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Bengaluru, May 19, 2022: Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) kick-started this year’s International Day of Yoga celebrations today morning with a ‘Desk Yoga’ session at the BEL Corporate Office, Bengaluru. The Yoga session, which was conducted by Yoga masters from the Art of Living Foundation, gave Corporate staff an insight into simple breathing and stretching exercises meant for de-stressing and rejuvenation during small Yoga breaks at workplace.

Today’s session will be followed by one more session on May 30, 2022, and a mega Yoga event on June 21, 2022.

Delhi Offices

Yoga related event was held in the Delhi offices on May 19, 2022, in the run-up to International Yoga Day (IDY).

Ghaziabad Unit

Various yoga related activities were undertaken on May 19, 2022.

Banners were displayed at prominent locations in BEL factory such as canteen and main gate. Banners were displayed at both the BEL Ghaziabad townships at Chander Nagar and Brij Vihar.

Bengaluru, April 28, 2022: Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has contributed, under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), an amount of Rs 2.26 Crores to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund.

BEL has in the last two years contributed Rs. 15.45 Crores from its CSR Funds to PM CARES Fund, in support of the Government’s concerted efforts in dealing with the challenges arising out of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The employees of BEL had earlier contributed their one day’s salary amounting to Rs. 2.71 Crores to the PM CARES Fund.

About BEL: BEL is a multi-product, multi-technology, multi-unit conglomerate offering products and systems in the areas of Military Communications, Radars, Missile Systems, Naval Systems, Electronic Warfare & Avionics, C4I Systems, Electro Optics, Tank Electronics & Gun / Weapon System Upgrades and Electronic Fuses in the Defence segment. BEL’s non-defence business segment includes areas such as EVMs, Homeland Security & Smart Cities, Solar, Satellite Integration & Space Electronics, Railways, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Software as a Service, Energy Storage products and Composite Shelters & Masts.

Bengaluru, April 21, 2022: Mr Bhanu Prakash Srivastava has assumed charge as Director (Other Units) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) with effect from April 20, 2022. He was serving as General Manager of the Advanced Defence Systems-Navy (ADSN) Strategic Business Unit at BEL’s Bangalore Complex before his elevation.

Mr Bhanu Prakash Srivastava holds a degree in Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering) and Master of Business Administration. He joined BEL in August 1986 and in a career spanning 36 years gained rich experience in diverse functions such as Manufacturing, Project Management, Quality Management, Materials Management, Design & Development and Product Support. He has a good understanding of the Defence business and is well versed in related processes such as Manufacturing, Trial & Evaluation of equipment, Customer Inspection and Clearance, and After Sales Service & Support.

Mr Bhanu Prakash Srivastava, during his long association with BEL in various senior Management positions, has made major contributions towards sustained business growth and profitability in the areas of Radio & Data equipment, Military and Telecom Switching Equipment, C4I System for Civil & Military applications, Radars for Army, Air Force and Navy, Sonars, Fire Control Systems & Communication systems for Navy, Surface-to-Air Missile project for Naval Ships, etc.

Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) won the “Best PSU Award at the 16 th edition of the Media Excellence Awards organised on April 2, 2022, in New Delhi by the Media Federation of India, a national organisation working for the promotion of Corporate Communication, Public Relations, Media Education and Journalism.

The Corporate Communication team of BEL won Communication awards galore at the event. Mr Krishnappa T R, Sr DGM (Corp Comm), BEL, received the Communicator of the Year Award, while Mr E A Hariharan, DGM (Corp Comm), Mrs Shirin Samuel H A, DGM (Corp Comm), and Mr Naveen Namboodiri, Manager (Corp Comm), BEL, received the Star Communicators’ Award.

Bengaluru, April 1, 2022: Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has achieved a turnover of about Rs.15000 Cr (Provisional & Unaudited), during the Financial Year 2021-22, against the previous year’s turnover of Rs. 13,818 Cr, despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and global semiconductors shortage.

BEL’s Order Book as on April 1, 2022, is around Rs. 57000 Cr. In the year 2021-22, BEL secured significant orders worth (approx.) Rs.18000 Cr. Some of the major orders acquired during the year were Avionics Pack for Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Advanced Electronic Warfare Suite for Fighter Aircraft, Instrumented Electronic Warfare Range (IEWR), Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) & Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), Cdr TI- T90 Tank, COMINT System, Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) & Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS) for C-295 Programme, Electronic Gun, IoT Gateway, etc.

