Raksha Mantri approves grant of ‘Miniratna’ Category-I status to Yantra India Limited

• Yantra India Limited (YIL) — a Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) under Ministry of Defence, one of seven companies carved out of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) on 01 October 2021.
• Granted 'Miniratna' Category-I status by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh on 02 February 2026 — a marker of fiscal autonomy and corporate maturity for a CPSE.
• UPSC relevance: intersects defence indigenisation (Atmanirbhar Bharat), CPSE classification (DPE guidelines), and PSU reform themes — high-yield for Prelims one-liners and GS-III Mains.