On August 9, 2020, Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh make a statement that India has put a ban on 101 items to boost indigenous production in defence.
This is being finalized to make India self-reliant under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
The decision has been made to provide an opportunity to the defence industries of the country to manufacture items in the embargoed list. The industries can adopt their own design or adopt technologies developed by DRDO.
Approximately 260 schemes are covered under those 101 items.
The embargo on the imports is to be followed between 2020 and 2024. The embargo is the official ban on trade and other commercial activity in the country.