Prayagraj,

06 May (HS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on

Wednesday that investment projects worth more than Rs 35,000 crore are being

developed in the state's six defense industrial corridors, which are situated

in Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Agra, Aligarh, and Chitrakoot. Addressing the

three-day NorthTech Symposium held in New Cantt, he stated that the state

government has also established a vast land bank. Investors who are willing to

invest are given incentives via defense and aerospace policy. The chief

minister stated that Aligarh has emerged as a hub for small guns, defense

equipment, and military supplies, while Kanpur, dubbed the Manchester of

the East, is becoming a center for ammunition, missiles, defense

textiles, and protective gear.

Lucknow

has concentrated on BrahMos missiles and heavy defense manufacture. Chitrakoot

and Agra are being built for precision engineering in aerospace and defense, he

explained. Adityanath

stated that artillery rounds, drones, bulletproof jackets, and modern

communication equipment are being manufactured in defense corridors to improve

the capability of the armed forces. Uttar Pradesh has the necessary ecology to

support military industrial corridors. The state has 56% skilled workforce.

There is also a robust base of MSMEs, with 96 lakh units currently active in

industries ranging from hardware to leather and textiles, he stated. The chief

minister stated that the government is collaborating with the Indian Institute

of Technology Kanpur to establish a Centre of Excellence for Drones.

He

stated that more than 21,000 start-ups had been founded in Uttar Pradesh

spanning areas like as AI, robotics, drones, semiconductors, and data centers. Referring

to governance changes, Adityanath stated that when his administration took

office in 2017, ensuring good governance and establishing the rule of law were

top priorities.To help the state overcome its identity issue, we have to

aggressively execute a zero-tolerance policy against crime and criminals, he

stated. He stated that this approach has resulted in a healthy ecosystem, with

Uttar Pradesh now having one of the best infrastructures in the country in

terms of expressways, roads, rail connectivity, metro networks, and air

connectivity.

Prioritising

security has sparked interest from significant investors in Uttar Pradesh.

Improved law and order has helped us attract high-quality investments, he

continued. Defence

Minister Rajnath Singh opened the NorthTech Symposium on May 4. According to

organizers, around 250 military businesses presented their goods and technology

during the expo.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi