India's annual defence production has reached an all-time high of ₹1,50,590 crore in 2024-25, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday (August 9, 2025).
This marks a growth of around 18% over the previous fiscal's total of ₹1.27 lakh crore.
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Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's defence production has hit a record high, Mr. Singh said. "The annual defence production has soared to an all-time high figure of ₹1,50,590 crore in the financial year 2024-25."
"These numbers indicate a robust 18% growth over the previous fiscal's output of ₹1.27 lakh crore, and a staggering 90% increase since 2019-20, when the figure was ₹79,071 crore," he said in a social media post.
