The Gujarat government, became the first in the country to formally announce the ‘Space Tech Policy’ 2025-2030 to accelerate growth in space technology.
The initiative mainly aims to attract $5 billion (approximately ₹41,000 crore) in investments and create 25,000 skilled jobs within the next five years.
The policy was inspired by the legacy of the father of the Indian space programme, Vikram Sarabhai, a native of Gujarat.
A day later, Tamil Nadu has unveiled the Tamil Nadu Space Industrial Policy to promote and regulate engagement of the private sector to tap technologies developed by government research and development agencies such as ISRO.
Besides Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka are also developing capabilities to establish space manufacturing clusters in their regions.