New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation for five brownfield expansion projects of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) and Yantra India Limited (YIL) at GRSE Bhavan in Kolkata on Sunday, marking a major expansion of shipbuilding and defence manufacturing capabilities in West Bengal. The move aims to boost domestic production under the Make in India initiative and enhance the operational infrastructure required by maritime forces and key strategic sectors.

The event was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal, Defence Production Secretary Sanjeev Kumar, Director General Ordnance (C&S) JP Dash, GRSE Chairman and Managing Director Cmde PR Hari, and Y...