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New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): In a major economic boost for India’s North Eastern region, industrial giants Adani Group and Reliance Industries have announced massive investment plans worth a combined total of Rs 1.75 lakh crore over the coming years. These announcements were made during the Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025, held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
Adani Group to Invest Rs 1 Lakh Crore Over 10 Years
Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, announced on Friday that his conglomerate will invest Rs 1 lakh crore across various sectors in the North Eastern region over the next decade. This doubles the Rs 50,000 crore investment commitment made just three months ago at the Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit in February.
Speaking at the summit, Adani stated, “Three months ago, in Assam, we pledged an investment of Rs 50,000 crore. Today, once again, humbled and inspired by your leadership, I announce that the Adani Group will invest an additional Rs 50,000 crore across the Northeast over the next 10 years.”
Adani emphasized that the core focus of this investment will be in green energy and infrastructure, including smart meters, hydro projects, pumped storage systems, power transmission, roads and highways, digital infrastructure, logistics, and capacity-building initiatives through skilling and vocational training centers.
“But more than infrastructure, we will invest in people. Every initiative will prioritize local jobs, local entrepreneurship, and community engagement,” he added.
Adani lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for the region, saying, “Behind this rise is the vision of one leader who recognized no borders, only beginnings. Hon’ble Prime Minister, when you said, ‘Act East, Act Fast, Act First,’ you gave the Northeast its wake-up call.”
He noted that since 2014, the Adani Group has invested Rs 6.2 lakh crore across the North Eastern states. During this period, the region has seen the road network double to 16,000 km and the number of airports increase to 18. The Guwahati Airport, operated by the Adani Group, recently recorded 3.26 million domestic arrivals and 3.30 million domestic departures.
Reliance Industries to Invest Rs 75,000 Crore in 5 Years
Also speaking at the summit, Reliance Industries Chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani announced that the company will invest over Rs 75,000 crore in the North Eastern states over the next five years. This investment is projected to generate over 2.5 million direct and indirect employment opportunities.
“We aspire to touch the lives of most of our 45 million sisters and brothers in the North-East,” Ambani said. He added that Reliance has already invested around Rs 30,000 crore in the region over the past four decades.
Ambani detailed plans for Reliance Retail to set up factories producing high-quality FMCG products and to promote the region’s artisan economy. He also noted that Jio has already covered 90 percent of the population in the region, with over 5 million 5G subscribers — a number the company plans to double within the year.
In a bid to convert the region’s “wastelands into wealth-lands,” Reliance plans to establish 350 integrated Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants. On the healthcare front, Ambani revealed plans to transform the region into a medical hub. “We have established a 150-bed comprehensive cancer hospital in Manipur, are collaborating with Mizoram University on breast cancer genomics, and have built an Advanced Molecular Diagnostics and Research Lab in Guwahati, which will house one of the largest genome sequencing capacities in India.”
Ambani also highlighted sports development, stating, “Reliance Foundation will work with all eight North Eastern states to set up Olympic Training Centres, which will prepare our youth to be tomorrow’s medal winners.”
Summit Highlights Opportunities in the Northeast
The Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025, inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi, is a two-day event aimed at showcasing the Northeast as a land of immense economic potential and attracting both domestic and global investment.
Union Minister for Communications and Development of the North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, also addressed the gathering. He noted the region’s transformation under PM Modi’s leadership, including the expansion of airport infrastructure from just nine airports a decade ago to seventeen today — with two states previously lacking any airports now better connected than ever before.
With such substantial investments from two of India’s largest business houses, the Northeast is poised for a historic transformation in infrastructure, economy, healthcare, and community development.
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