PM Modi: UP makes 55% Of India’s Mobiles, To Also Manufacture AK-203 Rifles Soon

At the UP International Trade Show in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted Uttar Pradesh’s growing role in India’s journey towards self-reliance. He said 55% of mobile phones manufactured in India are made in UP and emphasized the state’s strategic role in strengthening the semiconductor sector. PM Modi also underscored efforts to reduce dependence on other nations, including the development of a vibrant defence sector. He announced that production of AK-203 rifles will soon begin at a factory set up with Russian collaboration, and a defence corridor is being built in UP to boost domestic manufacturing and strategic capabilities.