In his customary address to troops on the eve of Independence Day, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the government had taken several reforms to make the country’s defence sector self-reliant.

He said defence equipment worth Rs 6,00,000 crore was procured from indigenous companies over the last 10 years, adding that the country’s defence production had doubled in the same period. He said the domestic defence production had crossed Rs 1,25,000 crore.