Indian Navy has inducted ‘Anjadip’, the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, under a PPP collaboration with L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli. The ship was delivered at Chennai.
The platform enhances India’s littoral anti-submarine warfare, coastal surveillance, and mine-laying capabilities, strengthening Aatmanirbhar Bharat with over 80% indigenous content.
About ‘Anjadip’
- Class & Role: Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft
- Design & Build: GRSE under PPP with L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli
- Regulatory Standards: Built to Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) Classification Rules
Key Features
- Length: ~ 77 metres
- Displacement: ~ 900 tonnes
- Propulsion: Waterjet-propelled– largest Indian naval warship using waterjets
- Speed: Up to 25 knots
- Endurance: 1,800 nautical miles
Weapons & Sensors:
- Lightweight Torpedoes
- Indigenously designed ASW Rockets
- Shallow-water SONAR for underwater threat detection & engagement
Operational Roles:
- Anti-Submarine Warfare (littoral)
- Coastal patrol & surveillance
- Mine-laying operations
Heritage & Naming
- The ship revives the legacy of INS Anjadip (Petya-class Corvette)– decommissioned in 2003.
- Named after Anjadip Island (off Karwar, Karnataka)– symbolising maritime security in India’s western seaboard.
Indigenous Defence Manufacturing Significance
- >80% indigenous content — strengthens:
- Domestic defence ecosystem
- Self-reliance under Aatmanirbhar Bharat
- Reduced import dependence
- Demonstrates success of industry-led shipbuilding collaboration in complex naval platforms.
Status of Shipbuilding in India
- India’s shipbuilding share: <1% of global market
- Global leaders: China- South Korea → Japan
- 92% of India’s trade carried by foreign ships– ~ USD 75 billion paid annually
- Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL)– India’s largest shipbuilding & repair capacity
Challenges
- High capital & financing costs
- Import dependence for advanced materials/components
- Lower productivity vs. China (technology gaps, longer build cycles, supply-chain limits)
Why Strengthening Sector Matters
- Supports goal of transforming India into a global maritime & shipbuilding hub by 2047
- Enhances strategic autonomy, naval readiness & blue-economy growth
Government Initiatives to Promote Shipbuilding
- Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme & Maritime Development Fund
- Public Procurement Preference (Make in India Order 2017):
Ships ≤ ₹200 crore to be procured from Indian shipyards - Infrastructure Status for Shipbuilding– enables favourable financing
- Haritha Nauka Guidelines & Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP)– promotes green vessels
- Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS)– supports clusters, yard expansion, risk cover
- Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047– long-term roadmap for shipping & ports
Key Facts
- GRSE (Kolkata): One of India’s oldest defence shipyards; builder of ASW corvettes, OPVs, FPVs
- L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli (Tamil Nadu): Major private yard for warships & submarines modules
- Indian Register of Shipping (IRS): National classification society ensuring ship safety standards
- ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare): Naval operations to detect, track & neutralise submarines
- Waterjet Propulsion: Offers high manoeuvrability in shallow waters, reduced cavitation & noise- useful for ASW missions
- Karwar Naval Base (INS Kadamba): Part of Project Seabird– India’s largest naval base on the west coast