Andhra Pradesh Vs Karnataka Over HAL's Manufacturing Unit | What We Know

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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 14:58 IST

Naidu has reportedly offered 10,000 acres successful the Lepakshi-Madakasira portion and has sought the relocating of the HAL manufacturing portion from Bengaluru to Andhra Pradesh.

Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh person locked horns implicit the relocation of HAL's manufactuing portion from Bengaluru. (Image: X/@DefenceMinIndia)

As the Centre approves the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme execution model, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are successful quality implicit the manufacturing location. Reports suggest that Chandrababu Naidu has projected relocating the HAL manufacturing portion from Bengaluru to Lepakshi successful Andhra Pradesh.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka authorities authorities stated that HAL is Karnataka’s pridefulness and volition question a defence corridor for the state.

Reports person emerged indicating that Chandrababu Naidu, successful his efforts to pull defence manufacturing to Andhra Pradesh, has requested the Union authorities to displacement HAL’s LCA and AMCA manufacturing units to Andhra Pradesh.

According to sources, Naidu has reportedly offered 10,000 acres successful the Lepakshi-Madakasira region, which is hardly 100 km from Bangalore. Naidu met with Rajnath Singh successful Delhi past week.

This has prompted the Karnataka Government to instrumentality action. Karnataka Industries Minister MB Patil stated that the authorities volition not let specified a displacement and termed Andhra Pradesh’s enactment “unjustifiable".

It has been learnt that the Karnataka Minister is apt to conscionable Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and volition impulse the Centre to o.k. the Defence Corridor task for the state.

Patil made it wide that Karnataka would not let immoderate dilution of its aerospace leadership. “I volition soon conscionable Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and besides sermon the substance with our Chief Minister and the main secretary. If specified a connection has so been made, it is inappropriate," helium said portion talking to the reporters.

Patil besides said helium would talk to Union ministers from Karnataka to guarantee the state’s interests are safeguarded. He further stated that the petition for mounting up of a portion successful Andhra Pradesh arsenic portion of HAL’s enlargement plans is understandable, but asking to transportation the existing Bengaluru operations is not justifiable.

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