Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar gave away the Raksha Mantri awards for excellence for the years 2012-13 and 2013-14 in New Delhi yesterday. The awards are presented in recognition of exemplary performance amongst Ordnance Factories and the nine Defence Public Sector Undertakings, DPSUs. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Parrikar called upon the DPSUs to compete with the private sector. He emphasised that the government's efforts are to indigenise production. He further stated that based on his experience government is a powerful institution which can effectively deliver in a restricted timeframe, while following the procedures.<br/><br/>The awards were given in three major categories, Institutional Awards, Best Performing Division, Factory, Shipyard Awards and Group and Individual Awards. Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Arup Raha, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh, Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan, Secretary (Defence Production) AK Gupta and Secretary Department of Defence Research and Development Dr S Christopher were present on the occasion.