PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION FACILITATED BY IN-SPACE

• IN-SPACe = Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre, a single-window autonomous agency under the Department of Space (DoS) to authorise and promote Non-Governmental Entities (NGEs) in space activities.
• Parliament Question (Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha) dated 11 Feb 2026 disclosed year-wise NGE authorisations from 2022 through early 2026, covering ground stations, remote-sensing satellites, communication satellites, amateur satellites and Earth observation data dissemination.
• Anchors the GS-III "Space, S&T, Economy" theme of space-sector privatisation post-2020 reforms — synergises with Indian Space Policy 2023 and 100% FDI in space (2024).