The Brahmos production unit in Lucknow was announced as part of the Defence Industrial Corridor initiative launched by PM Modi during the 2018 Global Investors’ Summit. The defence corridor has six nodes, Lucknow, Kanpur, Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi, and Chitrakoot. Its foundation stone was laid in 2021.
These beneficiaries include ex-servicemen, widows, and their dependents who availed of the grant under 10 welfare schemes being run across the country for their welfare. These schemes are operated with the assistance of the 34 state KSBs and 410 district Sainik Boards across the country.
COAS Bipin Rawat, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and NSA Ajit Doval were speaking at the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 41st directors’ conference yesterday.