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Telangana Fast-Tracks Hyundai INR8,528-Crore Zaheerabad R&D Centre

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy ordered officials to fast-track approvals for Hyundai’s INR8,528-crore R&D centre in Zaheerabad.
He invited Hyundai Motor to locate a car plant in Hyderabad, promising full state support.
The 678-acre Zaheerabad project will create 4,276 jobs and will be built in phases.
Groundbreaking is expected within months after a June 2025 Cabinet sub-committee approved the integrated global R&D proposal.

History

Historical Context

Hyundai entered India in 1996, launched the Santro on 23 September 1998 and built its Sriperumbudur plant, now part of a 600,000-unit capacity network. In 2007 it opened a Hyderabad R&D centre with about 450 engineers. Building on that legacy, Telangana’s 2025 approval of an INR8,528-crore Zaheerabad R&D centre, championed by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, aims to replicate earlier job and technology gains.

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Story summary

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy ordered officials to fast-track approvals for Hyundai’s INR8,528-crore R&D centre in Zaheerabad.
He invited Hyundai Motor to locate a car plant in Hyderabad, promising full state support.
The 678-acre Zaheerabad project will create 4,276 jobs and will be built in phases.
Groundbreaking is expected within months after a June 2025 Cabinet sub-committee approved the integrated global R&D proposal.

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