: Amid heightened stress between India and Pakistan, the Yogi Adityanath authorities will now expedite all Defence Hall memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and guarantee their speedy rollout.
Twelve corporations, together with BrahMos Aerospace, have been allotted 117.35 hectares of land within the Lucknow node. (File photograph)
For the mega Defence Hall undertaking, the state authorities has signed 170 MOUs price over ₹30,000 crore. Defence minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the Brahmos Missile advanced in Lucknow on Could 11.
Uttar Pradesh industrial improvement minister Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’ stated, “All Defence Corridor MoUs will be rolled out on priority basis. The state government is giving top priority to the Defence Corridor project and is extending all help to investors to make sure units start their operations. I am personally looking into the MoUs signed for the Defence Corridor.” Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the UP Buyers Summit in Lucknow on February 21, 2018, the hall spans six strategic nodes—Kanpur, Jhansi, Lucknow, Aligarh, Agra, and Chitrakoot—underneath the supervision of the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Improvement Authority (UPEIDA).
In response to the state authorities, land has been leased to 57 buyers at varied phases of organising manufacturing items, with precise investments totaling ₹9,462.8 crore. These items are anticipated to create 13,736 direct jobs. Because the first lease in June 2021, the Defence Industrial Hall has witnessed fast industrial development over the previous 4 years.
HOW DEF CORRIDOR NODES ARE SHAPING UP
BRAHMOS MISSILE UNIT IN LUCKNOW
Twelve corporations, together with BrahMos Aerospace, have been allotted 117.35 hectares of land within the Lucknow node.
It will result in an funding of ₹1411 crore and generate employment for 2930 folks. Aside from the world’s strongest supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, missile programs, ammunition, defence packaging, drones, and small arms will probably be manufactured right here.
JHANSI: CENTRE OF EXPLOSIVES AND AMMUNITION
Sixteen corporations within the Jhansi node have been allotted 531.09 hectares of land, underneath which an funding of ₹4372.81 crore and direct employment to 2928 persons are proposed.
These items will produce explosives, ammunition, propulsion programs, and cellular platforms for mid-caliber infantry weapons will probably be arrange right here.
KANPUR: SMALL ARMS AND BULLETPROOF JACKETS
Round 210.60 hectares of land has been allotted to 5 corporations within the Kanpur node, producing an funding of ₹1758 crore and employment for 2200 folks. Items of small, medium, and large-size ammunition, bulletproof jackets, particular clothes, and small arms are being arrange right here.
ALIGARH: HUB OF DRONES AND COUNTER DRONES
Round 64.001 hectares of land has been allotted to 24 corporations within the Aligarh node, with an funding of ₹1921 crore and employment for 5618 folks proposed. This node is changing into a hub for drones, loitering ammunition, counter drone programs, precision devices, mechatronics, small arms, and radar manufacturing.
NODE-WISE INVESTMENT PROPOSED
Kanpur: ₹12,683.58 crore funding proposals, 210.60 hectares of allotted land out of 222.86 hectares procured
Jhansi: ₹9,139.40 crore proposals; 531 hectares allotted out of 1,087.03 hectares procured.
Aligarh: ₹3,419.28 crore proposals; 64 hectares allotted in Section 1 out of 87 hectares procured.
Lucknow: ₹2,611.19 crore proposals; 117.5 hectares allotted in Section 1 out of 160.41 hectares procured.
Agra: ₹709 crore proposals; 41 hectares (Section 1) and 81.68 hectares (Section 2) procured.
Chitrakoot: ₹180 crore proposals; 102 hectares (Section 1) and 226 hectares (Section 2) procured.
PROMINENT INVESTMENTS
Jhansi: World Engineers Ltd is organising a facility in Jhansi with an funding of ₹2,254 crore. The unit will manufacture nitrocellulose, single-base propellants and allied defence merchandise.
Aligarh: Ancor Analysis Labs has dedicated ₹550 crore for a drone and digital warfare gear manufacturing plant. The ability is anticipated to change into operational by mid-2026.
Lucknow: Aerolloy Applied sciences Ltd is nearing completion of its ₹320 crore titanium castings unit. Moreover, BrahMos Aerospace has invested ₹300 crore to determine a manufacturing unit for BrahMos missile programs within the metropolis.