Commenting on the occasion, Vernon Noronha, Vice President Defence and Government Business, Tata Motors said, "We are pleased to collaborate with MESCO for the Indian MoD's FICV Programme. Through this collaboration, we hope to utilize the experience and further develop the expertise of our nations ex-servicemen, to develop and produce components for the Indian MoD's FICV program. Aimed at creating skilled professionals in the defence space and in-line with the government's ‘Make in India' initiative, the collaboration is expected to create domain specific job opportunities for ex-servicemen of the Indian army."

(Retd.) Col. Suhas Jatkar, Managing Director, MESCO said, "We are honored to have partnered with Tata Motors in this unique collaborative effort to generate employment opportunities for the country's ex-servicemen, that will also lead to crafting out a niche of skilled personnel, in the development of defence equipment. Vital for the safe keeping of our country, we look forward to pushing the boundaries of learning and implementation through this initiative"

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