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Gwalior Telecom Manufacturing Zone
India's first integrated telecom manufacturing zone will come up on 350 acres at Gwalior, under a July 2026 agreement between the Department of Telecommunications and the Madhya Pradesh government.
Last updated 3 August 20265 min read
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India's first integrated telecom manufacturing zone was cleared for Gwalior: DoT and Madhya Pradesh signed the MoU, setting up a 51:49 joint company with ₹493 crore of central money for Phase-I.
- Telecom Manufacturing Zone
- Gwalior
- Department of Telecommunications
- Madhya Pradesh
- Jyotiraditya Scindia
- telecom manufacturing
- Aatmanirbhar Bharat
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