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Bengaluru, April 5, 2021: It was a moment of pride for Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) when a year  back it received the Directorate General Quality Assurance (DGQA)’s Green Channel Status certificate for  supply of Spares for Flycatcher Radar, manufactured at its Military Radar Strategic Business Unit (SBU) in  Bangalore. It was the first time any organisation in India was issued this coveted certificate, ever since the  Green Channel Policy was formulated. Today, the Navratna Defence PSU has received 12 Green Channel Certificates for a total of 41 products  manufactured at 10 SBUs/Units: Ghaziabad Unit and Military Radar SBU for Radars, Naval Systems I and  Naval Systems II SBUs for Naval products, Military Communications SBU and Panchkula Unit for  Communication equipment, Machilipatnam Unit for Opto Electronic products, Navi Mumbai Unit for spares  for Mast, Pune Unit for batteries for communication equipment, and Chennai Unit for gun upgrade. The Ministry of Defence promulgated the Green Channel Policy for promoting ease of doing business as  part of its ‘Make in India’ initiatives. A mechanism has been set up to award Green Channel Status to firms  with pre-defined financial and quality credentials for broad categories of items having continuous  requirement in the Defence Forces. Responsibility of inspection of goods is given to the firms, after their  credentials are verified by the Green Channel Committee (GCC), comprising of various stakeholders from  DGQA and the procurement ecosystem. Green Channel Status is the authority given by the Purchaser to the Manufacturer to formally certify its  products or stores on behalf of the purchaser or any other authority designated by him, after having  verified the Firm’s infrastructure, quality policies and practices to produce and supply goods of specified  quality. The Purchaser’s confidence in the Firm’s Quality Assurance is the central tenet in awarding of  Green Channel Status. Photo captions: Lt Gen R K Malhotra, DG DGQA, presenting to Mr Jagadish Chand, GM (Radar)/BEL-Ghaziabad, the Green  Channel Certificate for Ghaziabad Unit for supply of Reporter and Bharani Radars and Spares. Lt Gen R K Malhotra, DG DGQA, presenting to Mr Ramakrishnan L, GM (MR)/BEL-Bangalore, the Green  Channel Certificate for Military Radar SBU of BEL-Bangalore for supply of Weapon Locating Radar, Battle  Field Surveillance Radar (Medium Range / Short Range) and Schilka Weapon System Upgrade. Lt Gen R K Malhotra, DG DGQA, presenting to Mr G L Pedro, GM (BEL-Chennai), the Green Channel  Certificate for Chennai Unit for supply of L-70 Gun Upgrade and BMP Mk II equipment.