HAL crosses Rs 15,000 cr turnover in FY14

        Bangalore, Apr 3 (PTI) Indian aerospace major HAL today
said its turnover has crossed the Rs 15,000-crore mark during
2013-14 against Rs 14,324 crore in the previous year.
        HAL has notched-up the highest ever turnover of Rs 15,180
crore for 2013-14, a company release said.
        The company said HAL's Value of Production (VOP) for
FY2013-14 stood at Rs 15,296 crore as against Rs 14,202 crore
in the previous year.
        The operating profit went up to Rs 1,651 crore in 2013-14
as against Rs 1,194 crore in 2012-13, it added.
        "We crossed the psychological barrier of Rs 15,000 crore
and the production has been pretty good as we produced 60
aircraft and helicopters, achieved the initial operational
clearance (II) of LCA  and filed record 209 patents during
the year," HAL Chairman R K Tyagi said.
        "We are preparing the company for 2020 and beyond," he
added.
        The company also said HAL was awarded with "Most Efficient
Navratna 2013" award at the fifth Dalal Street Investment
Journal Awards night held in New Delhi yesterday.
        HAL said some of its highlights for FY2013-14 include
Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) received for Light Combat
Aircraft (LCA), sea level, night level and high altitude
trials successfully done for Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT)
and induction of first completely Indian manufactured Hawk
Advanced Jet Trainer by INS Dega, Visakhapatnam.