Amazon Web Services Plans To Pump $8 Billion Into Maharashtra By 2029-30: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday that Amazon Web Services will invest $8.2 billion in Maharashtra by 2029-30 to deploy the latest and best compute facility and cloud management services.
He added that Amazon Web Services also plans to significantly increase employment in India.
"The team of Amazon Web Services met today. They explained their entire plan of investing about $8.2 billion in Maharashtra in the coming few years going into 2029-30," Vaishnaw said.
Amazon Web Services to invest $8.2 billion in Maharashtra. This will bring significant growth in jobs.
March 3, 2025
Had a good discussion with Mr. Sandeep Dutta, President, India & South Asia, @awscloud. pic.twitter.com/zw6SqyZssNThe Union minister said that AWS is very optimistic about growth in India.
"They are bringing the latest technologies, they are deploying the latest GPUs which is what they shared today. They are deploying some of the best compute facilities and cloud Management Services in India.
"Along with the investment, there will be significant growth in employment also. Amazon web services shared that they will be adding a significant number of jobs in India in the coming years," Vaishnaw said.
—With PTI inputs
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