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  "type": "article",
  "title": "Adani Group to Set Up ₹2,500 Crore Defence Manufacturing Plant in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri, Foundation Laid by CM Yadav and Scindia",
  "summary": "The Adani Group will build a ₹2,500 crore defence and aerospace manufacturing plant in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, with the foundation laid by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. The plant, to be completed within three years, will manufacture everything from ammunition to missile systems.",
  "content": "Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district is set to become one of the country's biggest defence manufacturing hubs. At a large event held at the city's Pologround on Sunday, Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia jointly laid the foundation stone for the Adani Defence and Aerospace Manufacturing Plant. The project is expected to cost around ₹2,500 crore and will come up near Pali village in the Kolaras area of Shivpuri. The Chief Minister said the plant would ensure Shivpuri's name is recognised not just across Madhya Pradesh or India, but on the global stage as well.\n\nPlant to Be Ready Within Three Years\nThe facility being built by the Adani Group is expected to be fully operational within the next three years. Once ready, it will manufacture advanced missiles along with ammunition and other defence equipment. Before the foundation stone ceremony, CM Mohan Yadav and Union Minister Scindia inspected an exhibition set up at the venue, where the Adani Group had displayed models of modern weapons and defence equipment. Officials briefed the two leaders on the kind of defence products the factory would produce, the technology involved, and its manufacturing capacity, making clear that this is meant to function as a complete defence manufacturing ecosystem rather than a single unit.\n\nScindia Says Weapons Made Here Will Give Enemies a Fitting Response\nAddressing the gathering, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that, God forbid, but whenever the country needs to go to war to defend itself, weapons and ammunition made in Shivpuri will reach the nation's borders. He said the weapons built through the hard work of the youth here will pierce the enemy's chest, and the ammunition produced here will help defeat the enemy. During the same event, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav also inaugurated and laid the foundation for various other development works worth more than ₹211 crore in Shivpuri, adding further momentum to development in the region.\n\nPlan to Create Jobs for 1.2 Lakh People by 2030\nAdani Group Director Jeet Adani, who was present at the event, said that the group's chairman Gautam Adani had announced an investment of ₹1,10,000 crore in Madhya Pradesh a few years ago. He said this entire investment would be made across sectors such as pumped hydro storage, cement, mining, logistics and thermal energy. Jeet Adani added that the group's goal is to create employment for close to 1,20,000 people in Madhya Pradesh by the year 2030, which will also include jobs linked to the defence factory, underlining that the plant's impact will extend well beyond defence production into the state's broader economy and local job market.\n\nShivpuri to Become Part of Asia's Largest Missile Ecosystem\nThe defence factory is being described as one of the largest such facilities in South Asia. That is why Shivpuri district is expected to emerge, in the coming years, as part of Asia's largest missile ecosystem. Once operational, the plant will produce not just missile systems but a range of other defence products linked to ammunition, helping meet the country's defence requirements while strengthening Shivpuri's identity as an industrial and strategic centre.\n\nWhat this means for you\n• Across India: The plant will strengthen the country's defence manufacturing base, potentially reducing reliance on external supply for missiles and ammunition.\n• In Shivpuri: Once operational, the factory will create direct jobs for local youth and boost industrial activity in the Kolaras-Pali area.\n• In Madhya Pradesh: The Adani Group's ₹1,10,000 crore investment is expected to create employment for around 1.2 lakh people in the state by 2030.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. What new defence plant is being built in Shivpuri?\nThe Adani Group will build a defence and aerospace manufacturing plant near Pali village in the Kolaras area of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, at a cost of ₹2,500 crore.\n\n2. Who laid the foundation stone for the plant?\nChief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia laid the foundation stone at an event held at Shivpuri's Pologround on Sunday.\n\n3. When will the factory be completed?\nAccording to officials, the defence factory will be ready within the next three years.\n\n4. What will the factory manufacture?\nIt will produce advanced missile systems along with ammunition and other defence equipment.\n\n5. How much will the Adani Group invest in Madhya Pradesh overall?\nChairman Gautam Adani has already announced an investment of ₹1,10,000 crore in the state, to be spread across pumped hydro storage, cement, mining, logistics and thermal energy sectors.\n\n6. How many jobs will this create in Madhya Pradesh?\nThe Adani Group aims to create employment for close to 1,20,000 people in Madhya Pradesh by the year 2030.\n\n7. What other development work took place at the event?\nChief Minister Mohan Yadav also inaugurated and laid the foundation for various other development works worth more than ₹211 crore in Shivpuri.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/business/adani-samuha-madhya-pradesh-ke-shivpuri-men-lagaega-2500-karora-ki-diphensa-phaiktri-mohan-yadav-aura-scindia-ne-rakhi-ninva-4995",
  "category": "Business",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-05",
  "tags": [
    "Shivpuri Defence Plant",
    "Adani Defence",
    "Mohan Yadav",
    "Jyotiraditya Scindia",
    "Missile Factory Madhya Pradesh",
    "Gautam Adani Investment"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}