Sitharaman, Yogi to launch defence industrial corridor in Aligarh today

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch a defence industrial corridor in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh today. The move is part of the government's efforts to develop specialised zones dedicated to defence production in the state. 

A Defence Ministry statement said in New Delhi that six nodal points, Agra, Aligarh, Lucknow, Kanpur, Chitrakoot and Jhansi have been identified in state for the corridor. Stakeholder interactions have already been held in Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra and Jhansi and all the



interactions have seen huge response from the industries in and around the locations.

Senior representatives of the defence public sector undertakings, ordnance factories and Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) will also be present at the launch event. There will be an exhibition of products by the armed forces, defence public sector undertakings and DRDO which are planned to be indigenised over the next five years. Another defence corridor was launched in Tamil Nadu early this year.