DoT and Madhya Pradesh sign MoU for India's first Telecom Manufacturing Zone in Gwalior
On 30 July 2026 the Department of Telecommunications and the Madhya Pradesh government signed an MoU to set up India's first integrated Telecom Manufacturing Zone, a 350-acre cluster in Gwalior, with Rs 493 crore central support for Phase-I.
Summary
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Government of Madhya Pradesh signed an MoU to establish a Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ) in Gwalior in the presence of Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and CM Mohan Yadav. Envisaged as India's first integrated TMZ, it will be a 350-acre plug-and-play cluster for telecom and electronics manufacturing and R&D, with Rs 493 crore of Central Government support for Phase-I infrastructure.
Key facts
- Project
- Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ), Gwalior, MP
- First
- India's first integrated Telecom Manufacturing Zone
- Area
- 350 acres, plug-and-play
- Central support
- Rs 493 crore for Phase-I infrastructure
- Parties
- Department of Telecommunications and Government of Madhya Pradesh
- Present
- Jyotiraditya Scindia, Mohan Yadav, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
Practice MCQs 2 questions
India's first integrated Telecom Manufacturing Zone, for which an MoU was signed in July 2026, will come up in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Gwalior
DoT and the Government of Madhya Pradesh signed an MoU for a Telecom Manufacturing Zone in Gwalior.
How much Central Government support is provided for Phase-I infrastructure of the Gwalior Telecom Manufacturing Zone?
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Correct answer: B — Rs 493 crore
The TMZ gets Rs 493 crore of Central Government support for Phase-I infrastructure; it is a 350-acre cluster.