Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah along with State Minister for Large and Medium Industries M B Patil will meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh requesting the sanctioning of two defence corridor projects for the state.
The meeting is scheduled to take place in New Delhi on Wednesday, 9 July.
"As the country’s leading contributor to the aerospace and defence sector, Karnataka deserves two defence corridors—one in the Kolar–Chikkaballapura region and the other in the Hubballi–Belagavi belt. We will present this request during our meeting with Rajnath Singh," Patil said.
There is a requirement for one corridor in each south and north Karnataka, said the minister in conversation with the media. Noting that Karnataka should have been granted a defence corridor when Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh were allotted theirs, Patil said even the central government had realised this oversight, and the defence minister himself had acknowledged it.
He added that the matter was also discussed during Rajnath Singh’s participation in the Global Investors Meet—Invest Karnataka 2025.
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"We are not against projects being sanctioned for other states. We are only demanding what Karnataka rightfully deserves," he said.
Patil also mentioned that the Chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) had recently met him and assured government support for land requirements.
Highlighting Karnataka’s 65 per cent contribution to the country’s aerospace and defence sector, Patil said the state ranks first nationally and third globally in this domain.
"The state is home to major players such as HAL, Safran, Boeing, Airbus, Collins, and Lockheed Martin. We already have an aerospace park near the Devanahalli airport. To further strengthen our position, the government now proposes another aerospace and defence park nearby. Farmers who lose their land will be compensated under the Land Acquisition Act, 2013," he said.
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