Some of the flagship projects executed during FY 2021-22 were Missile Systems (Air Defence Weapon System & LRSAM), Command & Control Systems, Communication and Encryption products, various Sonars, Electro-optic Systems, Fire Control Systems, Gun Upgrades, various Radars, Electronic Warfare Systems, Coastal Surveillance System, Un-manned Systems, Home Land Security Systems, Smart City projects, K-FON, Medical Electronics, etc.

BEL achieved Export sales of around US$ 32.26 Million during FY 2021-22. Major products exported included Coastal Surveillance System, Trans-Receive (TR) Modules, EO-IR Payload System, Compact Multi-Purpose Advanced Stabilization System (EOS CoMPASS), Solar Hybrid Power Plant, Data Link, Electro-Mechanical parts, Low Band Receivers (LBREC), Medical Electronics, Spares for Radars, etc.

BEL’s Chairman & Managing Director, Smt. Anandi Ramalingam, said: “Realising our country’s goal of achieving Atmanirbhar Bharat is of paramount importance. BEL will make concerted efforts to achieve self-reliance through Make in India initiatives, indigenisation, import substitution, outsourcing to Indian private industry and enhanced thrust on MSME and GeM procurement. The Company is all set to expand its wings and increase its global footprints by making all-out efforts to tap new markets across the globe. BEL will continue to explore new growth opportunities through diversification, capability enhancement and competitiveness, modernisation, etc. BEL has ventured into new potential businesses such as Arms & Ammunition, Medical Electronic Devices, Unmanned System Platforms, etc., and is poised to make significant headway in these segments in the years to come.”

The Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has achieved a turnover of about Rs 15,000 crore (provisional and unaudited) during FY 2021-22, against the previous year’s turnover of Rs 13,818 crore despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and shortage of global semiconductors.

BEL’s order book as on April 1 is around Rs. 57,000 crores. In the year 2021-22, BEL secured significant orders worth Rs 18,000 crore including acquisitions such as Avionics Pack for Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Advanced Electronic Warfare Suite for Fighter Aircraft, Instrumented Electronic Warfare Range (IEWR), Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) & Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), Cdr TI- T90 Tank, COMINT System, Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) & Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS) for C-295 Programme, Electronic Gun, IoT Gateway.

Some of the flagship projects executed during FY 2021-22 were Missile Systems (Air Defence Weapon System & LRSAM), Command & Control Systems, Communication and Encryption products, various Sonars, Electro-optic Systems, Fire Control Systems, Gun Upgrades, various Radars, Electronic Warfare Systems, Coastal Surveillance System, Unmanned Systems, HomeLand Security Systems, Smart City projects, K-FON, Medical Electronics, etc.

“BEL achieved Export sales of around US$ 32.26 Million during FY 2021-22. Major products exported included Coastal Surveillance System, Trans-Receive (TR) Modules, EO-IR Payload System, Compact Multi-Purpose Advanced Stabilization System (EOS Compass), Solar Hybrid Power Plant, Data Link, Electro-Mechanical parts, Low Band Receivers (LBREC), Medical Electronics, Spares for Radars,” a statement said.

“BEL achieved Export sales of around US$ 32.26 Million during FY 2021-22. Major products exported included Coastal Surveillance System, Trans-Receive (TR) Modules, EO-IR Payload System, Compact Multi-Purpose Advanced Stabilization System (EOS Compass), Solar Hybrid Power Plant, Data Link, Electro-Mechanical parts, Low Band Receivers (LBREC), Medical Electronics, Spares for Radars,” a statement said.

“BEL will continue to explore new growth opportunities through diversification, capability enhancement and competitiveness, modernisation, etc. BEL has ventured into new potential businesses such as Arms & Ammunition, Medical Electronic Devices, Unmanned System Platforms, etc., and is poised to make significant headway in these segments in the years to come,” he said.

Meanwhile, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) recorded highest ever revenue of over Rs. 24,000 crores (provisional and unaudited) for the financial year which ended on March 31 registering a 6 percent revenue growth over the previous financial year. The corresponding figure for the previous year stood at Rs. 22,755 crores.

“Despite the challenges of the second wave of Covid-19 during the first quarter of the year and the consequent production loss, the company could meet the targeted revenue growth with improved performance during the balance period of the year”, said R. Madhavan, CMD, HAL.

The second wave of Covid-19 had compelled the company to declare a phased lockdown at various divisions during April and May 2021. The employees had put in additional hours in June and July 2021 to compensate for the loss of man hours due to the lockdown.