New Delhi: ISRO will never be privatized, the head of the National Space Promotion and Authorization Center has said.
Recently, information was released that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was to be privatized. Nine ISRO employees' unions had demanded that clear information be provided on this matter.
Following this, a statement issued by Pawan Goenka, Chairman of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe), said: There is no truth in the information that has emerged based on speculation that ISRO is to be privatized. ISRO will never be privatized. Its importance will also not be reduced.
The participation of the private sector in space is not about reducing its role. While the industry develops mature technologies and capabilities, it will help ISRO focus even more intensely on India’s next-generation space program. What is changing is not ISRO’s importance, but rather the scale and structure of India’s space ecosystem.
The reforms being implemented since 2020 are all about expanding India’s overall space ecosystem. IN-SPACe will further simplify and enable private-sector participation in the space sector. ISRO will continue to serve as India’s premier institution for advanced space research and technology development, space science, exploration, and critical and frontier space capabilities. He said this.
