(a) whether the Government has any proposal to incorporate small and medium Sector Companies in proposed Defence corridors including in the vicinity of Jhansi and nearby areas in near future;
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the details of the status of such proposal especially in Jhansi and nearby areas along with the time limit for its completion, if any?
MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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(a) to (c): Hon’ble Finance Minister in his budget speech (2018-19) had announced setting up of two Defence Industrial Corridors in the country. In pursuance to the said announcement, it was decided to set up one of the corridors in Uttar Pradesh and the other in Tamil Nadu which would also cover MSME needs. The six nodes of Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor includes Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Aligarh, Chitrakoot and Jhansi.
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