Department of Defence Production (DDP) issues authorisation for export of Munitions List items covered in Category 6 of Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET). Such exports authorisation are granted as per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by DDP. This equipment is exported to different countries all over the world. Names of countries with whom contracts have been signed and negotiations held cannot be divulged due to strategic reasons. The value of defence export during the last five years is as under:

(Rs in Crores)

	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23 (till 14.03.2023)
Value of Export	4,682	10,746	9,116	8,435	12,815	13,399

This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Vijay Pal Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.

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