Centre (DTTC), Lucknow conducted a conclave at Amausi Campus on September 6 to apprise and collaborate with MSMEs & start-ups for Defence R&D and production with an aim to further develop the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor. More than 100 participants from various MSMEs, Start-Ups and Laghu Udhyog Bharti deliberated upon aspects of skill development, funding for R&D, technical consultancy and technology development & transfer by DRDO.

In his inaugural address, the DRDO chairman described DTTC as a brainchild of defence minister Rajnath Singh. He informed the MSMEs about the various technologies & industry centric policies for the MSMEs and said that it is the opportune time for MSMEs to engage in defence R&D. He assured that DRDO will provide all possible support to MSMEs to make the nation Aatmanirbhar Bharat leading to Viksit Bharat by 2047.