Tamil Nadu sets off a Make-in-India arms race for first defence corridor

The state is relying on its entrepreneurial ecosystem to race past Uttar Pradesh and build the country's first defence corridor

Of the two defence corridors announced in the Budget in 2018 to promote local manufacturing, one is shaping up faster than the other.
 
Tamil Nadu’s defence corridor seems to have taken a lead over Uttar Pradesh’s when it comes to visible action on the ground. In less than two months since the announcement in March, the state has mobilised an armada of small and medium enterprises keen on making components for large equipment manufacturers.
 
“Given a large number of units showing interest, we are advising them to form consortium, pool together their capabilities and bid for projects,” says