Mumbai, 24 June (HS): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra

Fadnavis and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy met in Mumbai to discuss the state's growing

technology industry. The discussions focused on Amazon's significant $8.3

billion expansion through Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the rapid growing of

its quick-commerce operation across the country.

“It was a great pleasure to meet and welcome the CEO of

Amazon Mr. Andy Jassy in Mumbai today. I

re-appreciated how Amazon chose Mumbai for its 1st Indian cloud infrastructure

region back in June 2016. Since then Maharashtra and Amazon’s partnership has

only deepened over the last decade. We had a nice discussion on how Maharashtra

is India’s technology capital and Amazon is the integral partner in the State’s

digital transformation journey. I was glad to know about the progress of the

projects announced via MoU with AWS at Davos in 2025 — an $8.3 billion expansion in Maharashtra —

Amazon’s biggest single-state commitment — generating 83,100 jobs in India,” he

stated in a post on X.

“Amazon has robust physical infrastructure in our State with

6 fulfilment centres and over 200 delivery stations for serving the people

across India and world. Over 22,000 entrepreneurs and small businesses are

exporting to customers across the world with Thane, Mumbai, Pune, and Kolhapur

ranking among India's top 50 exporting cities on Amazon.

I also appreciate Amazon's social commitment for

Maharashtra's environment — including a Rs. 10 crore investment in the Vaitarna

hydrobasin expected to replenish 1.3 billion litres of water annually and

benefit 700 farmers; planting 300,000 trees in the Western Ghats, and investing US$1.2 million to restore

flamingo habitats around Thane Creek; and skilling lakhs of youth for

Maharashtra's future workforce. Look forward to colab more for even greater

work !” he added.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi