INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The event will be attended by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.The government will launch a defence industrial corridor in Tamil Nadu on
January 20 during which major investments in sector are expected to be announced, Secretary of Defence Production Ajay Kumar said on Monday
The event will be attended by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and senior defence ministry and armed forces officials
Defence products are expected to be unveiled at event, besides launching of a defence innovation hub in Coimbatore, officials said.Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley, in his Budget speech on February 2 last year, had announced that two defence industrial production corridors will be
set up in country to promote domestic defence industry
The government had envisaged building corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
The idea behind setting up defence industrial corridors was to ensure connectivity among various defence industrial units
industry announcements on investments are expected," said Mr Kumar
government entities, large private companies, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and academic institution which makes it an ideal
hub for further enhancing defence-related ecosystem, defence officials said
Tamil Nadu has over 500 engineering colleges and varsities, including Anna University in Chennai, National Institute of Technology in
Trichy, and Vellor Institute of Technology.
