Andhra Pradesh emerged as India’s top investment destination in FY26 by securing 25.3% of total proposed investments in the first nine months.
A Bank of Baroda report stated that Odisha ranked second with 13.1% and Maharashtra third with 12.8% of proposed investments.
Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Maharashtra together accounted for 51.2% of total proposed investments in the country.
Total investment announcements in FY26 increased by 11.5% year-on-year to ₹26.6 lakh crore.
Telangana (9.5%), Gujarat (7.1%), and Tamil Nadu (4.9%) were other major contributors, while Uttar Pradesh (2.7%) and Karnataka (2.1%) had lower shares.
The data shows that industrial investment activity is shifting towards eastern and southern India.