Country. The world’s leading e-commerce and technology company Amazon has announced its biggest investment plan ever for India. Company CEO Andy Jassy, after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced that Amazon will invest $ 48 billion (about Rs 4 lakh crore) in India between 2026 and 2030. With this announcement, Amazon’s total investment commitment in India will exceed $88 billion.
India will become a big hub of AI and cloud technology-
Andy Jesse said that in view of the growing digital market and technological demand, the company has decided to further increase its investment. Of the new investment, $13 billion will be spent specifically on the development of cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This will take Amazon’s total cloud infrastructure investment in India to more than $21 billion.
The company will expand its data centers and AWS (Amazon Web Services) facilities in Mumbai and Hyderabad, enabling India to play a stronger role in the global AI and cloud ecosystem.
Appreciation of policies of Modi government-
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy praised the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last 12 years and said that India has become one of the most important countries in the world today. He said that the Prime Minister’s vision regarding India’s development and digital transformation is remarkable.
Target of 38 lakh jobs-
The impact of this huge investment by Amazon will also be seen in the field of employment. The company aims to provide 38 lakh direct and indirect jobs in India by the year 2030. Approximately 28 lakh jobs are currently supported by Amazon’s investments.
Small businessmen and students will get benefit-
The company also announced that it will work to connect 1.5 crore small businessmen of the country with AI based technical facilities. Apart from this, work will also be done on a plan to provide Artificial Intelligence education to 40 lakh government school students.
Export target of 80 billion dollars-
Amazon aims to enable e-commerce exports worth $80 billion from India by 2030. This will give a new identity to Indian products in the global market and will also be of great benefit to the country’s economy.
This investment of Amazon in India is being considered as a big step towards not only expanding the business but also taking employment, technology, AI, cloud computing and digital economy to new heights.
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