Bengal Gets ₹3,500 Crore Push for Shipbuilding and Defence Manufacturing

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Tue, Aug 25, 01:37 AM IST • 2 min read

West Bengal is set to strengthen its position as a major hub for shipbuilding, defence manufacturing and advanced engineering, with nearly ₹3,500 crore worth of projects being launched by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) and Yantra India Limited (YIL).

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh highlighted India’s opportunity to emerge as a global shipbuilding hub, citing the country’s skilled workforce, industrial base and growing ability to adopt new technologies.

₹2,500+ Crore Shipbuilding Hub at Raichak

A major part of the investment will come at Raichak, where GRSE is developing a 32-acre riverside facility with an investment of more than ₹2,500 crore.

The facility is expected to expand GRSE’s capabilities in shipbuilding, warship construction, ship repair and refit services.

GRSE has also signed lease agreements with the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, for two small shipyards located on either bank of the Hooghly. These facilities will further increase the company’s shipbuilding and refit capacity.

₹750+ Crore Investment at Ishapore

Yantra India is investing more than ₹750 crore at its Metal and Steel Factory in Ishapore.

The projects include a 3,000-tonne hydraulic open-die forging press and a radial forging plant. These facilities are expected to support the production of defence components, gun barrels, ammunition components, railway axles and components for the nuclear sector.

Bengal’s Wider Industrial Momentum

The latest projects add to the growing industrial activity across West Bengal.

Separately, Titagarh Rail Systems has inaugurated a new Design & Operations Centre at Uttarpara, focused on advanced engineering, design and passenger rail systems.

Together, these investments are expanding Bengal’s industrial ecosystem across shipbuilding, defence manufacturing, rail engineering and advanced manufacturing.

With access to the Hooghly, established engineering capabilities, a large industrial workforce and expanding manufacturing infrastructure, West Bengal is positioning itself to play a larger role in India’s next phase of industrial growth.

For Bengal, the focus is increasingly shifting from industrial revival to building capacity for the next generation of manufacturing and engineering.