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Defence Industrial Corridors

To cluster defence manufacturing capacity and attract investment, the government established two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) — one each in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Key details
  • Uttar Pradesh DIC: Spans districts of Agra, Aligarh, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, and Chitrakoot.
  • Tamil Nadu DIC: Anchored at Chennai, Hosur, Coimbatore, Salem, and Tiruchirappalli.
  • Combined investment attracted: over Rs 8,658 crore as of recent data, with a target of Rs 53,439 crore total.
  • Both corridors are designed to develop aerospace, electronics, land systems, and naval defence manufacturing ecosystems.
In the news

● Tracked since March 06, 2026 · last seen July 18, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes

18 Jul '26
Rs 70,000 cr investments proposed for def corridors in UP, TN; Rs 10,000 crore already invested: Rajnath
Internal Security
17 May '26
Experts Explain | Make in India in defence sector: Challenges, bottlenecks, and the way forward
Internal Security
10 Mar '26
India’s defence shift: Rising capex, falling imports
Internal Security
06 Mar '26
Self-reliance only way to stay relevant in era of global uncertainty: Rajnath Singh
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