10 hectares for DRDO's IR Detection Technology Centre at ₹1 a year

10 hectares for DRDO’s IR Detection Technology Centre at ₹1 a year

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What happened

The Cabinet gave 10 hectares free, at an annual lease rent of ₹1, for an IR Detection Technology Centre proposed by IRDE, DRDO. [UP Cabinet]

Background

The centre will also get 100 per cent stamp duty exemption, relaxing the UP Aerospace and Defence Unit and Employment Promotion Policy-2024. [UP Cabinet]

Why it matters

Hosting DRDO labs builds the base for UP’s defence corridor.

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How to use this in Mains

GS-VI defence industry in UP

Hosting DRDO labs builds the base for UP's defence corridor.

Quotable data point
The Cabinet gave 10 hectares free, at an annual lease rent of ₹1, for an IR Detection Technology Centre proposed by IRDE, DRDO [UP Cabinet].
UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 22 July 2025 (Hindi PDF)

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