Parliament Panel Flags Major Setbacks A Parliament committee warns that HAL’s gas turbine engine programme is slowing due to delayed approvals for critical testbeds and infrastructure needed for engine development
Crucial Engine Projects Stuck HAL is developing a 25 kN jet trainer engine and a helicopter turboshaft engine. Stage II has been pending since 2018, with no clear completion timeline
Procurement & Land Issues Add Delays The panel highlights bottlenecks in securing critical components, slow procurement cycles, and land clearance delays that pushed the project back by over three years
Ministry Calls It a Complex Mission The Defence Ministry says India is designing these components for the first time, making the project complex. Global engine makers rarely share full technology, slowing progress
Test-Beds Delayed, Costs Rise, Indigenisation at Risk The Parliament panel warns that missing test-bed facilities and prolonged delays have forced HAL to write off ₹159.23 crore, threatening India’s aerospace indigenisation goals unless approvals are urgently fast-tracked