Hyderabad, Aug. 7 -- Andhra Pradesh has witnessed a sharp six-fold increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the last two years of the Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government, compared to the previous YSR Congress Party regime, an official statement said on Thursday, citing the data tabled in Lok Sabha.

Replying to a question raised by YSRCP MP from Tirupati parliamentary constituency Maddila Gurumoorthy on Wednesday, Union minister of state (independent charge) for science and technology Dr Jitendra Singh said Andhra Pradesh had received USD 608.59 million in FDI in FY 2025-26, compared to just USD 92.13 million in FY 2023-24, an increase of more than six times in less than two years.

Quoting the data furnished by the Union mi...