Overview
- Assam’s cabinet approved allotting about 1,984 acres at Nellie in Morigaon district and the chief minister announced the plan on Monday with a promotional video shared on social media.
- State leaders frame the park as a way to place arms and aerospace manufacturing closer to eastern border areas so equipment can be replenished faster and logistics distances shortened.
- The move builds on the Assam Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing Policy 2025, which offers capital subsidies, SGST reimbursement, transport support, production-linked incentives and skill training to attract firms.
- The project is a state-led initiative and still needs security clearances and formal recognition from the central government before it can become an official defence corridor or an operational hub.
- If the centre approves the proposal, Assam would join Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu as the third state with a notified defence corridor, and the state plans roadshows and investor outreach to attract manufacturers.