DRDO technology-transfer licences — CIC 2024

ToT licensee names and royalty aggregates disclosable; underlying technology specifications remain §8[1][a]. ToT governance is transparent; weapon specifications.

ToT governance is transparent; weapon specifications are sovereignty-exempt.

ToT licensee names and royalty aggregates disclosable; underlying technology specifications remain §8(1)(a).

DRDO is not in the §24 Second Schedule. Transfer of Technology agreements with private Indian industry are disclosable at the metadata level — licensee, date, royalty structure, performance milestones. Technical specifications of strategic systems attract §8(1)(a). The Commission directed DRDO to publish a quarterly ToT-licensee register.

DRDO, ToT, section 8(1)(a), section 24, defence industry

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Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.