New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday India's defence production has reached an all-time high of Rs.1.5 lakh crore in fiscal year 2024-25.

The production grew around 18% when compared to the previous fiscal year's total output of Rs.1.27 lakh crore.

"The annual defence production has soared to an all-time high figure of Rs.1,50,590 crore in the financial year 2024-25," Rajnath Singh said in a social media post on X.

"These numbers indicate a robust 18 per cent growth over the previous fiscal's output of Rs.1.27 lakh crore, and a staggering 90 per cent increase since 2019-20, when the figure was Rs.79,071 crore," he added.

Singh commended the "collective efforts" of the Department of Defence Product...