Tamil Nadu govt to come out with Aerospace & Defence policy: Palaniswami

The state govt has requested the Defence Ministry to set up manufacturing facility by HAL for Light Combat Aircrafts and Helicopters

The Tamil Nadu government is in the process of coming out with an exclusive Aerospace and Defence policy.

Speaking at a meeting organised by the Defence Ministry, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami on Thursday said that the policy's objective is to achieve a 30 per cent share of the defence sector in India and creating high-end employment opportunities for around 100,000 people in the state. 

The development of Chennai Aerospace Park at Sriperumbudur is one such initiative to start with. 

The Chennai Aerospace Park is being set up in 250 acres in the first phase which will be expanded