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ISRO calls privatisation reports baseless and incorrect
The Hindu BusinessLine··7 Sept
ISRO said reports of privatisation are baseless and incorrect and that it will neither be privatised nor see its importance diminished. Nine employee associations had sought clarification after remarks that ISRO may stop making launch vehicles. ISRO said private participation lets the agency focus on frontier research while industry scales mature technologies under the Indian Space Policy 2023 reforms.
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What It Means For You
- IN-SPACe chairperson Pawan Kumar Goenka had said ISRO may eventually not make launch vehicles.
- Major employee associations wrote to ISRO leadership seeking clarification.
- ISRO said industry, start-ups and academia are being enabled across the space value chain.
What's Happening
- Hindustan Times reported associations representing thousands of employees sought answers.
- ISRO will remain the principal institution for national and strategic missions, it said.
- The agency said what is changing is the scale and structure of India's space ecosystem.
Clarifications sought by ISRO staff associations
- Employee concerns after IN-SPACe remarks
- Goenka's public comments on launch vehicle manufacturing triggered internal questions.
- ISRO reiterated it will keep advanced research and strategic capabilities in-house.
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