New Delhi, July 21 -- Maharashtra has emerged as the leading State in terms of manufacturing units established under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile and auto component industry, with 66 units as of March 31, 2026, according to data presented by the Ministry of Heavy Industries in the Lok Sabha.

Haryana, with 35 manufacturing units, and Karnataka, with 28, followed Maharashtra, while Tamil Nadu, one of the country's major automobile manufacturing hubs, accounted for 38 units under the scheme.

The data, provided in response to questions raised by MPs in the Lok Sabha, showed that a total of 225 manufacturing units have been established across the country under the PLI-Auto scheme.

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