On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh.
Considered by many as a great freedom fighter, educationalist and social reformer, this University is being established by the Uttar Pradesh government in honour and memory of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh.
The University is being set up in a total area of 92 acres at Lodha village and Musepur Kareem Jarouli village of Aligarh's Koh Tehsil. It will provide affiliation to 395 colleges of the Aligarh Division.
- He added that Aligarh, which was known to manufacture locks for securing houses, will now play an important role in securing the country's border.
"India will not only become self-reliant in defence matters but will also become a major exporter in this sector" said PM Modi.
In 2018, PM Modi had announced the establishment of a Defence Industrial Corridor in UP while inaugurating the UP Investors Summon in Lucknow.
As per reports a total of 6 nodes- Aligarh, Agra, Kanpur, Jhansi, Chitrakoot and Lucknow have been planned in the Defence Industrial Corridor.
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