Question: Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether the Government has decided to set up of new Missile manufacturing unit by Bharat Dynamics Limited at Nandgaon Pet in Amaravati district of Maharashtra during the year 2011-12;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the present status of the project; and

(c) the time by which it is likely to be made operational?

Answer: Minister of Defence (Shri A.K. Antony)

(a) Yes, Madam.

(b) Bharat Dynamics Limited has obtained approval of the Board to acquire 535 acres of land on lease basis at Nandgaon Pet in Amravati district, Maharashtra for manufacturing missiles. Company is in the process of finalising the lease deed with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation.

(c) It may not be feasible to give any time frame at this stage.

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