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The Indian Space Research Organisation on 6 September 2026 rejected media reports suggesting it was being privatised or that its role in India's space programme was being reduced, terming such claims completely baseless. The clarification came days after nine employee associations representing thousands of ISRO staff wrote to ISRO chairman and Department of Space secretary V Narayanan seeking clarity on a reported proposal to shift the agency's manufacturing and operational work to private companies. ISRO said transferring mature technologies to industry enables large scale production and commercialisation while allowing the organisation to focus on advanced research, next generation technologies and complex national missions, with ownership and control of critical national space infrastructure remaining with the government.