Jithender Reddy urges Centre to notify Hyderabad-Bengaluru defence corridor

Telangana Special Representative A.P. Jithender Reddy met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and sought formal notification of the Hyderabad-Bengaluru Defence Industrial Corridor as a Defence and Aerospace Corridor. Singh responded positively and assured that the proposal would be considered

Hyderabad: A.P. Jithender Reddy, Special Representative of the Government of Telangana and Advisor to the Government for Sports Affairs, met Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at his official residence in New Delhi today.

He was accompanied by Khammam MP R. Raghuram Reddy and Mahabubabad MP Sri Balram Naik.

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During the meeting, Jithender Reddy reiterated the request made by Hon’ble Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to formally notify the Hyderabad–Bengaluru Defence Industrial Corridor as a Defence and Aerospace Corridor of the Government of India, on par with the existing corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

He highlighted that Hyderabad is one of India’s largest aerospace and defence hubs, housing more than a dozen major defence PSUs and strategic DRDO laboratories, besides over 1,500 aerospace and defence MSMEs. Telangana also recorded 100 per cent growth in aerospace and defence exports during 2025–26.

Jithender Reddy stated that the proposed corridor would strengthen indigenous defence manufacturing, accelerate research and development, facilitate infrastructure creation and capacity building, and contribute significantly to the country’s defence preparedness and the Make in India initiative.

Rajnath Singh responded positively to the request and assured that the proposal would be duly considered.