Efforts will be made to manufacture military equipment in TN: Nirmala Sitharaman

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, efforts would be made to manufacture military equipment in Tamil Nadu and urged local entrepreneurs to take part in it. She was addressing a meeting in Tiruchirappalli yesterday on the proposed defence manufacturing corridor in the state and an interactive session on business opportunities in the defence sector. Ms



Sitharaman said, there is also a plan to scale up production of Tejas Light Combat Aircraft.

The Defence Minister held discussions on the requirements of the defence sector, how to procure raw material and store them and how small and micro industries could play a role in the production of ordnance factory items.