NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that Aligarh, which was known to manufacture locks for securing houses, will now play an important role in securing the country’s borders.
Inaugurating the defence corridor, PM Modi said that India will not only become self-reliant in defence matters but will also become a major exporter in this sector. The Prime Minister said this while laying the foundation stone for the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University.
“The university will focus on modern education and emerge as a hub for defence studies and defence research,” Modi said.
The establishment of a Defense Industrial Corridor in Uttar Pradesh was announced by the Prime Minister while inaugurating the UP Investors Summit in Lucknow on February 21, 2018. A total of 6 nodes – Aligarh, Agra, Kanpur, Chitrakoot, Jhansi and Lucknow – have been planned in the Defense Industrial Corridor. The Defense Industrial Corridor of Uttar Pradesh will help in making the country self-reliant in the field of defense production and promoting ‘Make in India’.
The Prime Minister said that the defence corridor in Aligarh and the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh University would transform western Uttar Pradesh soon.
India is among the top 5 military spenders and one of the emerging defence manufacturing hubs in the world. To support the growth of the defence sector, two Defence Industrial Corridors are being set up in India, one in Uttar Pradesh and another in Tamil Nadu.
(With inputs from agencies)
Inaugurating the defence corridor, PM Modi said that India will not only become self-reliant in defence matters but will also become a major exporter in this sector. The Prime Minister said this while laying the foundation stone for the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University.
“The university will focus on modern education and emerge as a hub for defence studies and defence research,” Modi said.
The establishment of a Defense Industrial Corridor in Uttar Pradesh was announced by the Prime Minister while inaugurating the UP Investors Summit in Lucknow on February 21, 2018. A total of 6 nodes – Aligarh, Agra, Kanpur, Chitrakoot, Jhansi and Lucknow – have been planned in the Defense Industrial Corridor. The Defense Industrial Corridor of Uttar Pradesh will help in making the country self-reliant in the field of defense production and promoting ‘Make in India’.
The Prime Minister said that the defence corridor in Aligarh and the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh University would transform western Uttar Pradesh soon.
India is among the top 5 military spenders and one of the emerging defence manufacturing hubs in the world. To support the growth of the defence sector, two Defence Industrial Corridors are being set up in India, one in Uttar Pradesh and another in Tamil Nadu.
(With inputs from agencies)